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Designing for an adaptable future
Corporate Real Estate Journal,
12
(2),
151-175
(2023)
Abstract
In a world that has been turned on its head, how do architects and designers — those that shape our environments and influence our spatial experiences — respond and adapt in meaningful ways? This paper explores five fundamental perspectives to adopt, which when combined, create a solid framework that can shape a more adaptable future for a commercial property. Does your space function, perform and promote? Can you infuse flexibility into your property that will allow it to transcend market cycles? This paper presents an approach to methodically, yet innovatively, create environments that respond to changing benchmarks, while proposing a series of relatable, real-world project examples.
Keywords: architecture; placemaking; commercial real estate; adaptive reuse; repositioning; design fundamentals; resiliency; sustainability; future-forward; flexibility; workplace; city planning; post-pandemic; perpetual pandemic
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Author's Biography
Maren Reepmeyer AIA, LEED AP, CBT’s Director of Adaptive Design, is an architect and Associate Principal with over 20 years’ experience. She is an expert in strategic adaptation and revitalisation, complex project visioning and development, entitlements and execution through construction. Speciality areas include adaptive reuse and mixed-use developments, ranging from large-scale urban interventions to localised placemaking. Maren’s projects represent extraordinary aesthetic and functional transformations, while responding to their context and honouring their historic significance. These contributions provide tremendous value to her clients while bringing meaningful architectural impact to the public realm.
