Cilj ovog rada je ponuditi rješenje prenamjene gradske tržnice Brajda u javni sadržaj - kazalište lutaka. Trenutna zgrada gradske tržnice Brajda u više je navrata renovirana, no unatoč nastojanjima poboljšanja njene funkcije, ona neminovno ostaje neiskorištena u svim njenim mogućim potencijalima. S druge strane pojavila se potreba za novom zgradom Gradskog kazališta lutaka, kako bi se kazališna djelatnost obavljala kompetentno i u odgovarajućim uvjetima. Procesom prenamjene nastojao se istaknuti stil na pročeljima zgrade uz izgradnju modernih elemenata bez narušavanja vanjštine, dok je unutrašnjost zgrade u potpunosti prenamijenjena za potrebe kazališta lutaka, uz očuvanje svih značajnih elemenata povijesne arhitekture. Ovim radom dat će se idejno rješenje prenamjene zgrade tržnice „Brajda“ u funkcionalno i adekvatno osmišljeno kazalište lutaka koje zaslužuje primjereniju zgradu za svoja djelovanja. Bit će opisano razdoblje nastanka Brajde i same zgrade paviljona. Opisane su karakteristike stilskoga razdoblja koje se uočavaju na zgradi tržnice te su navedena neka od djela arhitekta koji je projektirao zgradu tržnice. Bit će dat opis sadašnjeg stanja zgrade tržnice „Brajda“ i sadašnje zgrade Gradskog kazališta lutaka u Rijeci. Prije detaljnoga opisa prenamijenjene zgrade tržnice u zgradu kazališta lutaka, bit će kratko prikazan primjer prenamjene zgrade samostana u kazalište lutaka u Mariboru.

The aim of this paper was to provide a solution for the repurposing of the Brajda Marketplace into a public facility – a puppet theatre. The current building of Brajda Marketplace has been renovated a number of times. However, despite the efforts to improve its function, all of building’s potential remained untapped. On the other hand, a need for a new City Puppet Theatre arose with a view to perform theatre activities with competence and in proper conditions. The process of repurposing endeavored to emphasize the style on the facades of the building by adding modern elements without damaging its external appearance, while the interior was completely repurposed into a puppet theatre with all of the significant elements of the historical architecture left untouched. This paper seeks to provide a solution for the repurposing of the Brajda Marketplace into a fully functional and adequately constructed puppet theatre, which deserves a more suitable building to conduct its activities. Firstly, we depict the period in which Brajda and the pavilion building were created, describe the main characteristics of the style period visible on the building of the marketplace, and list some of the major works of the architect who designed the building. Afterwards, we give a portrait of the current condition of the Brajda Marketplace building as well as of the current building of the Rijeka City Puppet Theatre. Before providing a detailed description of the process of repurposing of the marketplace into a puppet theatre, we will briefly outline an example of the repurposing of a monastery into a puppet theatre in Maribor.