http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/transforming-suburban-office-parks-into-housing.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:42:01 +0000 Ex-industrial spaces are often transformed into living spaces – why not office parks? Fast Company reports on an unusual plan to turn a massive, unused suburban office campus into a community of lofts and stores. This particular office park, located in Holmdel, New Jersey has an impressive pedigree. Designed by renowned Finnish architect Eero Saarinen, the buildings housed Bell Labs, where pioneering work on transistors and cell phones was done. Though the project is currently stalled due to pending approval from the local government, there is hope that it can act as a model for future office retrofits around theRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/silos-transformed-into-90-foot-climbing-gym.html Mon, 11 May 2009 12:14:29 +0000 The city of Amsterdam has held an ‘adaptive reuse design competition’ to redesign two abandoned sewage treatment silos in Zeeburgereiland.  With one of the three silos set to be converted into an office building, the remaining towers silos were open to proposals.  Amsterdam-based NL Architects submitted a design that would see the structures adapted into a ‘Cultural Silo’ and a ‘Climbing Silo’. NL Architect’s design was not chosen for the competition, the Amsterdam City Council choosing the Annie MG Schmidt House design by Arons en Gelauff. Abandoned Silos Transformed Into a Climbing Gym]]>