Tag: brownfield | ArchDaily ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Multidisciplinary Team Led by Coldefy Wins Masterplan to Transform Budapest Brownfield into Rewilded Urban District]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1040337/coldefy-leads-winning-masterplan-to-transform-budapest-brownfield-into-rewilded-urban-district Fri, 03 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/en/1040337/coldefy-leads-winning-masterplan-to-transform-budapest-brownfield-into-rewilded-urban-district A team led by French architecture practice Coldefy, comprising CITYFÖRSTER, Sporaarchitects, TREIBHAUS.LAND, Marko & Placemakers has won the competition to design a masterplan for Rákosrendező in Budapest, with visualizations by ZOA Studio. The project is developed for the Budapest Capital Asset Management Centre, acting on behalf of the Municipality of Budapest. The design outlines a 15-year scheme to transform a brownfield site long regarded as the city's "rust belt," located on the eastern side of the Hungarian capital. The regeneration plan includes over 10,000 apartments, new transportation links, and commercial and civic spaces, forming a comprehensive urban redevelopment strategy aligned with 15-minute city principles.

]]> <![CDATA[Studio Egret West to Masterplan the Future Phases of Battersea Power Station Regeneration in London]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1039066/studio-egret-west-to-masterplan-the-future-phases-of-battersea-power-station-regeneration-in-london Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/en/1039066/studio-egret-west-to-masterplan-the-future-phases-of-battersea-power-station-regeneration-in-london Battersea Power Station is a former coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in London, originally designed by architects J. Theo Halliday and Giles Gilbert Scott. Notable for its appearance on the cover of Pink Floyd's 1977 studio album Animals and in Alfred Hitchcock's 1936 film Sabotage, the station is one of the world's largest brick buildings and is known for its Art Deco interior fittings and décor. Recognized today as part of modern industrial heritage, the site's transformation into a commercial development began in 2012, with the adaptive reuse guided by a masterplan designed by Rafael Viñoly. On February 16, Battersea Power Station announced the appointment of the strategic urban design practice Studio Egret West to evolve the original masterplan for the remaining 16 acres of the 42-acre riverside neighbourhood in the southwest London.

]]> <![CDATA[Call for Entries: New chapter for Bratislava's brownfield]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1036799/call-for-entries-new-chapter-for-bratislavas-brownfield Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:15:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/en/1036799/call-for-entries-new-chapter-for-bratislavas-brownfield One of the last large brownfields in Bratislava has been awaiting its transformation for years. Today, a new phase is beginning for the area known as "Zváračák," located on Račianska Street near the Bratislava's city center.

The site, located in the Bratislava-Nové Mesto district, currently serves as an office and manufacturing complex. As a large brownfield site on an important urban axis, it has a significant potential to become a fully-fledged part of the compact urban environment.

That is why we are launching an international architectural competition, which will determine the future shape of this area.

The main ambition of the project is

]]> <![CDATA[UNS Designs a 10-Minute Walkable City Master Plan for Multigenerational Living in Seoul, South Korea]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1036582/uns-designs-a-10-minute-walkable-city-master-plan-for-multigenerational-living-in-seoul-south-korea Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/en/1036582/uns-designs-a-10-minute-walkable-city-master-plan-for-multigenerational-living-in-seoul-south-korea UNS has revealed images of SeoulOne, a master plan designed for Hyundai Development Company (HDC) in Seoul, South Korea, intended as a new model for multigenerational living. The project, already under construction on a brownfield site in the northeast of the city, reimagines an existing industrial site and railway area as a 405,000 m² car-free neighborhood for a multigenerational community. A never-sleeping, green master plan for Seoul, SeoulOne is envisioned as a mixed-use mini-city where all essential services for people of all ages are available within a 10-minute walk. The design includes 24/7 residential towers, retail spaces, offices, a hotel, sports facilities, daycare centers, senior living facilities, and a medical center, offering permanent services within walking distance. More than 30% of the site is dedicated to vegetation, including pocket parks, roof gardens, water gardens, and a forest walk, creating a year-round green village.

]]> <![CDATA[Foster + Partners Unveils Masterplan to Transform Former Industrial Site in Constanța, Romania]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1027078/foster-plus-partners-unveils-masterplan-to-transform-former-industrial-site-in-constanta-romania Wed, 19 Feb 2025 06:30:00 +0000 Antonia Piñeiro https://www.archdaily.com/en/1027078/foster-plus-partners-unveils-masterplan-to-transform-former-industrial-site-in-constanta-romania Foster + Partners has developed a masterplan for a 38-hectare former industrial site in the heart of Constanța, a port city in Romania's Dobrogea region. The design transforms the site into a "city within a city," incorporating cultural and educational buildings, retail, entertainment, sports and leisure facilities, public parks, and botanical gardens. The project aims to reconnect the urban landscape and enhance the city's experience. The proposal is rooted in Constanța's history, from its Greek and Roman origins to its more recent industrial heritage.

]]> <![CDATA[15 Landscaped Offices With Garden Space For Free-Range Employees to Roam]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/1015599/15-landscaped-offices-with-garden-space-for-free-range-employees-to-roam Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:30:00 +0000 James Wormald https://www.archdaily.com/en/1015599/15-landscaped-offices-with-garden-space-for-free-range-employees-to-roam Representing 32% of the global population, Generation Z (those born between 1995 – 2010) accounts for a healthy chunk of the workforce (27% by 2025 and rising every year). These are the fresh young minds employers are fighting to attract. With prospective employers’ impact on society (93%) and a healthy work/life balance (77%) the two biggest motivators in deciding where Gen Z’ers want to work, a large part of any new office building’s design brief is green space.

]]> <![CDATA[Brownfield Site Near Prague's Historic Centre to Be Redeveloped Into Dynamic Urban Hub]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/974200/brownfield-site-near-pragues-historic-centre-to-be-redeveloped-into-dynamic-urban-hub Mon, 27 Dec 2021 05:30:00 +0000 Andreea Cutieru https://www.archdaily.com/en/974200/brownfield-site-near-pragues-historic-centre-to-be-redeveloped-into-dynamic-urban-hub Czech practices UNIT Architekti, A69 - Architekti, and British firm Marko & Placemakers propose transforming the largest brownfield site neighbouring Prague's historic city centre into a dynamic urban hub. The masterplan, selected within a 2-stage international competition comprising 57 entries, envisions "a multifunctional urban framework" that mediates the infrastructural complexity of the site, establishing a new identity for the area.

]]> <![CDATA[Call for Entries: New Hungarian Museum of Transport]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/899992/call-for-entries-new-hungarian-museum-of-transport Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:23:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/en/899992/call-for-entries-new-hungarian-museum-of-transport The Hungarian Museum of Transport, one of the oldest transport museums in Europe will be rebuilt on a historically significant brownfield site in Budapest. The museum has launched an international design competition to select the best team of architects for its ambitious redevelopment program.

]]> <![CDATA[London’s Royal Academy of Arts Announces 4 Finalists for Urban Jigsaw Competition]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/775830/londons-royal-academy-of-arts-announces-4-finalists-for-urban-jigsaw-competition Sun, 25 Oct 2015 07:00:00 +0000 Eric Oh https://www.archdaily.com/en/775830/londons-royal-academy-of-arts-announces-4-finalists-for-urban-jigsaw-competition The Royal Academy of Arts in London has announced the four shortlisted proposals in their Urban Jigsaw competition, which aims to generate ideas for the renewal of Brownfield sites in London. After appraisal of many high-quality entries, four finalists have been selected to move onto the next stage of the project. See the finalist proposals after the break.

]]> <![CDATA[London's Royal Academy Launches 'Urban Jigsaw' Ideas Competition]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/770237/londons-royal-academy-launches-urban-jigsaw-ideas-competition Tue, 14 Jul 2015 04:15:00 +0000 James Taylor-Foster https://www.archdaily.com/en/770237/londons-royal-academy-launches-urban-jigsaw-ideas-competition The Royal Academy of Arts in London have launched a new international ideas competition which aims "to refocus attention to the huge potential of the brownfield sites that still exist across London." 'Brownfield' sites, or those earmarked for potential building development that have had previous development on them, are plentiful in the UK capital. This competition seeks "speculative ideas [which] make the most of these missing pieces in London’s urban jigsaw."

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