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Engineering Repurposed

Engineering Repurposed

2024•Documentary
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Extraordinary structures, buildings and machines around the world have been transformed from their original function into something completely different. Experts reveal how.

Andrew Cook · Director

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 30, 2024

Episodes

E143m

Shipyard to Museum & Bank Vault to Bar

Looking at the engineering genius that's taken repurposing underground, from a rotting shipyard transformed into a subterranean museum to a rusting bank vault that now serves cocktails.

May 30, 2024

E243m

Aeroplane Wing to House & Corn Exchange to Theatre

From a Boeing 747 transformed into a residential roof to a revolutionary sci-fi theatre made from a relic of the Industrial Revolution, looking at two showstopping structures that have pushed repurposing innovation to its absolute limits.

Jun 6, 2024

E343m

Warehouse to Concert Hall & Air Raid Shelter to Farm

Be it an 866 million Euro concert hall fifty metres in the sky, or a revolutionary underground farm thirty metres underground, repurposing pioneers are showing that the possibilities for abandoned structures are endless.

Jun 13, 2024

E443m

Abandoned Rail Line to Urban Park & Church to Cultural Hub

Stroll through a public park that was once a New York rail line and a church that was transformed into a thriving community hub. Look around these two upcycled projects to see how they morphed from their original forms into modern, usable spaces.

Jun 20, 2024

E543m

Sugar Refinery to Climbing Wall & Asylum to Health Club

Feel the burn at a state-of-the-art gym that used to be a psychiatric hospital and in a climbing complex that once was a sugar refinery. See how cutting-edge engineers have transformed two unfit buildings into superstructures for active living.

Jun 27, 2024

E643m

Grain Silos to Art Museum & Fortress to Home

Inspect an abandoned silo complex repurposed into a show-stopping art gallery, then visit a family home carved out of an ancient fortress. Witness the ways in which these abandoned structures have been reinvented as part of epic upcycling projects.

Jul 4, 2024

E743m

Coal Drop to Retail Complex & Gasometers to Housing

Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living. Examine modern adaptations that have injected life into antiquated construction.

Jul 11, 2024

E8

Prison to Hotel & Lightship to Sound Studio

Marvel at a recording studio that turned an outdated vessel into a boat that really rocks, then travel to a high-end hotel with a catch: It used to be a prison. Experience how relics can become modern hot spots through engineering vision.

Jul 18, 2024

E943m

Satellite to Space Launcher & Water Tower to Home

Enjoy the view from a century-old water tower as it is transformed into a unique home, then take flight on a repurposing journey that will rocket the UK space program to prominence. Learn how these adaptations work in our homes and among the stars.

Jul 25, 2024

E1043m

Malt Buildings to Concert Hall & Plane to B&B

Skip the runway with a 747 made over into a classy hotel, then inspect a malthouse that has been remodelled into a concert hall filled with beautiful music. Discover repurposing projects that carefully balance legacy and modern enjoyment.

Aug 1, 2024

Actors

David Corbett

Narrator

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