Tracing industrial progress: An adaptive reuse strategy for the Yarmouth cotton mill

This thesis explores the adaptive reuse of a cotton mill on the waterfront in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The goal is to reactivate the building as a meaningful part of the town, connecting its interior spaces to the surrounding site and culture. The preservation of industrial traces by incorporating them into public circulation also allows the building's history to become reconnected to the community.;The analysis of the existing site focuses on the inherent patterns and characteristics of the main building's three distinct floors. The aim is to learn from the previous occupation of the building by machinery to inform a strategy for inserting new spaces. Three example programs - a boat shop, a local newspaper office, and a community event space - provide a focused exploration of the relationships between interior space and the landscape, as well as the connections between old and new.