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Adaptation and Sustainability: The Protection and Renovation of Historic Districts and Heritage Buildings
The adaption and sustainability of architectural designs have led to increasing attention in the past decades due to climate changes. Meanwhile, the progress of urban and rural regeneration has become inevitable after the rapid development of urbanization. Heritage buildings and historic districts play important roles in urban and rural regeneration as they have witnessed transformations of regions while reflecting collective memories and cultural identity. There are challenges faced by the local government in the adaptive-reuse of heritage buildings and sustainable renovation of historic districts. On one hand, the historical space should be revitalized while preserving the genius loci of the site. On the other hand, the resilience of the community should be strengthened via facility management and traffic network optimization, so that the habitability of the residents can be optimized. The economic framework of the district should be promoted by adopting regional characteristics and public participation. Due to the comprehensive demands of the protection and renovation of historic districts and heritage buildings, one of the common issues for design teams during their practice is to identify the priority of design strategies case by case for each project. To solve this issue, the evidence-based design (EBD) framework is introduced in this paper. Based on case studies of Pinghe Packing Plant, Zhang Mansion, Xiedian Village, and the South district of Jianghan Road, this paper discusses the adaptability and sustainability of architecture and communities. The research summarized the main renovation strategies used in each case study while offering ideas and measures for adaptive-reuse and sustainable renewal of historic districts and heritage buildings. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the EBD framework in the protection and renovation of historic districts and heritage buildings.
Adaptation and Sustainability: The Protection and Renovation of Historic Districts and Heritage Buildings
The adaption and sustainability of architectural designs have led to increasing attention in the past decades due to climate changes. Meanwhile, the progress of urban and rural regeneration has become inevitable after the rapid development of urbanization. Heritage buildings and historic districts play important roles in urban and rural regeneration as they have witnessed transformations of regions while reflecting collective memories and cultural identity. There are challenges faced by the local government in the adaptive-reuse of heritage buildings and sustainable renovation of historic districts. On one hand, the historical space should be revitalized while preserving the genius loci of the site. On the other hand, the resilience of the community should be strengthened via facility management and traffic network optimization, so that the habitability of the residents can be optimized. The economic framework of the district should be promoted by adopting regional characteristics and public participation. Due to the comprehensive demands of the protection and renovation of historic districts and heritage buildings, one of the common issues for design teams during their practice is to identify the priority of design strategies case by case for each project. To solve this issue, the evidence-based design (EBD) framework is introduced in this paper. Based on case studies of Pinghe Packing Plant, Zhang Mansion, Xiedian Village, and the South district of Jianghan Road, this paper discusses the adaptability and sustainability of architecture and communities. The research summarized the main renovation strategies used in each case study while offering ideas and measures for adaptive-reuse and sustainable renewal of historic districts and heritage buildings. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the EBD framework in the protection and renovation of historic districts and heritage buildings.
Adaptation and Sustainability: The Protection and Renovation of Historic Districts and Heritage Buildings
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Rubbo, Anna (editor) / Du, Juan (editor) / Thomsen, Mette Ramsgaard (editor) / Tamke, Martin (editor) / Xiao, Yao (author)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
2023-09-20
23 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Deep renovation of historic buildings
| Emerald Group Publishing | 2019
| Emerald Group Publishing | 2020