Reimagining Silver's Five and Dime: Three Strategies to Remodeling: Intervention, Insertion, and Installation: Phase I

Intervention-

·         Intervention is defined as a procedure that activates the potential or repressed meaning of a specific place.  In this strategy direct cues are taken from the architecture that is surrounding the building that is being analyzed. The creation of the building is directed solely from the architect’s moves. Layers are stripped away to create a simpler building that is controlled and ordered in detail.

o   Hagia Sofia located in Istanbul, Turkey originally an Orthodox Christian Church converted into an Islamic Mosque in the 1400’s. The Christian imagery was removed and replaced with Islamic imagery. Minarets were placed on the exterior to signal the conversion to Islamic mosque. These changes occurred during the conversion of the city from Christianity to Islam. 

Insertion-

·       Insertion is defined as taking the existing building and repurposing it for a different usage. Even though the building has been repurposed to a different usage it still stands on its own as an independent entity. The building itself and the new usage of the building are elements that stand apart from each other in creating a whole.

o   Many of the old mills in the Greensboro area and the surrounding area are great examples of insertion. The original façade still exists but the usage of the interior of the building has been completely changed. Examples of this are Wafco Mills and Revolution Mills.

Installation-

·       Installation is defined as taking an existing building and placing elements that effect the contextual statement that is made by the architect. The elements used in the installation are created as an independent element separate from the building itself.  In some cases this is an interactive space for people to experience as an exhibition or an addition to an existing building that stands as its own statement.

o   The umbrella installation of Melbourne Mall is great example of installation. For this example umbrellas are added in the space to create an exhibition that stands alone from the building itself. It is completely removable and allows the space to be returned to its original appearance.


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