{"id":20239,"date":"2017-04-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/unbuilt-silos\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T07:09:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T11:09:35","slug":"unbuilt-silos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/unbuilt-silos\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathedrals of Light: Transforming the Urban Silo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Silos hold their own weight. Industrial structures made for storing bulk materials, silos are usually used in agriculture to store grain. Historically, silos have been made as far back as the 8th century B.C. in ancient Greece, commonly storing everything from food products to coal and cement. While largely industrial and utilitarian in nature, silos have their own aesthetic language. Crafted from diverse materials, each structure normally takes on a cylindrical shape capped by a conical or dome-like form. Silos have become iconic urban landmarks symbolizing history, culture and place.<\/p>\n

Exploring the transformation and adaptive reuse of silos, we\u2019ve drawn together seven projects from the Architizer database. While different silo types exist, from bunker to bag silos, we\u2019re focusing on tower silos and the powerful experiences they build with volume and light. Utilizing addition, subtraction and carving, each project rethinks existing silo forms and reimagines them through formal moves. Collectively, they reveal different ways to give new life to silos around the world.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Ravagnani Vecchi Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Ravagnani Vecchi Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Ravagnani Vecchi Architects<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Kunstsilo \u2013 New Art Museum and Cultural Quarter<\/b><\/a> by Ravagnani Vecchi Architects<\/a>, Kristiansand, Norway<\/p>\n

Designed to provide a transition between the old town, Kvadraturen and the new Kanalbyen residential district, Kunstsilo was made to create a symbolic and experiential link to the industrial harbor context. Proposing to remove part of the silo building, the project carves out six rows of silos and its corresponding warehouse volume to arrange the interior as a foyer that celebrates verticality.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Cobe<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Cobe<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

The Silo<\/b><\/a> by COBE<\/a>, Nordhavnen, Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p>\n

Located in Copenhagen\u2019s new neighborhood Nordhavnen, The Silo was designed to become a point of orientation among its surroundings. Featuring 40 different apartments, the project works with the existing silo structure to become an urban silo for Copenhagen.<\/p>\n

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The Granary<\/b><\/a> by Interface Studio Architects LLC<\/a><\/p>\n

As the adaptive reuse of a former grain silo structure near Center City, The Granary is designed to create new housing within the existing structure. Utilizing the 60-foot-tall silo voids in the building, the project would introduce new programs and spaces to explore.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Thomas Bittner<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 DIOINNO ARCHITECTURE PLLC<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Hotel Ascension<\/b><\/a> by DIOINNO ARCHITECTURE PLLC<\/a>, Buffalo, N.Y., United States<\/p>\n

Located in Silocity, the Hotel Ascension project would revitalize the existing Marine A Silo structure in Buffalo. Playing off the building\u2019s monumental spaces and geometry, the design would feature uninterrupted vertical rooms that dance with lights from top to bottom.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 BESH Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 BESH Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Irish National Seed Vault<\/b><\/a> by BESH Studio<\/a>, Limerick, Ireland<\/p>\n

Embracing the function and nature of storing, this silo design proposes to transform an existing industrial facility into a seed vault for the future. Formed to adapt existing storage bins into a climatized archive for Ireland\u2019s seeds, the project would also introduce new programs like gallery spaces and a public observation deck.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 RAAAF<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 RAAAF<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

After Image<\/b><\/a> by RAAAF<\/a>, Groningen, Netherlands<\/p>\n

After Image explores the possibility of inhabiting an underground space around a series of pillars that once supported the Sugar Factory silo. By revealing the foundation, RAAAF states that \u201can enormous concrete cathedral appears 40 feet below ground level.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Heatherwick Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Heatherwick Studio<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Zeitz MOCAA<\/b><\/a> by Heatherwick studio<\/a>, Cape Town, South Africa<\/p>\n

Designed to reinvent the historic Grain Silo at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, Heatherwick\u2019s Zeitz MOCCA centers on an interior carved from within an infrastructural object. Galleries and a central circulation space are placed around the silos\u2019 concrete structure to create a cathedral-like central atrium.<\/p>\n

Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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