{"id":59267,"date":"2020-03-25T08:45:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=59267"},"modified":"2020-07-02T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:32:59","slug":"forgotten-mall-transformations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/forgotten-mall-transformations\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformations of Forgotten Malls Shows the Immense Power of Adaptive Reuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Got an innovative adaptive reuse project of your own? Enter it in the new <strong>Architecture +Adaptive Reuse<\/strong> categories in the <a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/?utm_source=content&amp;utm_medium=architizer_blog&amp;utm_campaign=final-entry&amp;utm_content=general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8th Annual A+Awards<\/a> for a shot at international publication and global recognition. <a href=\"https:\/\/entries.architizer.com\/?utm_source=content&amp;utm_medium=architizer_blog&amp;utm_campaign=final-entry&amp;utm_content=general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Submit your projects<\/a> this week to be in the running.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The skeleton of an old shopping center is now Tainan Spring, a park and public pool designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvrdv.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MVRDV<\/a> in southern Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59276 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_13-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_13.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labelled by MVRDV as a \u201clush lagoon\u201d, the project sits at the site of what was once China-Town Mall, located near Tainan\u2019s historic canal network. It forms part of a wider masterplan to rejuvenate the area and acutely \u201c&#8230;shows what solutions are possible for unused shopping malls now that online shopping is supplanting physical stores,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvrdv.nl\/projects\/272\/tainan-spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the architects<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The space has been infused with local plants that will grow and spread over time. Tainan Spring will offer the city a green public space that mimics surrounding natural landscapes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59280 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_15-1233x822-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_15-1233x822-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_15-1233x822-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_15-1233x822-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_15-1233x822-1.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unused and decaying, the former mall had become a \u201cdrain on the vitality\u201d of the city. Rather than demolished and replaced with another shopping center or development, China-Town Mall was recycled and reformed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As stated by MVRDV, \u201cThe mall\u2019s underground parking level has been transformed into a sunken public plaza dominated by an urban pool and verdant local plants and surrounded by a shadowed arcade.\u201d Furthermore, the pool has been planned to be an adequate gathering spot across all seasons, in which the water level will rise and fall in response to the rainy and dry seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In hot weather, mist sprayers will reduce the local temperature to provide relief and reduce the need for air conditioning. <\/span>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59281 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_14-1233x822-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_14-1233x822-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_14-1233x822-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_14-1233x822-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_14-1233x822-1.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tainan Spring seeks to serve its community as an accessible public space that will host playgrounds, gathering spaces, and a stage for performances. The deconstruction of the structure\u2019s concrete frame left a number of follies that can be converted into spaces for shops or kiosks in the future. Not only does Tainan Spring serve as a multifunctional, public space, it also helps improve pedestrian pathways and reduce traffic in the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59286 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_4-1233x822-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_4-1233x822-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_4-1233x822-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_4-1233x822-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_4-1233x822-1.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The work MVRDV has done with Tainan Spring opens a broader discourse on how we approach dated or \u201cdead\u201d typologies like malls. In a world where virtual technology vastly outpaces physical systems, the built environment is almost perpetually left behind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost is wasted space and altogether urban decay, which leads decision makers to a crossroads: the path towards urban renewal or urban revitalization. The former functions to clear out and replace with higher socio-economic entities, whereas the latter seeks to reuse and recycle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-59285 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_16-1233x1850-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_16-1233x1850-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_16-1233x1850-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_16-1233x1850-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_16-1233x1850-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tainan-springs-mvrdv-architecture-public-landcape-taiwan_dezeen_1704_col_16-1233x1850-1.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case of Tainan Spring is an example of this decision to reuse. MVRDV&#8217;s project has given a second life to an obsolete space, making use of pre-existing elements in a new, sustainable way that improves its environment and inhabitants. A similar case can be found in Providence, Rhode Island at the Westminster Arcade, America\u2019s first shopping mall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryliving.com\/real-estate\/a35148\/shopping-mall-micro-homes-in-rhode-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country Living <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/news\/article\/150187066\/preservation-and-micro-apartment-living-come-together-to-save-america-s-first-shopping-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archinect<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201c&#8230;the formerly abandoned mall has been transformed into a new commercial and residential hub for micro-apartment living. Rather than demolishing the building, developers wanted to preserve the structure not only for its historical value, but for its housing potential.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59287\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59287\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-59287 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/57b4574fe25e1_o_original-1024x823.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/57b4574fe25e1_o_original-1024x823.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/57b4574fe25e1_o_original-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/57b4574fe25e1_o_original-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/57b4574fe25e1_o_original.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The former Westminster Arcade; image courtesy of Rhode Island Collection<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_59288\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59288\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-59288 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4745551bd8b69b78cfb68936964c4211-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4745551bd8b69b78cfb68936964c4211-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4745551bd8b69b78cfb68936964c4211-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4745551bd8b69b78cfb68936964c4211-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4745551bd8b69b78cfb68936964c4211.jpg 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Arcade Providence; image courtesy of The Arcade Providence<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Named The Arcade Providence, the former mall will feature a micro-loft apartment complex that includes 48 rentable units. The project is being lead by <a href=\"http:\/\/ncarchitects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northeast Collaborative Architects<\/a> along with developer Evan Granoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tainan Spring and The Arcade Providence are just two examples of how forgotten spaces can be reformed into serviceable projects applicable for today\u2019s needs. They\u2019re sustainable and present unique, innovative, and creative solutions for the blights of their surrounding urban environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>All images of Tainan Spring via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvrdv.nl\/projects\/272\/tainan-spring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MVRDV<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architects: Showcase your next project through <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Architizer<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sign up for our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.leadpages.co\/serve-leadbox\/HSkYzzJnz7DjqLs3Rvr9tH\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inspirational newsletter<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adaptive reuse presents a sustainable approach to developing urban 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