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The project is exemplary due to its scope and scale: repurposing, restoration, and partial demolition and rebuilding of the entire former Citro&euml;n garage with a floor space of 49,000 m2, including an iconic 21-m-high showroom.<\/p>\n<p>The Kanal project is significant within contemporary architecture discourse because it touches on closely intertwined key topics: the task of transforming a notable existing building, the demand to minimise demolition and waste while the entire vast structure is repurposed completely, the revaluation of comfort standards in relation to public spaces and uses, and the newly constructed interventions required by the intended new purpose.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kanal #2: Making<\/em><\/strong> explores these questions through texts and a wealth of visual material that played a core role in Atelier Kanal&rsquo;s collaborative process. 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