
HIDA ART DISTRICT
ADAPTIVE REUSE PROJECT
...THE PALIMPSEST; TO EMBRACE AND ENCIRCLE.
2015

HIDA ART DISTRICT
OUTDOOR SITTING SPACE
DESIGN TO BE ... A focal point being located at the trending art district- The Heart of Art District.
To connect art to the urban realm, bringing old to the new - adaptive reuse.
To propose a living space, teaching studios, rental studios & an integral art space.
To be respectful of the site and preserve as much as possible.
Connecting- tying- the old & new intervention by proposing an encircling tissue-(bridge and courtyard). Implying design empathy & everyday design; to better accommodate it to the new and bring sense of viability, in & out and interactivity.

HIDA ART BUILDING
MAIN GALLERY

HIDA ART BUILDING
ENTRANCE AND LOBBY

HIDA ART BUILDING
COLLABORATION SPACE

HIDA ART BUILDING
COMMUNITY COURTYARD GARDEN

HIDA ART BUILDING
VIEW FROM THE COURTYARD

HIDA ART BUILDING
GROUND FLOOR PLAN WITH LANDSCAPE

NORTH ELEVATION
VIEW FROM THE COURTYARD

WEST ELEVATION
VIEW FROM THE STREET

CROSS SECTION
NORTH-SOUTH



TEAM PROJECT
DAVID GURAK
RONGGOUA GAO
TARANEH DARVISH