New Buildings in the Vilnius Historical Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Effect of Infill Architecture on the Heritage Context of Heliopolis_vfc

“…Architects bear a great burden when designing buildings located within the context of heritage areas, and they face the challenge between tradition and JAUES, 19, 70, 2024 modernity. Contextual Architecture or Contextualism is the Architecture that responds to the physical and meta-physical characteristics of the site, it is a design philosophy rather than an architectural design style [1]. The urban pattern of the different areas within the city is an integral part of its context.…”

“…Contextualism in architecture is a design approach that take into consideration and respond to the place circumstances and conditions. International regulation for urban heritage started in 1964 (Venice Charter) and since then the scope, methods and means for regulation of new architectural objects in conservation areas have been deepened and revised by the UNESCO [1]. Contextualism in architecture refers to a building's visual relationship to its surroundings.…”

“…With the steady increase in the number of population around the world and the economic and social changes, the need to construct new buildings in vacant plots of land or instead of collapsed buildings within the heritage areas to replace the existing historical buildings appeared which is known as: "Infill Design". The introduction of contemporary architecture into ancient groups of buildings is feasible as far as the town-planning scheme of which it is a part involves acceptance of the existing context [1].…”