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This work presents the first detailed study of the construction and materials of the Stockholm Public Library. As the building undergoes a rare period of maintenance and renovation, the floors and walls of the library are examined from three perspectives. First, using available but limited archival documents and plans; second, with non-destructive ground-penetrating radar measurements; and finally, through on-site surveys during local interventions for the maintenance and renovation process. The ensuing results emphasize the complementary nature of this combined research approach in recovering lost or forgotten construction details and further reveal several important findings. In the case of the unique wall finishing of the library’s rotunda, multiple layers of lime mortar, each varying in thickness and coarseness, were used to build up and craft the relief-like interior wall surface. With the use of in-situ aerated concrete and prefabricated Solomite panels in the library’s 1931–32 floor construction, a material connection between Asplund and the broader modern movement in architecture is further highlighted. At first glance, these construction-related findings seem to reinforce the common architectural narrative of the library as a transitional project between neoclassicism and modernism. At the same time, however, the library’s separate periods of construction of 1925–28 and 1931–32 and their distinct materials can be seen as a continuity of construction culture, with the innovative use of local raw materials related to the Swedish landscape.

The paper presents theoretical analyses of renovating a historical bridge in order to decrease stresses. The installation of additional equipment, including a vibration absorber, is relatively easy to perform if such a need is indicated by the current bridge diagnostics or the monitoring of the structure’s vibrations. Moreover, absorbers could be mounted in such a way as not to alter the appearance of the historic structure. The authors focused on the problem of optimising the cooperation between a dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) and a structure under dynamic load moving with constant velocity. A simple degree of freedom (SDOF) system – as a model of the absorber and a multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) system – as the primary structure, were adopted in the calculations. Every force is regarded as a random variable, as well as interarrivals of moving forces. Two different situations and solutions were presented. The first case is when the stream of moving forces with a constant velocity is modelled as the filtered Poisson process. The second one when one of the forces is located in the point of the beam in which the response of the beam has the maximum value.

Approaches to the renovation of industrial architecture objects and former industrial sites are examined taking into account the current concept of successive development of cities based on their identity and "spirit of the place". These approaches range from total demolition to the conservation of industrial facilities as they are. Each of the approaches is considered in terms of its specific features, and positive and negative aspects. The renovation of industrial buildings and complexes in domestic and international practice are illustrated by examples.

Pavilions Y, C, and Z of the Brno Exhibition Centre, dating from the post-war period, are considered important monuments of Mid-century modern architecture in Czechoslovakia. However, they exhibit a number of operational shortcomings due to the time of their construction and the very nature of exhibition architecture intended originally only for seasonal use. The question of their future renovation and adaptation to a more sustainable operation is discussed in the context of their previous construction development, taking into account the peculiarities of the legislative environment in the Czech Republic and the specifics of exhibition and trade fair operations.

Incorporating strategies of ecological regeneration, public spaces, and mobility networks, the project for the Somes river transforms an obsolete 20th-century infrastructure into a porous riverbank, activating the river as a meeting place for local communities, as well as for fauna and flora.

The article is devoted to the recreational use of the depressed economic territories of coastal cities, using the example of the city of Odessa. As the part of the study, the depressed economic areas of Odessa, located on the Black Sea coast, formed as a result of various factors: economic, technological, etc. were identified and analyzed. Based on the study of international experience redevelopment of abandoned areas, and to identify “recreational potential” of the city of Odessa, the landscape and recreational function have been selected, which will lead to the increase of green areas in the structure of an urban environment and the improvement of sanitary and hygienic conditions in residential and coastal areas. The principles, models and methods of functional planning organization of landscape and recreational formations in coastal depressed areas were formulated. This made it possible to use degraded urban areas effectively to create an ecologically clean, comfortable environment for a recreation of the population and the development of domestic tourism.

Mass high-rise, tenement housing in former Soviet bloc countries, built within the modernist genre, has proved to be problematical throughout the history of architecture and urban planning. This study addresses features of mass housing in the former Soviet state of Kazakhstan, in which planning, artistic, psychological, social, and urban aspects of housing have resulted in the inhabitants’ diminished quality of life. The study’s findings reveal specific critical problems regarding typical tenements in Kazakhstan for their inhabitants and for the urban environments they occupy. An interdisciplinary approach reveals both negative and positive characteristics of various types of Kazakh mass tenement housing, with an emphasis on the former. The paper addresses some potentialities and recommendations for renovation that would enhance the quality of life in the urban setting.

If deconstruction means an understanding of structure to rethink it without destroying it, this project could be one of its best examples. Here, the abandonment of an old police station had transformed it into a lawless place -- that is, its opposite. But instead of returning it to its original function, the architecture turns the ruin into something even better: an open public space achieved through subtracting the non-structural enclosure.

Both at national and international level, the present-day trends relate to the development of high-performance enclosing and insulation systems that make use of modern thermo-energetic rehabilitation methods.

By the end of the 1990s in France, the first labels have been created to distinguish the singularity of 20th-century architecture. However, a large part of its building stock suffers from energy deficiencies, and most of them need major retrofitting to align with today’s habitability standards. If current technologies offer a wide array of devices that meet performance demands, their implementation does not always comply with heritage protection goals. As part of a transdisciplinary research project, our team studies the acceptability and feasibility of the renovation of various buildings of the 20th-century, using “the ventilated double-skin”. The goal is to set renovation protocols that incorporate architectural and cultural evaluation in the technical analysis of energy and comfort needs. In this paper, we present our methodology and first results and aim to highlight the importance of complementary approaches to help inform sustainable interventions on this unique heritage.

Abstract Building alterations often occur when the buildings ought to be updated to meet new standards. In such processes, original values of existing buildings tend to be neglected in favor of speed and economic benefits from aggressive alterations. In this research, we investigate the mechanism of architectural alterations that respect the value of existing buildings. The research helps uncover the lasting values of buildings that can be preserved in spite of the need for physical adjustments.

Abstract This paper introduces the concept of co‐renovation, which involves creating a network of people, objects, and events during the renovation process. The study examines the effectiveness of co‐renovation in two ways. First, by promoting an open approach to the renovation process and the resulting house, it is possible to stimulate connections between those involved in the renovation. Second, the creation of a renovation network can encourage a sense of community development, leading to independent regional initiatives that extend beyond the renovation project. To optimize the effectiveness of co‐renovation, it is crucial to foster spontaneous connections, and this paper provides a summary of the factors that contribute to this.

The main site of the project for the revitalization of the 36th quarter of the historical center of Irkutsk is the merchant estate of the Medvednikovs. The buildings are located at the corner of Khalturin Street and Dekabrskikh Sobytiy Street. Built in the classical style in the early 19th century, the surviving houses have been excluded from the list of cultural heritage sites and are in a ruined state. The goal of the project is to restore the historical and cultural value of the site and to adapt it for a cultural center. The choice of function for the object was determined after analyzing the situation and justified by the cultural and educational function of the territory and the needs of residents. The boundaries of urban planning were increased to ensure integrated urban development. The project is the winner of the International Graduation Competition (Kazan) and the XXX International Architectural Festival “Zodchestvo” (Moscow).

Abstract This study explores practical approaches to address future vacant housing problems by investigating various support systems established by local governments in Japan. The investigation aims to clarify the components and application of such countermeasures and identify local governments that have achieved positive results after taking qualitative measures and implementing distinct policies. These countermeasures include renovation and demolition subsidies among other strategies. Budgetary limitations make such systems inflexible and the number of vacant houses under a local government’s purview difficult to determine. While some local governments have secured large budgets and designed policies with wider scopes, others with small budgets have achieved substantial successes by setting up clear visions. Each local government should prioritize key aspects of its regional challenges to design a vacant housing policy that addresses the most urgent goal achievable with a limited budget.

As an expert at the competition for the development of an architectural and planning renovation concept for the city of Norilsk up to 2035, the ADM design studio was invited by the Norilsk Development Agency to work as an expert in the elaboration of the city’s development programmes. The work enabled the team to understand the range of problems and the territorial and natural-climatic uniqueness of the place. After the announcement of the competition, ADM and Grazhdanproekt Institute decided to participate themselves, as they had practical experience in designing for the North. The author was interested in how the practical design material could be used to structurize and test a number of already existing concepts in the theme defining the principles of co-organisation of the city in close co-operation with natural-climatic and landscape features of the place.

Renovation of the environmental education camp in Listvyanka settlement opens up prospects for the development of children’s, family inclusive recreation and can have a positive effect on the region’s economy as a whole. Creating a comfortable modern environment for children is based on studying the territory, structuring and developing the existing functional zones. There is an emphasis on renewing the image of the entire complex of buildings.

Abstract The urban riverside space of Shanghai is transforming. How to renovate industrial heritage buildings to renew their vitality while retaining their historical memories and integrate them into the contemporary cityscape and today’s urban lifestyle is a common challenge encountered by contemporary architects. This article takes the renovation of Yong’an Warehouse as an example to showcase a typical heritage conservation project’s design process. The architects took different approaches to accommodate the different statuses of the twin buildings of the Yong’an Warehouse, seeking to create a symbiotic twin relationship between the past and the present. This project adopted a conservation and utilisation approach that involves multilateral participation, emphasising value-oriented mythology, and providing an alternative thread for the renovation of historical architecture.

Abstract The renovation of a 28‐year‐old supermarket is planned as one of the main facilities of the Aburatsu Shopping Street Regeneration Project in Nichinan, Miyazaki Prefecture. The building, with its steel rigid frame structure, is partially reduced and divided into two buildings to create an outdoor space, thereby creating a complex facility that contains a meeting area and six eating and drinking establishments.

Drawing on the case of Krasnoyarsk, the authors study the possibilities of defining the territories of integrated development (ITD), as well as possible directions of their development from the standpoint of the modern understanding of the renovation of the city environment. To assess the functioning of residential areas to be reconstructed, the method of urban morphology and the QGIS geoinformation complex based on open data were used. Some territorial parameters are analyzed and proposed for determining the ITD, in accordance with the present ideas about the modern comfort of the living environment, using the example of two city districts.

Drawing on the case of Krasnoyarsk, the authors study the possibilities of defining the territories of integrated development (ITD), as well as possible directions of their development from the standpoint of the modern understanding of the renovation of the city environment. To assess the functioning of residential areas to be reconstructed, the method of urban morphology and the QGIS geoinformation complex based on open data were used. Some territorial parameters are analyzed and proposed for determining the ITD, in accordance with the present ideas about the modern comfort of the living environment, using the example of two city districts.

The article presents the results of the qualification work “Renovation of the territory of Irkutsk Higher Military Aviation Engineering School with the development of a fragment of the military gymnasium complex in Irkutsk”. The historical context, urban planning and space location of the university campus and techniques are described. They allow increasing the density of buildings and pedestrian accessibility of infrastructure facilities, which makes the urban environment more comfortable. The definition of renovation and its main characteristics are given.

Located in central Santiago, the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Centre (GAM) is in fact the latest renovation of a building that embodies several historical shifts affecting Chile since 1972. Originally conceived as an emblem of modernisation during Salvador Allende’s presidency, it became the headquarters of the Pinochet military junta after the 1973 coup d’etat. In present times, due to the October 2019 social protest movement, the building has been transformed by activists into an impromptu platform for protest art. This essay explores the discursive and spatial relationships between the latest renovation of the GAM building and past events through an analysis of the renovation’s design, its socio-political and cultural context, and its impact upon Chilean collective memory. Archival research for the essay encompasses governmental documents, press releases, and architectural drawings – in conjunction with newspaper articles and television clips. Furthermore, three figures involved in the renovation were interviewed: Christian Yutronic, one of the architects responsible for the redesign; Felipe Mella, the current director of GAM; and Caiozzama, a prominent protest artist who has transformed the building’s façade. This study reveals the links between architectural form and collective memory in contemporary Chile, interweaving topics such as remembrance and erasure, the conservation of ‘difficult’ heritage, and the role played by ideology within current architectural discourse.

The main focus of the article is on the problem of the modern attitude to the remaining legacy of Metabolism in Japan. In the course of the research rare cases of renovation of architecture in Japan were revealed. In order to determine the historical value of modern architecture in Japan, a system “language-tradition-space” which links with the Japanese culture, was used. The full-scale survey of one of the Tokyo districts was also carried out to prove the certain connection between the value of space and time in modern Japanese culture.

The adaptive re-use of buildings of the cultural heritage is one of the key components of a sustainable development model and fundamental principle in the doctrine of heritage conservation. With the re-use of buildings, a society’s development can be provided with environmental, social, economic and other benefits. Presented selected examples as case studies confirm the theses and starting points from the first part of the paper.

"Architecture in Valtellina and Valchiavenna remained anchored to ancient traditions until the second half of the twentieth century, when new lifestyles and economic models lead to the so-called “building boom”. In this period, the best agricultural land lost its use value and the traditional rural architecture was replaced by a building without quality that spread over the territory. Despite this, it can however be said that a high-quality architectural production, in the Province of Sondrio, has continued to exist. In the last fifty years, some architects have realized significant works, also thanks to the local administrations that have promoted the construction of public buildings and infrastructures, such as new municipal offices, civic centres, libraries, sports halls. On the other hand, widespread building has maintained a low quality level. In recent years, the role of public administrations has lost importance, because private initiative has been encouraged. Today, therefore, the role of cultural promotion becomes strategic, in the hope of a better capability to reconstruct an architectural culture spread throughout the territory and among all the professionals involved in the construction process."

"The Province of Belluno is home of great human and landscape quality and of the beautiful Dolomites, UNESCO World Heritage. How experiences of contemporary architecture fit and how are promoted in this context? It can be said that contemporary architecture does not attract a big audience. This is despite the constant efforts by various bodies and associations to promote its diffusion and development through competitions, conferences, workshops and case studies. In the Belluno region, apart from the extraordinary extant historical heritage, there are widespread examples of new architecture known as “false alpine models” or architecture that has erroneously become typical of the Province’s image. This is the reason why this new architecture with its range of peculiarities is widely reiterated, from north to south of the area. Even though buildings of this type lack any real ties with history or tradition, they find widespread approval by institutions and commissions. They are the result of repetitive practices deriving from constraints imposed by local regulations and a limited aptitude in the use of contemporary language of architecture. Even if the barometer of the vitality of contemporary architecture in the region of Belluno is rather lukewarm, dampened by cultural resistance and by regulatory constraints affecting its growth and diffusion, there is no lack of experiences, initiatives and achievements. The latter is evidence of the fact that where research and the use of contemporary languages are accompanied by the opinions of enlightened patrons, good architecture is born, which find space in the arena of national and international architectural debate. Examples of good architecture, even though limited in number, are distributed across the Province and constitute heritage and the focus for promoting and consolidating the growth and dissemination of contemporary architecture throughout the area."

"The architects Quintus Miller and Armando Ruinelli operate mainly in Switzerland and in particular in the Grisons area where they have carried out several projects thus facing the different issues affecting the requalification of landscape and of existing architecture in the valley and mountain context. The dialogue between the two architects highlights their design approach in relation to the historical, cultural and environmental peculiarities of this heritage. What emerges strongly is the need for the contemporary project to reinterpret the existing in order to identify and restore in each project the «Stimmung» intended as an absolute synthesis of all those elements that characterize a given place or a given architecture in time and space. From the architectural redevelopment of small buildings to the insertion of new volumes within historical fabrics, from the restoration of monuments to the expansion of historic structures, the narrated projects show a well-read approach towards the intervention on heritage allowing a critical reinterpretation of history, of memory and of the long lasting Alpine settlement processes."

Handbooks on strategic real estate management are generally based on four strategies for functional adjustment of the building: conversion, expansion, renovation and adaptive reuse. And on a strategic level, this classification in adjustment strategies does work for real estate in general. But when looking at Dutch primary schools as a specific type of real estate, reality can be and is more nuanced. Other accommodation strategies came to the fore in a study into the spatial adaptation of primary schools and children’s centres in the Netherlands. An analysis of 100 school buildings studied in the Atlas of School Building (published in Dutch as Scholenbouwatlas) revealed that nine main strategies were prevalent in practice. This refinement of the strategies fits (better) with integrated conversion actions of primary schools in which several aspects are solved together. In the following article these strategies are analysed and discussed in a theoretical context. The conclusion of the analyses is that the existing general models in the strategic handling of the building stock in the case of specific real estate of primary schools can be refined.

With the emergence of the presence of baths in the history of humanity is no longer a vital need for water has been understood by research. Thanks to this information, it was found out that people first used the bath structures that they built in Greek civilizations, they used them for healthy life and in the following periods they were meeting places, sports fields and indispensable parts of daily life. The aim of this study is to examine the baths, which is an important figure of the daily life in the past, in terms of space and material in the field study in the field study, since it can continue as a place by changing its function upon the loss of old importance due to the cultural and technological development and subsequent changes. Although baths change their shape and function according to civilizations, they are thought, designed and built as an important part of socio-cultural life. In the first examples, the baths, which appeared in the function of health structures and on a small scale, have grown in scale as a result of advancing technology and changing environmental conditions, gained additional functions and turned into complex structures. Baths are similar in their emergence ideas. However, their functions and functions have undergone changes. In this way, it was able to add something new to the next culture and make it available today. The baths, which are clearly shaped within the framework of social life, also provide clear information about the needs and lifestyle of the period. In the light of this information, both cultural accumulation occurs and more extensive research can be done. In this context, as a result of the researches, Meram Hasbey Bath, located in the city center of Konya and changed its function, was examined on the basis of both material and space and investigated by field analysis method. In the field analysis, it was found out that many parts of the Meram Hasbey Bath were not available. It is understood that only two parts of the structure serve the users and both the bath architecture is not perceived and the structure cannot be fully protected.

Abstract The Modern Movement has demonstrated its long-term legitimacy as a lasting concept endowed with longevity. Relating technology, spatial form and social commitment to one another, through an optimistic faith in progress, modern architects sought to attain new heights of functionality and flexibility in use. The current challenge is to find ways to deal with the conservation of this recent legacy in the continuously changing context of current times, including physical, economic, functional, and fast-moving socio-cultural and political values. To address these questions, ‘Modern built heritage conservation policies’ explores the restoration and renovation processes undertaken in some paradigmatic case studies: the Tugendhat House (Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, Brno, Czech Republic, 1929–1930), the Crown Hall (Mies van der Rohe, Chicago, USA, 1950–1956), the National Museum of Western Art (Le Corbusier, Tokyo, Japan, 1959) and the Gulbenkian Foundation (Alberto Pessoa, Pedro Cid e Ruy d’Athouguia, Lisbon, Portugal, 1959–1969).

Building renovation projects are mainly affected by not only the design constraints of existing buildings but also various influential factors (e.g., building age, structural stability, site condition). However, conventional estimation methods deal with renovation projects similar to new construction and do not effectively consider potential risk factors. Thus, unexpected problems can make it difficult to proceed with the initial project execution plan. A three-phase framework is proposed for a probabilistic cost estimation process model that reflects the uncertainties of residential building renovation: (1) roughly estimating the cost based on industry means data; (2) converting the estimated costs to probabilistic values to consider the project characteristics; and (3) adjusting the converted probabilistic values according to risk factors. The value at risk of a specific construction can then be calculated to improve the reliability of the cost estimation. The proposed model was applied to a case study to demonstrate its feasibility. The results showed that the distribution of cost estimates reflecting the project characteristics and risk factors could be objectively confirmed at the initial stage. Thus, the method can help facilitate the decision-making process for homeowners, especially those reluctant to choose renovation.

Technological characteristics of the use of innovation methods for the no-dig repair of city infrastructure utilities, as well as prospects of the allocation of foreign technologies in Russia are considered in the work. The comparative analysis of technical and economic parameters of the pipeline section open-laying method with similar parameters of the most common no-dig repair technologies of gravity-flow discharge manifolds is reported with a specific example. The authors made conclusions on the need to carry out additional further research on both the development of new domestic polymer materials and manufacture of the assembly equipment, and the improvement of the regulatory system for the development of new standard technological documentation for the wide introduction of promising technologies of no-dig repair of outdoor utilities in the construction practice.

Huizhou architecture can provide a relative comfortable indoor experience in summer, but failing to achieve the same effect in winter. This paper tested the thermal comfort in Xingfu Hall of Wufu Club, a renovated Huizhou architecture project, revealing that the hall was stiflingly hot in summer, due to slow wind speed and poor vetilation. Then, the indoor thermal environment of Wufu Club was simulated on the software PHOENICS. The simulation shows that the ventilation effect could be improved by increasing the size of wind outlet (the patio opening) and the absolute difference between the surface wind pressure at the new opening and the wind pressure of the existing openings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The wooden architecture of the 19th century is mentioned in the UNESCO World Heritage description of Riga among the criteria that makes the Capital city of Outstanding Universal Value. So far, 3 500 wooden buildings in the city have survived. This paper summarizes information on the renovation of four wooden buildings. The aim of this paper is to give a closer overview on the impact of ownership, funding source and location in the city of the building on the process of renovation and architectural change. The internationally approved renovation principles in the renovation of wooden buildings in Riga are not often taken into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper presents the strategy of redevelopment of the post-industrial King’s Cross area in London – one of the biggest European investments in the last years (the surface of approx. 67 acres), which could be considered the perfect case study for similar works. The author described in details the investment process, as well as the principles and effects of functional and spatial changes that have led to creation of the new system of open space, adaptation of selected post-industrial buildings for new functions (also the buildings proclaimed as a monument) and also fostering a new urban dimension to the wastelands. Detailed architectural issues are presented on the example of 3 squares: Granary Square, Pancras Square and King’s Cross Square. Field research was realized from 2011 to 2016.

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The principal aim of this work is to prescribe creativity into the renovation and reconstruction process in architecture. This issue connects both petrified past and unknown future with the simple idea of preventing local heritage and Portuguese legacy. The field of our research and creative design will be the Rua da Madalena (Madalena Street) in Lisbon downtown – Baixa Pombalina. The case study and estimated results would serve as a prototype for more innovative thinking about renovation of urban tissue and buildings for similar examples. Following the latest economic trends, the rebirth of traditional forms of business and interest for local heritage, we will attempt to bound raw numbers with endless sources of our creative minds. This case study, presented in the Heritage versus Tourism Conference in Lisbon, in May 2016 would be a step-by-step, a “know-how” example for many streets with various ambient over the world. Hence, the architectural and aesthetic values would be presented first, mathematical marketing formula afterward. The equation would involve both tangible and intangible factors and would be our attempt to introduce creative thinking as a ground for concrete, visible consequences. Architecture is a field, where this attempt could succeed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]