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ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION
Intro | preservation | adaptive reuse
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Introduction to Conservation
Architectural conservation describes the process through which the material, history and design integrity of mankind’s built
heritage are prolonged through carefully planned interventions.
Architectural conservation deals with issues of prolonging the life and integrity of architectural character and integrity,
such as form and style, and/or its constituent materials, such as stone, brick, glass, metal and wood.
W H Y C O N S E R V AT I O N ?
Heritage largely defines the identity of a society and it is passed down from one generation to another.
- In order to pass on to future generations what is currently identified as being of cultural
significance today, we must imbibe good conservation practices especially for the heritage buildings in order to prevent them
from deterioration and extend the life and basic functions of these buildings.
H E R I TA G E ?
Heritage is the full range of our inherited
traditions, monuments, objects, and culture. TYPES OF HERITAGE • it is both tangible and intangible, in the
sense that ideas and memories--of songs,
Most important, it is the range of contemporary • Natural Heritage recipes, language, dances
• Indigenous Heritage
activities, meanings, and behaviours that we • many other elements of who we are and
draw from them. how we identify ourselves--are as important
Heritage includes, but is much more than
preserving, excavating, displaying, or restoring a
• Historic Heritage as historical buildings and archaeological
sites.
collection of old things.
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Preservation -In architectural conservation
“Preservation” means and includes maintaining the fabric of a place in its existing state and retarding deterioration.
Preservation places a high premium on the retention of all historic fabric through conservation, maintenance and repair. It
reflects a buildings continuum over time, through successive occupancies, and the respectful changes and alterations that are
made.
PRESERVATION AS TREATMENT
GUIDELINES FOR PRESERVATION
• The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The replacement of intact or repairable historic materials or alteration of features, spaces, and
spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided.
• Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved.
• Distinctive materials, features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved.
• Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials
will not be used.
• Archaeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken.
• The existing condition of historic features will be evaluated to determine the appropriate level of intervention needed. Where the severity of deterioration requires
repair or limited replacement of a distinctive feature, the new material will match the old in composition, design, colour, and texture.
• Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Work needed to stabilize, consolidate, and conserve existing historic materials and
features will be physically and visually compatible, identifiable upon close inspection, and properly documented for future research.
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Adaptive re-use -In architectural conservation
The re-use of historic buildings and neighbourhoods is economically sensible. It is an effective strategy to conserve architectural heritage,
particularly by using traditional craftspeople in the process. Such re-use distinguishes between preservation as an ideal on the one hand and,
on the Page other, the goal to prolong the useful life of architectural heritage by retaining as much (and not necessarily, all) of the surviving
evidence as a vestigial presence.
1. Priority must be accorded to retaining the continuity of original functions. Any new use must be introduced only after studying its effect on
the local context, and must conform to the carrying capacity and vulnerability of the architectural heritage.
2. All changes to the original fabric should be preceded and followed by comprehensive documentation. Additions and alterations must
re respect the coherence of the whole, and must, to the extent possible, engage traditional materials, skills and knowledge in the process.
3. When it becomes necessary to modernise and comprehensively alter the original internal functional characteristics of the building or site,
its external image must be retained.
4. At the outset, the local community must be made aware of the changes envisaged and explained the benefits to be derived.
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