scholarly journals Attachment and Associational Dimensions in the Architecture of Historical Building Conversion in Thailand Between 1997 and 2012

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Peeraya Boonprasong
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Architectural Drawings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Initial Survey

The research on The Initial Survey of Evolution of Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings in Thailand is aimed at constructing knowledge for the module named Reuse and Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings. This module is part of the curriculum of Bachelor of Architecture, which studies the role of architecture fabricated within historical buildings. In the era between 1997 and 2012 in Thailand, there was a notable transformation from conservation to contemporary conversion. A review of conservation perspectives indicates a combined multi-disciplinary cooperation between architectural design and conservation. To establish issues regarding the knowledge of conversion, a research question is raised: how do architectural elements play its role through changing of use? Aimed at understanding the complexity among conversion ideologies, issues surrounding architectural elements of historical buildings are rationally explored. Based on significant conversion projects from 1996 to 2012, architectural elements were referenced as to how concepts and objectives were associated.  Qualitative research was conducted through a study of primary sources; survey and classification of representative samples, and secondary documents, records and architectural drawings. The controlling significance of the buildings led to a discussion and an analysis of the architectural designs through new additions and amendments made on the historical fabric. Included in this discussion are the principles of conversion as they relate to the architecture of historic buildings and the ideology of the modification. It is found that understanding a change to architectural elements through an ontological perspective, that of attachment and associational approaches, could clearly reveal the construction programme that felicitates the historical building for which conservation or adaptation is determined. A dialogue on relevant contexts surrounding amendments of architectural elements demonstrated that a strong emphasis towards particular objectives of use could coincidentally harm the historical building’s architectural dimension framework. This leads to the notion that architecture for adaptive reuse should include knowledge of the original construction, a balance among conditions of the existing building, its programming and further habitation. 

A Contemporary Connection to Historic Buildings Through Transparency and Reusability

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Meltem Zehra Nevzat ◽  
Cemil Atakara
Keyword(s):  
Glass Structure ◽  
Solution Technique ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Structural Glass ◽  
Architectural Drawings ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Floor Systems ◽  
The 19Th Century

From the 19th century onwards, glass has been used intensively in buildings. During the design process, the importance of aesthetics is very common for architects in general. The application of glass walls as part of the building’s structure has given flexibility in design together with transparency as well as aesthetics. Structural glass systems have been used in different building types for example office, residential, educational, commercial, transportation, cultural … Beyond the high - rise and high - tech buildings, structural glass systems have been applied also to historic buildings during their conservation process. The adaption of the structural glass system and the opportunity to reuse the existing building are other important aspects to be discussed. In this article, the literature review will be formed with a brief explanation of transparency in contemporary architecture, structural glass systems focusing on ‘suspended glass systems with pre-stressed cable trusses’ (SGSPCT) which has three application methods; 1) between floor systems 2) independent body systems 3) distance bridging systems and the reusability of existing buildings. The ‘between floor system’ which is commonly used as a contemporary solution technique for historic buildings together with its effects, will also be analysed with the help of a case study, Esma Sultan Mansion. This historic building’s present glass structure will be studied to create an alternative proposal less dependent to the existing building. Another case study will be the Ballapais Abbey. Part of this gothic building (the common room) that has collapsed in the past will be analysed. An independent glass structured annex designed with SGSPCT will be proposed giving joint details of the adaptation to the existing building. This case of study is a literature analysis based on books, internet resources, articles and architectural drawings, like plans, sections and details related to the buildings. Both case studies will be proposing an alternative glass structured annex that is focusing on gained transparency and reusability in respect to the existing historic building.

scholarly journals ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN METHODS OF RENOVATION OF INTERIORS OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS

2020 ◽  
pp. 272-280
Author(s):  
E. Turikova ◽  
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O. Nedoshytko ◽  
A. Akopova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Field ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Structural Basis ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Student Work ◽  
Interior Spaces ◽  
Light Color ◽  
Initial Geometry

In this article specific examples of historical interiors are identified and characterized, environment-forming factors determining the individuality of the historic interior and its renovation strategy are highlighted; shows the methods of renovation andreprofiling of historical interiors, their selection and testing in real environmental conditions.The historical buildings that make up the golden fund for the development of old cities often carry a bunch of contradictions: their interiors do not alwaysmeet today's requirements for the geometry of interior spaces, their hygiene, lighting, acoustics; the structural basis does not allow to increase the load; they are not designed for new functions, modes of operation, flows of people, etc.; the existing aesthetic system contradicts modern materials and stylistic priorities. Incorrect adaptation of historical interiors to a foreign function leads to irreplaceable cultural and artistic losses. Therefore, it is relevant to identify techniques for the renovation of historical interiors, architectural and design tools to ensure consistent interaction of the historical foundation and modern equipment.The study allowed to clarify the concept of “interior of a historic building”; to reveal the factors that determine the design approaches to the renovation of the interior: initial geometry, hue-color certainty and potential, artistic and stylistic integrity, scenographic potential, sanitary-hygienic and ergonomic, safety, human factor, compositional reality and potential. The identified factors made it possible to formulate the tasks and means of renovating aspecific historical interior. The methods of renovation are: the introduction of a contrasting accent; creation of alternative environmental and stylistic scenarios, points and perspectives of perception; use of environmentalinstallations from equipment; the formation of a single visual field of the interior and exterior through the use of font, elements of historical style.The article “Architectural and design techniques for renovating the interiors of historical buildings” clarifies the concept of “interior of a historical building”. The features of such interiors were identified and characterized, environment-forming factors determining the individuality of the historical interior and the strategy for its renovation, as well as design approaches to interior renovation: initial geometry, light-color certainty and potential, artistic and stylistic integrity, scenographic potential, sanitary-hygienic and ergonomic, were identified, security, human factor, compositional givenness and potential. The methods of renovation and reprofiling of historical interiors are shown, they are selected and tested in real environmental conditions. The identified factors made it possible to formulate the tasks and means of renovating aspecific historical interior. The methods of renovation are: the introduction of a contrasting accent; creation of alternative environmental and stylistic scenarios, points and perspectives of perception; use of environmental installations from equipment; the formation of a single visual field of the interior and exterior through the use of font, elements of historical style. The article is illustrated with graphic materials from the course student work (Art. Yulia Shtyrbu).

Adaptive reuse of open spaces in historical buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 703-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatice Kıran Çakır ◽  
Dinçer Aydın ◽  
Selin Arabulan
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Interior Spaces ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis study aims to evaluate the use of open and green spaces (OGS) of a historical building after the adaptive reuse of the building. The relationship between the use of OGSs and the perceived environments of the users is examined.Design/methodology/approachTo determine the OGS use preferences of the users and to obtain quantitative data, a survey was conducted. The data were evaluated using descriptive statistics in SPSS. Also, observation method was used to determine the frequency measurements of OGS. Thus, the relationships between the results were identified statistically.FindingsIt has been determined that the outdoor space features of a historical building should be arranged following its new function. The use of OGSs was affected by the physical properties of the spaces, accessibility and time spent in the settlement.Originality/valueThe historical building itself and its interior spaces, as well as the open, semi-open and green spaces of the building, are affected by the adaptive reuse process. However, the fact that only a few studies in the literature focus on the outdoor environment of the re-functionalized historical buildings makes this study original and unique.

scholarly journals Alternative Governance Model for Historical Building Conservation in China: From Property Rights Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 203
Author(s):  
Nan Guo ◽  
Edwin Hon Wan Chan ◽  
Esther Hiu Kwan Yung
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Coase Theorem ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Property Ownership ◽  
Governance Model ◽  
Building Conservation

With the rapid advancement of urbanisation, the adaptive reuse of heritage plays a key role in achieving sustainable development, which is widely recognised by UNESCO and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). In the process of urban renewal, unclear property rights have seriously hindered the relocation of old houses, compensation and the adaptive reuse of historical buildings, even causing a series of social contradictions, such as violence. Moreover, forced evictions and controversy in dealing with the rights of residents, particularly the so-called ‘nail households’ have attracted public attention. However, few studies have analysed the problems and countermeasures from the perspective of unclear property rights. This study focuses on analysing the unclear property rights of historical buildings to propose an Alternative Governance Model for Historical Building Conservation in China. Founded on the Coase Theorem of externalities and property rights to examine the existing complex property ownership and rights patterns of 63 historical buildings in the famous Pingjiang Historic Block in Suzhou, China, the model provides reasonable and feasible reconstruction schemes for each situation. The operation model can also provide a symbiosis of new and old building solutions for urban renewal in developing countries, which may encounter a similar challenge of urbanisation.

Adaptive reuse of historical buildings

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuraini Md Ali ◽  
Rodiah Zawawi ◽  
Nik Elyna Myeda ◽  
Nabila Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Sites

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the impacts that the adaptive reuse of historical building has on museum service quality by analysing the visitors’ expectations and perceptions through the HISTOQUAL model. It looks deeper into investigating the enhancement of adaptive reuse approach to historical buildings not only to the surrounding environment, but also to the building’s cultural significance. Design/methodology/approach A field survey implementing quantitative approach was conducted by using questionnaires to collect the visitors’ expectations and perceptions on their visits to the selected case study sites. The selected two case study sites are both newly adaptive reuse museums located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Through these case studies, the visitors’ expectations and perceptions were analysed and the differences were identified. Findings Positive feedback on the level of service quality provided at both museums indirectly shows the success of adaptive reuse initiative on the historical buildings towards adapting their new functions as a museum. It was also noted that foreign language leaflets and facilities for less able visitors were among the two service criteria that do not exceed the expectations of users. In general, these findings are crucial in identifying the gap within the services provided and appropriate measures that can be undertaken for further improvement. Research limitations/implications Further study can be employed to a larger population of study to cater for a variety of perspectives from both users and managers of the buildings. Practical implications This paper highlights the implications of users’ feedback towards building usability and functions. It provided imperative findings from the users’ point of view pertaining to the services provided. Social implications The paper illustrates the significance of social perceptions on the implications of service delivery. It also reports empirical evidence in highlighting the importance of users’ attributes towards excellent service delivery. Originality/value Up to present, there exists a small number of studies that look into reviewing the new functions of adaptive reuse buildings. This study now contributes to create a larger number of studies in this scope, especially within the context of Malaysia.

scholarly journals RESEARCH OF FUZHOU HISTORICAL BUILDING MANAGEMENT PLATFORM BASED ON DATA WAREHOUSE TECHNOLOGY

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W15 ◽  
pp. 671-674
Author(s):  
W. B. Li ◽  
G. L. Li ◽  
Y. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Data Support ◽  
Management Indicators ◽  
Building Management

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> In order to solve the problem of "data island" in the management of Fuzhou historical buildings. This paper analyzes historical building management needs and historical building management indicators. Then the data warehouse model of historic buildings is constructed by using dimension modeling method, and a set of data warehouse of Fuzhou historic buildings is designed and established. Finally, a historical building management platform was built on the basis of the historical building data warehouse, which realized the entry, standardization, extraction and cleaning of historical building management data. It provides data support for data mining of historic buildings in order to realize the protection, activation, utilization and standardized management of Fuzhou historic buildings.</p>

scholarly journals RENOVATION OF ROOF STRUCTURE OF HISTORICAL BUILDING – CASE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-81
Author(s):  
Marcela Spišáková ◽  
Daria Mokrenko
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Roof Structure ◽  
Historical Monuments ◽  
Cost Parameters

On the present, the problem of renovation of historical buildings is becoming more and more actual. The role of society is to protect and renovate the historical monuments. The presented article focuses on the problem of renovation of historic buildings from a structural, technological and cost point of view. During the solution of the case study "Renovation of roof structure of the Old Town Hall in Košice", a variant solution of the historic roof renovation was designed in accordance with the principles of historical buildings renovation. Subsequently, the evaluation of the technological and cost parameters for renovation; and determination of the optimal variant for renovation of the historical roof was processed through the methods of multicriterial analysis.

scholarly journals Considerations on the Protection of Historic Buildings in Wuhan：Starting from Tanhualin Protection

2021 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 03077
Author(s):  
Yulu Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Historical Architecture

This paper takes the historical and cultural area of Tanhualin in Wuchang District as an example, from the historical construction present situation, the value of historical architecture, discusses three aspects of the historical building protection measures, and finally draws the conclusion: historical building protection needs to emphasize on protection, do repair old as before, to protect the culture at the same time also should pay attention to regain its vitality, achieve sustainable development, and carefully reconsider historical buildings in the present age, the function of space positioning.

scholarly journals A study on fire spreading model for the safety distance between the neighborhood occupancies and historical buildings in Taiwan

2015 ◽  
Vol XL-5/W7 ◽  
pp. 73-78
Author(s):  
C.H Chen ◽  
S.W Chien ◽  
M.C Ho
Keyword(s):  
Fire Spread ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Fire Dynamics ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Safety Distance ◽  
Spread Model ◽  
Taipei City ◽  
Fire Spreading ◽  
Fire Outbreak

Cultural heritages and historical buildings are vulnerable against severe threats from fire. Since the 1970s, ten fire-spread events involving historic buildings have occurred in Taiwan, affecting a total of 132 nearby buildings. Developed under the influence of traditional Taiwanese culture, historic buildings in Taiwan are often built using non-fire resistant brick-wood structure and located in proximity to residential occupancies. Fire outbreak in these types of neighborhood will lead to severe damage of antiquities, leaving only unrecoverable historical imagery. This study is aimed to investigate the minimal safety distance required between a historical building and its surroundings in order to reduce the risk of external fire. This study is based on literature analysis and the fire spread model using a Fire Dynamics Simulator. The selected target is Jingmei Temple in Taipei City. This study explored local geography to identify patterns behind historical buildings distribution. In the past, risk reduction engineering for cultural heritages and historical buildings focused mainly on fire equipment and the available personnel with emergency response ability, and little attention was given to external fire risks and the affected damage. Through discussions on the required safety distance, this research provides guidelines for the following items: management of neighborhoods with historical buildings and consultation between the protection of cultural heritages and disaster prevention, reducing the frequency and extent of fire damages, and preserving cultural resource.

scholarly journals Role of colors in historical buildings preservation

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The article studies the role of color in historic buildings and to what extent it can be altered during the preservation process according to its properties and to society perception. Data from survey upon specific historical buildings conducted by the team is analyzed and compared with results from external researches. Aspects of historical building color are specified and conclusions are made. Practical recommendations are defined.

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