Fires in World Heritage Buildings

Abstract. Indoor environment in heritage buildings can be cause of damage for architecture and artefacts which depend on several physical and chemical parameters: air temperature, relative humidity, volatile organic compounds, etc. How is it possible to evaluate their damage, or the risk of damages? How “aggressive” is indoor microclimate? The scientific literature proposes several different criteria for the evaluation of the risk of damages, especially in the field of museums, while there are few studies which take into consideration historic buildings. In this paper we propose an index – the Heritage indoor Microclimate Risk (HMR) – that allows to define the risk concerning the whole environment and not only the artefacts. Moreover, we propose its application to a real case study of a UNESCO Heritage World Site, obtained through indoor microclimate on-site monitoring and building simulation. The case study reported is Villa Barbaro, built in Maser (1554–1560) by the architect Andrea Palladio and registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1996, as Palladian Villa of Veneto. The research is structured as follows: monitoring campaign of the microclimatic parameters; virtual modelling of Villa Barbaro and its validation (by comparing the simulated data and the monitored ones); construction of scenarios which can aid to guarantee the historic building’s conservation and the occupants’ comfort; definition of HMR. The innovative aspect of the proposed methodology is the use of a virtual building model of heritage buildings, to determine, through a single index, the degree of risk and the level of indoor microclimate aggression.

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Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings as Hotels in Melaka and George Town - UNESCO World Heritage Cities

The Journal of Social Sciences Research ◽

10.32861/jssr.spi6.22.27 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 22-27

Keyword(s):

Adaptive Reuse ◽

Research Result ◽

World Heritage ◽

Unesco World Heritage ◽

The Future ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Heritage Building ◽

The Right ◽

George Town ◽

Day By Day

The most visible and neglected heritages nowadays are heritage buildings which are widely available throughout the country. As the number of heritage building have been decreasing day by day, peoples’ consciousness has begun to arise. Many heritage buildings have been conserved for various purposes. In general, with their attractive features, most conserved heritage buildings will be adaptive reused as museums, offices, restaurants, residences, business premises and other public use thus becoming one the focal of tourists’ attractions. However, the approach in adapting and conserving heritage buildings in Malaysia are not practiced with the right concepts and methods. This research is conducted to assess the adaptive reuse works that have been implemented on the heritage buildings as hotels specifically in Melaka and George Town UNESCO World Heritage Cities. The hotels which are adapted from heritage buildings have been specifically identified and questionnaires surveys have been performed to the respective owners or managers in order to obtain their responses thus arriving to a more accurate research result. Several findings have been obtained which will help in promoting adaptive reuse works in the future.

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The Role of Newspaper and State Government in Conservation of World Heritage Site in Malaysia

Journal of Public Administration and Governance ◽

10.5296/jpag.v8i1.12780 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 212

Author(s):

Mohd Hiriy Ghazali@Mohd Jani ◽

Abdullah Sumrahadi ◽

Bahtiar Mohamad

Keyword(s):

State Government ◽

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Daily Newspaper ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Role Of The State ◽

The Status ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Historical Sites

Currently, there are two historical sites has been recognized as World Heritage Site by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Malaysia, which are Melaka (Malacca) and George Town, Penang. Since its recognition, those cities becomes so famous and positioned as one of the world tourism attraction that need to visit. In line with this prestige, conservation matter definitely appears to be a major concern especially to both cities in order to maintain the status given. The paper aims to discover the local daily newspaper of The Star in terms of its portrayal of image on the historic or heritage buildings within the areas of World Heritage Site. Content analysis and previous literature were used as the research method. The findings show that indeed the images of photo could influence the public reader and create awareness of the issues raised. Behind the image thus, this paper would also examine at the role of the state in an effort to conserve the historic buildings of these two cities. Studies on image or visual are still rare in the country and therefore, this paper intend to fill this gap by associating it with the cultural heritage conservation in Malaysia.

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RESIDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES TOWARDS CONSERVATION IN GEORGE TOWN WORLD HERITAGE CITY: A POST-UNESCO LISTING SCENARIO

Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis ◽

10.37043/jura.2014.6.2.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yoke Mui LIM ◽

Suet Leng KHOO ◽

Kean Sing CH’NG

Keyword(s):

Inner City ◽

World Heritage ◽

Economic Potential ◽

Unesco World Heritage ◽

Urban Conservation ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

George Town ◽

The City

Being inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage City since 2008, this scenario calls into question the voices, the participation and the aspirations of George Town residents themselves in the process of planning and conserving their city. As an extension of a similar project undertaken in 2006, prior to the UNESCO listing, the present study sought to explore and understand the residents’ perceptions and preferences of George Town as a Heritage City after the UNESCO listing. Using the same set of samples (i.e. 400 inner city residents), the findings from this study revealed the change of residents’ preference as well as their appreciation towards the value of heritage and its economic potential. More respondents are supportive on the protection of heritage buildings and maintaining a heritage city. The older generations are the advocates of the heritage houses and they are more willing to pay higher prices to own a heritage house in the city. heritage awareness, urban conservation, resident perspectives, George Town.

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Elemen Arsitektur Pembentuk Karakter Bangunan pada Tapak Warisan Dunia Kota Sawahlunto Sumatera Barat, Indonesia

Arsitektura ◽

10.20961/arst.v19i1.47961 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Rika Cheris ◽

Imbardi Imbardi ◽

Lalu Muhammad Ivan

Keyword(s):

Cultural Heritage ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Company Town ◽

Heritage Site ◽

West Sumatra ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

The Government ◽

And Function

The mining industrial city of Sawahlunto has been designated as a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO in 2019. The designation of this building has been through a study of its form, function, ownership and area. However, urban development will still occur. This is of course caused by several factors. Changes in the city, the design and function of these buildings need to be controlled to keep cultural heritage buildings from being lost. For this reason, research is needed to determine the character-forming elements of cultural heritage buildings in Sawahlunto City. This will be very useful for the Government to make guidelines for the restoration of cultural heritage buildings. The research method used is qualitative descriptive analysis with the UNESCO attribute building sample method that will be selected in each area. For this initial stage, the sample to be taken is in the core area (Map of Land Ownership Area A, Sawahlunto Mining and company town: A5 company town, Nominated Property) in the Ombilin Sawahlunto mining world heritage site, West Sumatra. The sample will become a guideline for similar buildings, then will become a reference for any conservation

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The complexities of managing historic buildings with BIM

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-11-2019-0621 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

James Charlton ◽

Kenneth Kelly ◽

David Greenwood ◽

Leo Moreton

Keyword(s):

World Heritage ◽

World Heritage Site ◽

Information Requirements ◽

Unesco World Heritage ◽

Content Type ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Unesco World Heritage Site ◽

Building Information ◽

Heritage Buildings

PurposeThe adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in managing built heritage is an exciting prospect, but one that presents complexities additional to those of modern buildings. If challenges can be identified and overcome, the adoption of historic BIM (HBIM) could offer efficiencies in how heritage buildings are managed.Design/methodology/approachUsing Durham Cathedral as a case study, we present the workflows applied to create an asset information model to improve the way this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is managed, and in doing so, set out the challenges and complexities in achieving an HBIM solution.FindingsThis study identifies the need for a better understanding of the distinct needs and context for managing historic assets, and the need for heritage information requirements (HIR) that reflect this.Originality/valueThis study presents first-hand findings based on a unique application of BIM at Durham Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The study provides a better understanding of the challenges and drivers of HBIM adoption across the heritage sector and underlines the need for information requirements that are unique to historical buildings/assets to deliver a coherent and relevant HBIM approach.

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Assessment of Wearable Virtual Reality Technology for Visiting World Heritage Buildings: An Educational Approach

Journal of Educational Computing Research ◽

10.1177/0735633117733995 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 56 (6) ◽

pp. 940-973 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

David Fonseca ◽

Isidro Navarro ◽

Isabela de Renteria ◽

Fernando Moreira ◽

Álvaro Ferrer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spatial Perception ◽

World Heritage ◽

Second Phase ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Students With Special Needs ◽

Indoor Location ◽

Multimedia Contents ◽

Usability Assessment ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Complex Project

The main aim of this study is to assess the spatial perception of historical world heritage buildings using wearable technologies in an educational framework. The proposal seeks to complement the real experience of visiting the Casa Batlló Museum, an emblematic space (1904–1906, Antonio Gaudí, Barcelona). The main innovative feature of the project is focused on the usability assessment of the video-guide indoor location-based system. The article addresses the first phase of a more complex project, analyzing the behavior of architecture students previously trained in modeling of complex buildings, in order to improve the system for a second phase that will be developed with students with special needs. Using an indoor location system for watching multimedia contents, we can improve the access, the visit, and the spatial perception of historical places for all kinds of students, with or without any special requirements. The results show a lack of usability of the system, especially due to the design of the mobile interface and to some loss of synchronization between the student position and the multimedia contents. However, the students have a better understanding of the museum’s characteristics because of multimedia content, as a clear improvement compared with the classic audio-guide.

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