Andrew Cook
Director
Engineering Repurposed (2024)
Season 1
Extraordinary structures, buildings and machines around the world have been transformed from their original function into something completely different. Experts reveal how.
Released May 30, 2024
Episode 43 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.engineering, tmdb.architectures
Watch Providers: BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: Back2Back Productions
Network: Quest
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
May 30, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
June 6, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
June 13, 2024, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
June 20, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
June 27, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - 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.
July 4, 2024, midnight
S1E7 - 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.
July 11, 2024, midnight
S1E8 - 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.
July 18, 2024, midnight
S1E9 - 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.
July 25, 2024, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Aug. 1, 2024, midnight
Network: Quest
Episode Runtime: 43 min.
Season Runtime: 430 min.
Released: May 30, 2024
Last Air Date: Aug. 1, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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