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wasserturm_01.jpgThere is a natural connection between sustainable design and historic preservation, one that is often overlooked. Building reuse and adaptation easily lend themselves to the ideals of green building, like lower embodied energy, longevity and cultural significance that promotes engaged users. In Essen, Germany, Architects from the Madako group have transformed an historic water tower into an imaginative space for living and working that showcases a fusion of old and new with lasting environmental considerations....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/wasserturm-umbau-water-tower-adaptation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
wassertum_08.jpgThere is a natural connection between sustainable design and historic preservation, one that is often overlooked. Building reuse and adaptation easily lend themselves to the ideals of green building, like lower embodied energy, longevity and cultural significance that promotes engaged users. In Essen, Germany, Architects from the Madako group have transformed an historic water tower into an imaginative space for living and working that showcases a fusion of old and new with lasting environmental considerations....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/wasserturm-umbau-water-tower-adaptation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
wasserturm_07.jpgThere is a natural connection between sustainable design and historic preservation, one that is often overlooked. Building reuse and adaptation easily lend themselves to the ideals of green building, like lower embodied energy, longevity and cultural significance that promotes engaged users. In Essen, Germany, Architects from the Madako group have transformed an historic water tower into an imaginative space for living and working that showcases a fusion of old and new with lasting environmental considerations....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/wasserturm-umbau-water-tower-adaptation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
wasserturm_09.jpgThere is a natural connection between sustainable design and historic preservation, one that is often overlooked. Building reuse and adaptation easily lend themselves to the ideals of green building, like lower embodied energy, longevity and cultural significance that promotes engaged users. In Essen, Germany, Architects from the Madako group have transformed an historic water tower into an imaginative space for living and working that showcases a fusion of old and new with lasting environmental considerations....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/wasserturm-umbau-water-tower-adaptation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
Wasserturm Umbau, Refurbished German water tower turned into green home, Green Industrial Renovation, Green Building Renovation, Sustainable Building renovation, Sustainable water tower renovation, Wasserturm, Umbau, Essen, Germany, Madako, historic preservation, water tower, building reuse, Altbau, Denkmal, DenkmalschutzThere is a natural connection between sustainable design and historic preservation, one that is often overlooked. Building reuse and adaptation easily lend themselves to the ideals of green building, like lower embodied energy, longevity and cultural significance that promotes engaged users. In Essen, Germany, Architects from the Madako group have transformed an historic water tower into an imaginative space for living and working that showcases a fusion of old and new with lasting environmental considerations....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/wasserturm-umbau-water-tower-adaptation/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
