Creative Conversions

Schittich, Christian

doi:10.11129/detail.9783034614894.8

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“…Today, working with existing buildings, repairing and restoring them for continued use has become a creative and fascinating challenge within the architectural discipline [1,2]. This process of wholeheartedly altering a building is often called 'adaptive reuse' [3].…”

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Adaptive reuse as a strategy towards conservation of cultural heritage: a literature review

Plevoets

Cleempoel

2011

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

114

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The paper presents a survey of scholarly literature on the subject of adaptive reuse within the discipline of heritage conservation and architecture. The different theories are compared and classified according to their approach towards adaptive reuse. Three main approaches can be distinguished: typological, technical and architectural strategies. Each approach is discussed separately and an overview of relevant literature is presented in a schematic way. To conclude, we indicate four important gaps in existing theories on adaptive reuse of historic buildings.

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Adaptive reuse as a strategy towards conservation of cultural heritage: a literature review

Plevoets

Cleempoel

2011

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

114

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“…New addition can be designed either in a harmony or in contrast to the existing and the approach is identified depending on the designer [2]. As Schittich [3] states: "Working with the given fabric, which imposes necessary constraints on the designer, is one of the most creative and fascinating tasks in architecture." As the simple reason, conversion is a cheaper and less complicated process than constructing a new building.…”

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New Designs in Historic Context: Starchitecture vs Architectural Conservation Principles

Mısırlısoy¹

2017

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The design approach of new additions is one of the most commonly discussed issues in the conservation field. Additions should be differentiated but compatible for achieving a harmony between new and old. Heritage buildings can be transformed into major landmarks of the city after conversions or may harm the originality and significance of the heritage buildings. Although there are international preservation standard and charters that introduce principles for interventions in historical context, they are not followed by some countries. Local authorities give permission to new developments that have been designed by Star architects, which can be inappropriate to historical context, to promote the district and the country. The paper questions the success of the selected designs by star architects in terms of architectural conservation principles that defined in the international preservation standards and charters. Selected case studies have been assessed through the identified principles from the selected international preservation standards and charters. New designs in historic environments should add another value to the heritage buildings rather than destroying its character and identity. The additions can be acceptable if it contributes to the city identity and if it does not damage the identity of the existing historic structure.

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“…The repurposing of industrial heritage in urban environments is actually recognized as a part of urban transformation [28] (p. 13). In modern architecture reconstruction, revitalization and interpolation of new features in abandoned plants are considered as newer practices exceeding the boundaries of primary preservation of industrial heritage [29]. Repurposing in practice is very often justified as a concept because the costs of rehabilitation of the majority of these buildings sometimes present a more acceptable (cost-effective) solution than their demolition and removal [30] (p. 34).…”

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Repurposing and the Impact of New Facilities on the Potential Presentation of Industrial Heritage

Aranđelović

Videnović

Gadžić³

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Sustainability

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Industrial heritage combines historical, architectural and cultural values of the context in which it is located. In order for the spatial and architectural potential of these buildings to be used even after the loss of their initial purpose, the previous plants become the hub of new activity through repurposing and adjustment. This study is focused on the interpolation of hotel and business/trade activities within the previous industrial complex Belgrade “Steam Mill” where the practical issues related to the implementation of this entire process have been presented by means of a detailed analysis (case study). Repurposing of the old plant has been accepted as an evolutionary model of integrative protection. This paper names the shifts in the social and economic context of ex-Yugoslavia and adoption of new economic and cultural patterns as one of the causes for the abandonment of the Mill and its fall into disrepair. Accordingly, the contribution of this paper is based on an overview of a potential identification of a specific model for future actions in similar situations and in relation to the industrial heritage of the Republic of Serbia. The critical analysis of the results of Steam Mill repurposing presented in this paper implies the reviewing of both positive and negative aspects of the said process with the aim of understanding the significance of appropriate planning and use of future facilities in relation to the protection and promotion of cultural heritage values of general interest.

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Creative Conversions

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Adaptive reuse as a strategy towards conservation of cultural heritage: a literature review

Adaptive reuse as a strategy towards conservation of cultural heritage: a literature review

New Designs in Historic Context: Starchitecture vs Architectural Conservation Principles

Repurposing and the Impact of New Facilities on the Potential Presentation of Industrial Heritage

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