Evaluating the Value of Heritage Buildings: The Case of Rajasthan, India

The paper describes the main trends in the development of BIM technologies in the field of restoration and reconstruction of historical and cultural heritage buildings. The practical part of the paper presents the experience in using information modeling technologies when restoring the building, where the VI Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Moscow took place. The use of laser scanning technologies made it possible to reproduce with high accuracy in the information model the original appearance of the building using Autodesk RevitR software. It is shown, how the use of information modeling technologies affects the duration of restoration process, taking into account the calculation of the structural scheme and bearing structures of the building, ensuring the identity of the decoration and the effective organization of electromechanical installation. Operating in a single BIM information environment makes it possible to continuously obtain reliable information on the project, which provides more effective information interaction and communication of participants compared to using traditional design methods.

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Gentrification and functional change in Budapest – ‘ruin bars’ and the commodification of housing in a post-socialist context

Urban Development Issues ◽

10.2478/udi-2020-0002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 65 (1) ◽

pp. 17-26

Author(s):

Gergely Olt ◽

Adrienne Csizmady

Keyword(s):

Ownership Structure ◽

Hospitality Industry ◽

Housing Stock ◽

Field Research ◽

Functional Change ◽

Global Changes ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

The Subject ◽

Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽

Tourism And Hospitality

AbstractThe growth of the tourism and hospitality industry played an important role in the gentrification of the post-socialist city of Budapest. Although disinvestment was present, reinvestment was moderate for decades after 1989. Privatisation of individual tenancies and the consequent fragmented ownership structure of heritage buildings made refurbishment and reinvestment less profitable. Because of local contextual factors and global changes in consumption habits, the function of the dilapidated 19th century housing stock transformed in the 2000s, and the residential neighbourhood which was the subject of the research turned into the so called ‘party district’. The process was followed in our ongoing field research. The functional change made possible speculative investment in inner city housing and played a major role in the commodification of the disinvested housing stock.

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Regeneration of a historic city block: the example of the relocation of the historic Atelier building to the cloister area of the Congregation of the Resurrection in Krakow

Urban Development Issues ◽

10.2478/udi-2019-0018 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 63 (1) ◽

pp. 77-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bogusław Podhalański ◽

Anna Połtowicz

Keyword(s):

Twentieth Century ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Steel Structure ◽

City Block ◽

Raising Awareness ◽

Straight Line ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Heritage Building ◽

Historic City ◽

The City

Abstract The article discusses a project that features the relocation of the historic Atelier building, built by Krakow-based architect Wandalin Beringer (1839–1923) who was active in the early twentieth century, and the regeneration of a plot belonging to the Congregation of the Resurrection since 1885, which is located at 12 Łobzowska Street in Krakow. The method includes cutting the entire structure off at the foundation and then after reinforcing it with a steel structure transporting it in its entirety to the new location. The project included two possible variants of moving the building in a straight line, either by 21 or 59 metres and evaluates two projects of further regeneration, the adaptive reuse of the building as an exhibition and religious space as well as a proposal for the remodelling of the nearby plot that belongs to the Congregation into a space for meditation and as a recreational park. The aim of these measures is to prevent the demolition of this building, now over a century old, as a result of which a forgotten element of the cultural heritage of the city will be saved. This project was based on the results of analyses of the cultural and historical conditions of Krakow. The block of buildings in which the Atelier in question is located is a very attractive location, near to the very centre of Krakow, adjacent to residential, service and educational buildings. It is directly adjacent to the Monastery Complex of the Congregation of the Resurrection, listed as a heritage building under conservation protection (municipal registry of heritage buildings). In the second half of the twentieth century, the building was used as a workroom by artists such as Xawery Dunikowski and later by the sculptress Teodora Stasiak. The case of the Atelier may provide an inspiration for discussion as well as raising awareness among citizens and city authorities to avoid future situations in which cultural heritage may become forgotten or demolished.

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Heritage Buildings Conservation in the Light of Sustainable Built Environment: A Case Study of Few Selected Projects in Samarkand City

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/495/1/012034 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 495 ◽

pp. 012034

Author(s):

Anvar Safarov Normatovich ◽

Dong Wei ◽

S G Dalibi ◽

I I Danja ◽

A A Mukhtar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Heritage Buildings

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Barriers on Establishing Passive Strategies in Office Spaces: A Case Study in a Historic University Building

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13084563 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4563

Author(s):

Nuno Baía Baía Saraiva ◽

Luisa Dias Dias Pereira ◽

Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar ◽

José Joaquim da Costa

Keyword(s):

Thermal Comfort ◽

Indoor Environment ◽

Hvac Systems ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Full Capacity ◽

Free Cooling ◽

Passive Strategies ◽

The University ◽

Indoor Conditions

The adaptation of spaces to different usage typologies can be complex in heritage buildings. Facilities were initially planned for a specific type of use that, when changed, require additional measures to ensure a suitable indoor environment. Passive strategies—e.g., free cooling—are commonly used as an alternative without requiring equipment installation. However, its implementation often leads to unsatisfactory conditions. Therefore, it is important to clarify the main barriers to achieving thermal comfort in readapted historic buildings. The present work investigates the thermal comfort conditions reported by workers in office spaces of a historic building in the University of Coimbra. A monitoring campaign was carried out between May and September 2020 to assess indoor conditions’ quality. Due to the current pandemic of COVID-19, offices were not occupied at full capacity. A one-day evaluation of thermal comfort was made using a climate analyzer and six occupants were surveyed on 19 August 2020. The main results highlighted discomfort due to overheating of spaces. The causes were related to the combination of inadequate implementation of the free cooling actions and the building use. Furthermore, it was recommended the installation of HVAC systems in case of full capacity.

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Exploring Tourist Behavior in a Reused Heritage Site

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research ◽

10.1177/10963480211020089 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 109634802110200

Author(s):

Yi-Ju Lee ◽

I-Ying Tsai ◽

Te-Yi Chang

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Intention ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Aesthetic Experience ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Tourist Behavior ◽

Heritage Site ◽

Modeling Analysis ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

The Aesthetic ◽

The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship among tourists’ perceived sustainability, aesthetic experience, and behavioral intention toward reused heritage buildings by employing stimulus–organism–response theory. There were 354 valid questionnaires collected from the Sputnik Lab in Tainan, Taiwan. A positive correlation was found between tourists’ perception of sustainability and aesthetic experience. When tourists perceived higher aesthetic experience, they also had stronger behavioral intention. Structural equation modeling analysis verified that the aesthetic experience of tourists had mediating effects between perceived sustainability and behavioral intention in the reused heritage space. The reuse of space should be attached significantly to the aesthetic display of space and service so as to promote such scenic spots and increase tourists’ intention to revisit through word of mouth.

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Bioconservation of Historic Stone Buildings—An Updated Review

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11125695 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. 5695

Author(s):

Benjamín Otto Ortega-Morales ◽

Christine Claire Gaylarde

Keyword(s):

Organic Compounds ◽

Health Risks ◽

Cell Walls ◽

Poor Performance ◽

Bacterial Cells ◽

Original Condition ◽

Human Health Risks ◽

Volatile Organic ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Historic Stone

Cultural heritage buildings of stone construction require careful restorative actions to maintain them as close to the original condition as possible. This includes consolidation and cleaning of the structure. Traditional consolidants may have poor performance due to structural drawbacks such as low adhesion, poor penetration and flexibility. The requirement for organic consolidants to be dissolved in volatile organic compounds may pose environmental and human health risks. Traditional conservation treatments can be replaced by more environmentally acceptable, biologically-based, measures, including bioconsolidation using whole bacterial cells or cell biomolecules; the latter include plant or microbial biopolymers and bacterial cell walls. Biocleaning can employ microorganisms or their extracted enzymes to remove inorganic and organic surface deposits such as sulfate crusts, animal glues, biofilms and felt tip marker graffiti. This review seeks to provide updated information on the innovative bioconservation treatments that have been or are being developed.

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Proposing 3D Thermal Technology for Heritage Building Energy Monitoring

Remote Sensing ◽

10.3390/rs13081537 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 1537

Author(s):

Antonio Adán ◽

Víctor Pérez ◽

José-Luis Vivancos ◽

Carolina Aparicio-Fernández ◽

Samuel A. Prieto

Keyword(s):

Computer Vision ◽

Dimensional Space ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Building Energy ◽

Energy Monitoring ◽

3D Computer Vision ◽

Building Monitoring ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Heritage Building ◽

Definition Of

The energy monitoring of heritage buildings has, to date, been governed by methodologies and standards that have been defined in terms of sensors that record scalar magnitudes and that are placed in specific positions in the scene, thus recording only some of the values sampled in that space. In this paper, however, we present an alternative to the aforementioned technologies in the form of new sensors based on 3D computer vision that are able to record dense thermal information in a three-dimensional space. These thermal computer vision-based technologies (3D-TCV) entail a revision and updating of the current building energy monitoring methodologies. This paper provides a detailed definition of the most significant aspects of this new extended methodology and presents a case study showing the potential of 3D-TCV techniques and how they may complement current techniques. The results obtained lead us to believe that 3D computer vision can provide the field of building monitoring with a decisive boost, particularly in the case of heritage buildings.

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The Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage in European Circular City Plans: A Systematic Review

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052889 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2889

Author(s):

Gillian Foster ◽

Ruba Saleh

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Cultural Heritage ◽

Circular Economy ◽

Socioeconomic Development ◽

Urban Landscape ◽

Adaptive Reuse ◽

Creative Cities ◽

European Cities ◽

Heritage Buildings ◽

Multiple Uses

A new movement in urban environmental policy, the circular economy (CE), aims to change how Europeans consume and produce materials and energy. Cities are taking up the CE challenge. This research inquires whether the infant CE programs in European cities include cultural heritage and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (ARCH) buildings. ARCH buildings exemplify the central principal of the CE, which is a temporally long service life with multiple uses for several generations of users. In addition, culture and cultural heritage buildings are established drivers of socioeconomic development, urban landscape, and identity. Hypothetically, cultural heritage and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (ARCH) buildings should be prominently included in European cities’ CE programs, particularly those cities that are highly ranked on the 2019 European Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor (Monitor). To test this hypothesis, this study creates a novel dataset that profiles the existing circular city plans of 190 European cities included in the Monitor’s ranking. Contrary to the hypothesis, just seven percent of cities in the dataset include cultural heritage. European cities are missing an opportunity to achieve their CE goals and preserve their unique identities as embodied in the built environment.

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