Fala Atelier strips back former factory to create "naked" apartments
Architecture studio Fala Atelier has converted a former clothing factory in the town of Abragão, Portugal, into a block of six bare apartments. More
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Surfers turn run-down Cornwall factory into Open surf shop and cafe
A former surfboard factory in Cornwall has been transformed into an all-white shop and cafe by local couple Emily and Mark Anderson. More
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Dhooge & Meganck creates "contemporary abbey" for Belgian pickle and mustard manufacturer
The concrete form of this factory for Camp's in Oudenaarde, Belgium, is driven by the mustard production processes and Dhooge & Meganck's desire to create a building with "soul". More
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Waterfrom Design updates Taiwanese factory with colourful accents and industrial finishes
Waterfrom Design has modernised a 30-year-old factory in Taiwan, adding bright pops of colour and layered surfaces that evoke the aesthetic properties of water. More
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Fogarty Finger creates Paulus Hook Residence in New Jersey propeller factory
New York studio Fogarty Finger has converted a defunct industrial building in New Jersey into a single-family home, adding a volume on the roof and converting the basement into liveable space. More
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HKS revives historic buildings for urban healthcare campus in Ohio
Architecture firm HKS has overhauled a 120-year-old steam plant and a brutalist office building, creating a headquarters for a medical company and aiming to revive an ageing downtown district in the American Rust Belt. More
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Factory with pitched roofs designed to complement terraced housing
Local architecture studio TRANS has rebuilt a factory in a residential neighbourhood of Ghent, with pitched roofs referencing nearby housing. More
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Former car factory to be transformed into Pompidou Centre Brussels
Brussels' €125 million (£109 million) Centre Pompidou is to be designed by noAarchitecten, EM2N and Sergison Bates architects. More
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Take a peek behind the scenes via our new factories Pinterest board
Our new Pinterest board features a mixture of eye-catching factories and conversion projects, including Alastair Philip Wiper's photographs of the Adidas factory in Indonesia and a Beijing industrial building converted into an artist's home and studio. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Corn factory in Mexico by Atelier Ars includes memorial garden for facility's founder
A memorial to the founder of a corn-processing facility in Jalisco sits at the heart of this complex designed by Mexican architecture firm Atelier Ars. More
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Alastair Philip Wiper goes behind the scenes at Adidas for new photography series
These new images by British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper reveal the headquarters, research departments and factories where Adidas creates its wide range of trainers. More
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Paul Raphaelson photographs Williamsburg's derelict Domino Sugar Factory ahead of redevelopment
American artist Paul Raphaelson has published photographs of Brooklyn's dilapidated Domino Sugar Factory, revealing the eerie rust-covered spaces along the East River that were abandoned in 2004 and demolished a decade later. More
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Barkow Leibinger clads Rust Belt factory in oxidised steel
German architecture firm Barkow Leibinger has wrapped an angular showroom and office building on the outskirts of Chicago in weathering steel. More
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Vitsœ completes "intentionally unfinished" cross-laminated-timber headquarters
British furniture brand Vitsœ has opened a new headquarters and production facility in the English town of Royal Leamington Spa, featuring a saw-toothed roof and modular construction that means it can be easily updated. More
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Arup Associates completes enormous day-lit factory for Jaguar Land Rover in England
Giant saw-tooth sections containing north-facing windows channel daylight into the machine and assembly halls of this car manufacturing factory for Jaguar Land Rover in England's West Midlands. More
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Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory site to become six-acre park by James Corner Field Operations
The site of the former Domino Sugar Factory on the Brooklyn waterfront will open as a public park in 2018, as part of a major redevelopment project. More
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Bruner/Cott further expands MASS MoCA art museum in the Berkshires
American architecture firm Bruner/Cott has completed the latest stage in transforming a former textile factory into the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. More
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Kvadrat textile factory revealed in photography by Alastair Philip Wiper
These new images by British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper reveal one of the facilities where leading textile manufacturer Kvadrat produces its highly engineered fabrics. More
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Assemble sets up clay-extruding factory at Brooklyn's A/D/O
UK collective Assemble has built a temporary factory at the A/D/O creative space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and clad its front with tiles made inside. More
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Cigarette factory in Brussels converted into city hall by trio of Belgian architects
This red brick building that once formed part of a cigarette factory in Brussels has been converted into a council office with minimalist interiors by Stéphanie Willox, LD2 Architecture and Mamout. More
