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Text description provided by the architects. The project is the first prototype of Social Reactor, KOGAA’ s slow development lab tackling the problematic of inactive structures and their adaptation into substitute functions. Within the context of a post-industrial city with a strong past in the textile production, The Distillery is a representative example of how a vacant property can become a vibrant location, playing an active role on the urban and economic transformation of the surrounding neighborhood and life of the city.

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最近一次最具冲击力的结构干预措施是在建筑物的第二层和第三层进行的，在那里拆除了中央梁系统，建立了一个双高大厅和两个面向中央空间的阳台。前者用于演讲、讲座和工作坊，而上层阳台则专门为设计师的工作室和办公室服务。这座四层结构最初是一个犹太人家庭在19世纪早期建立的蒸馏工厂的一部分，是七座相连建筑中的最后一座。新的方案分布在大楼的所有三个层次，多个功能分散在不同的空间，创造了一个充满活力和挑战性的工作环境。

One of the latest and most impactive structural interventions was carried out at the second and third level of the building, where the central beam system was removed to create a double height hall and two balconies facing the central space. The former is meant for presentations, lectures, and workshops, while the upper balconies are dedicated to designers’ ateliers and offices. Originally part of a Distillate factory founded by a Jewish family in the early years of the 19th century, the four-story structure is the last one standing out of seven connected buildings. The new programme is distributed across all three levels of the building, and the multiple functions are spread out across different spaces, creating a dynamic and challenging working environment.

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在新居住者迁入后的一系列项目的推动下，所有的恢复干预措施都是为了更好地利用这些空间所继承的特性而进行的。例如，在作为一个合作中心的最新阶段之前，主大厅曾经是一个活动场所，后来成为一个艺术电影院。由于需要隔热和隔音，因此在墙壁上安装了一个连续的橡胶带。最近，一个双层盒子式的附加设施被引入，以容纳一个共用会议室，一个小厨房，一个图书馆和工作空间在它的上部。这座木结构完全是用以前的回收材料建造的，周围是聚碳酸酯和波纹塑料。

Driven by the succession of programs hosted since its new occupants moved in, all restoring interventions were carried out in order to best utilize the spaces through their inherited qualities. For instance, before its latest stage as a coworking center, the main hall used to function as an event venue and later as an art cinema. The need for heat and acoustic insulation led to the installation of a continuous rubber strip along its walls. Most recently, a double floor box-like addition was introduced to accommodate a shared meeting room, a kitchenette, a library and working spaces on its upper part. Entirely built out of recycled materials from previous events, the wooden structure is surrounded by polycarbonate and corrugated plastic.

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为了提高创意空间内的服务质量，在内部庭院引入了一个酒吧，与现有的历史电梯相结合。它的舱室被改造成准备区，同时，它的轴作为安装管道工作，允许使用更复杂的设备。小木屋的面积有限，无疑使它成为美国最小的酒吧。由于市中心缺乏宽敞但可负担得起的空间，因此，在社会反应堆的保护伞下，KOGAA的建筑师们越来越有兴趣寻找新的合作伙伴，寻找有可能重新改造和适应的新空间。

In order to improve the qualities of services within the creative spaces, a bar was introduced in the inner yard, by engaging the existing historical elevator. Its cabin was transformed into the preparation area, meanwhile, its shaft is working as the installation duct, allowing the use of more complex equipment. The limited size of the cabin certainly makes it the smallest bar in the country.  The lack of spacious yet affordable spaces in the city center leads to a growing interest from the architects of KOGAA, under the umbrella of Social Reactor, to find new partners and locate new spaces with the potential of reconversion and adaptation.

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