The Bartlett
Summer Show 2026
25 June – 12 July
Summer Show 2026
The Bartlett
Summer Show 2026
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![The proposal redefines conventional boundaries between industrial and civic space while maintaining clear segregation of hazardous processes. This connects the public to Serbia's industrial heritage as well as showcasing the reuse of barge steel.]()
![A raised civic route delineates public and industrial zones while curating framed views of the industrial operations. Repurposed barge steel functions as a structural stratum, physically embedding the site's industrial legacy into the architecture.]()
![Centrifugal cargo pumps from the barge are repurposed to aerate contaminated landfill earth, forcing trapped sulfur to biomineralise into stable gypsum crystals which are then harvested.]()
![Conceived as an on-site prototype, precast gypsum panels are fabricated to reflect the production of a new material economy.]()
![Through the casting of industrial profiles of marine steel, stories of Serbian steel and its labour are embedded into the building's fabric, which carries the legacy of industry into a new contemporary language.]()
Serbian Steel: Post-industrial Dis(assemblies)
As aging Yugoslav-era oil tanker barges reach the end of their operational lifecycles in Serbia, this project focuses on disassembling their massive maritime infrastructure. Reclaimed steel and salvaged vessel components are then assembled into a hybrid architectural typology, designed to redistribute their inherent economic potential and industrial heritage.
Situated on Ada Huja, a former landfill site in Belgrade, the architectural response takes the form of a mixed-use industrial-civic shipyard and material laboratory which is organized across four environmental zones: 1) a Maritime Infrastructure Zone where barges are received, dismantled and material salvaged; 2) a Steel Workshop for modifying reclaimed steel components; 3) a mechanical remediation technology which repurposes industrial systems from the vessels; and 4) a Civic Zone that spatially intertwines a public programme with the heavy reality of Serbia’s industrial legacy.
The Inland Vessel Shipyard
The proposal redefines conventional boundaries between industrial and civic space while maintaining clear segregation of hazardous processes. This connects the public to Serbia's industrial heritage as well as showcasing the reuse of barge steel.
Repurposing Barge Steel
A raised civic route delineates public and industrial zones while curating framed views of the industrial operations. Repurposed barge steel functions as a structural stratum, physically embedding the site's industrial legacy into the architecture.
Steel as Strata
Centrifugal cargo pumps from the barge are repurposed to aerate contaminated landfill earth, forcing trapped sulfur to biomineralise into stable gypsum crystals which are then harvested.
Pre-Cast Gypsum Composite
Conceived as an on-site prototype, precast gypsum panels are fabricated to reflect the production of a new material economy.
Physical Mock-Up: Facade Section
Through the casting of industrial profiles of marine steel, stories of Serbian steel and its labour are embedded into the building's fabric, which carries the legacy of industry into a new contemporary language.
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