We as a species are entering a time where we must be more conscious of how we spend our resources. The energy and materials we use are no longer as endless as they first appeared and the consequences of their use are more felt than ever. For architecture, this means we can no longer tear down and build new with abandon. Instead, we must treat existing buildings the same way we would treat any element of a site and we must build new buildings with the understanding that someone will make major changes in the future.

This understanding and ways in which to apply it in practice are explored through a year long study I completed before graduating with a Bachelors in Environmental Design. It started with a notion that MEP systems could be applied as design elements. That notion was then wrapped in the idea that buildings possess a similarity to humans that allows for direct mimicry. From there it became a concept which mapped out how adaptive reuse projects can succeed and fail. Then finally the story was closed with understanding how buildings can be designed for adaptive reuse in the future.