Engineering Repurposed (2024)
Synopsis
Extraordinary structures, buildings and machines around the world have been transformed from their original function into something completely different. Experts reveal how.
First Air Date: 2024-05-30
Last Air Date: 2024-08-01
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Networks: Quest
Top Cast
- David Corbett as Narrator
Seasons
None (2024)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: 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.
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Ep. 2: 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.
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Ep. 3: 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.
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Ep. 4: 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.
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Ep. 5: 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.
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Ep. 6: 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.
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Ep. 7: 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.
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Ep. 8: 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.
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Ep. 9: 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.
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Ep. 10: 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.
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