Innovation Factory
REYKJAVIK/ IZ/ 2020
Individual Work / Bilkent University
The innovation factory is significant for the project as it holds the memory of the industrial heritage of the site. The lagoon creates a system with tidal powerplant for energy generation, aquaculture activity, and river for soil rehabilitation integrated with wetlands. This system will gradually transform the contaminated landscape into a natural landscape.
The cement factory is transformed into the Innovation Factory along the goals of Iceland for fourth industrial revolution. Iceland has access to the worlds latest technology therefore should be a pioneer in adaptation to emerging technologies. Changed skills in the work force put heavy emphasis on automation, artificial intelligence and synergy. The industrial land which is left over and ghosted nowadays is proof that industry is changing.
The building concept is inspired by Italian artist Edoardo Tresoldi’s metaphysical ruin. 10 silos which are currently demolished are recreated as a shell for the building to host the new program.
