Innovative Upgrading of Heritage Buildings: Structural Case Studies
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Kribanandan Gurusamy Naidu
(JTK Consult Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory, Malaysia)
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Engineering the Developing World, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-27 April 2018 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference Kuala Lumpur 2018 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 435-442 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/kualalumpur.2018.0435 | ||||
| Abstract: |
The challenge of integrating old and new in the development of urban spaces is constrained by commercial realities and an ignorance of the value of maintaining historical relevance as society develops. Malaysia has had its fair share of such historical gems being destroyed without much consideration for heritage but there also exists significant projects where proper design and engineering have been applied for conservation and adaptive reuse. In this paper innovative options for structural upgrading of masonry buildings is considered using techniques which provide a basis for achieving structural integrity without compromising the visual appearance and historical value. This includes examples of a shop house upgraded following significant settlement due to adjacent construction and an adaptive reuse of a school which was converted into a theatre. |
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| Keywords: |
structural strengthening heritage upgrading Gothic masonry arches
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