The existing building fabric is characterised by 3-storey blocks surrounding large central courtyards, two of which now become the focus of contemporisation into a tourist, educational, and rich commercial destination: One site inserts unique retail pavilions into the central space, subdividing one large expanse into a series of animated courtyards.

The new buildings act as multi-level connectors, linking to the old environs by tunnels, stairs, and bridges, creating a human scale environment full of activity. The industrial legacy is maintained in the surrounding blocks that house exhibitions and historic experiences.

On a second elongated site, a hilly landscape embraces outdoor and indoor sports fields as well as a culture stage. A cantilevering fitness tunnel reaches out towards the existing building structure, engaging the old and the new into a contemporary dialogue.