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In architecture, a silo refers to a tall, cylindrical structure traditionally used for storing bulk materials, such as grain or coal. Silo transformation involves repurposing these industrial buildings into functional spaces like museums, housing, or cultural centers. This adaptive reuse preserves the historical and industrial character of the silo while introducing new architectural elements to accommodate modern uses, blending past and present in a single structure.
Since the 1920s, Cape Town’s iconic grain silo has served as a functional industrial landmark, storing and grading corn across South Africa. After its decommissioning in the 1990s, the Victoria…
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The Automatic Mills Grain Silo Conversion in Pardubice, Czech Republic, is a groundbreaking adaptive reuse project by the Prague-based firm Prokš Přikryl architekti. This initiative revitalizes a century-old industrial building,…
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Situated in Duisburg’s Inner Harbour, the Museum Küppersmühle (MKM) is a testament to the architectural prowess of Herzog & de Meuron. Originally a grain mill built in 1860, the structure…
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In 2012, O-office transformed the top floor of a 1960s silo building in the oldest beer factory in Guangzhou, the central city of southern China.
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In 2003, MVRDV completed the Silodam, a polychromatic apartment building on Amsterdam harbor that was part of an extensive urban operation that transformed a former dam and silo building. A…
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In May 2017, Danish architects COBE completed the transformation of The Silo; a 17-story former industrial building converted into a 38-unit residential apartment with event and dining facilities on the…
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