Revitalisierung und Umbau einer denkmalgeschützten Scheune in Gerswalde, Uckermark.

Revitalization and conversion of a heritage‐protected barn in Gerswalde, Uckermark Rural areas outside of larger cities with their suburbs are currently experiencing a renaissance. Unfortunately, the potential of existing buildings and local structures of the community often remains untapped. Thereby they offer added value beyond the usual architectural solutions for residential or commercial use. The practical example presented below describes the process and constructive measures for making a dilapidated historic barn usable again. The building was stabilized by means of a highly efficient steel structure in terms of minimum additional (space) volume consumption. The flexibility of use was increased by dismantling the inner walls. The planning team successfully dealt with the currently relevant topics of building activity and building culture: revitalization both at building level by making a ruin usable again, and on a village scale by adding attractive and, above all, active businesses in the community; reuse of existing grey energy; circular construction through appropriate material selection and joints; reduction to essential structural intervention to make the existing building usable; regional participation by involving local craft businesses in workshops and in the structural implementation; interdisciplinary collaboration in cross‐trade and holistic‐simultaneous planning of concept, detail and states of construction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]