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“Re-using an Element VS
Re-producing an Element”
Based on case studies of Adaptive Re-use buildings, the argument questions
the idea of production processes and decisions involving the maker,
production technology , the end product and economics.An archive of building elements from
abandoned structures can be preserved and
retrofitted, processes and materials to
reproduce can be researched and tested
, catalogue of elements to study their
design,their origin and research manufacturing
processes.
It becomes an information hub for designers
to study materials and products.
The site,Teliya Mills, a part of Motilal Hirabhai estate is an industrial ruin
which is abandoned since 1945. Once a thriving textile mill, its now
in a state of comatose. Its an architectural marvel, with wrought
Iron grid to achieve long spans and robust brick facade with Jalis.
The hiatus of the
establishment has led to the deterioation of the built form, there is
an ideal need to revive the site.