ABSTRACT
The adaptive re-use of building structures is a key strategy to reduce the environmental impact of the construction sector. Today many buildings are demolished as they fail to meet changing functional demands. In many cases, developers and designers lack the tools to envision the re-use potential of existing buildings. This paper presents an automated tool to access the spatial re-use capacity of vacant buildings based on their topological layout and graph modeling to inform design decisions during the early design stage of the conversion process. A detailed case study explores the potential of the proposed method, showing how the method can help to envision alternative conversion projects and steer targeted structural interventions, ultimately holding the potential to drastically reduce demolition.
