Reactivate industrial heritage

A conference centre is designed in Novi-Grad, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina. Its design is a reaction on a competition of the municipality. It is be part of the urban fabric and designed by its context. Appealing and useful industrial heritage nearby the original planned location is transformed. The site is enclosed by two residential areas in the most dense part of the city. This provides opportunities to serve not only the needs of the (international) conference participants, but also the needs of the local community. The combination of flows of conference participants and locals from different ages based upon the diversity of functions make it a diverse complex. It is a building that is not afraid to change, but in the same time incorporates the history and the ‘genius loci’ of the place. It magnifies Sarajevo's imago towards the international community. A sustainable building has been developed which does not only serve the local community, but the whole city and even the international community. The industrial heritage has been reactivated!Sarajevo Green Design FestivalRMITArchitecture and The Built Environmen