{"title":"Partition walls in Venetian traditional buildings. Analysis instruments and solutions for their preservation and improvement of performances","authors":"A. Bertolazzi, M. Breda, G. Croatto, U. Turrini","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2019.1577644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2019.1577644","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Preserving cultural heritage doesn’t simply imply handing down the image of a building as a whole, it also means safeguarding its material nature through knowing its construction-related features. The need to make buildings meet present-day requirements as regards acoustic and thermal performances must come to terms with the demand of preserving what has been built, avoiding marring its features. This is particularly felt in Italy, since most of the buildings in historical towns were built before the nineteen century. The object of the research is studying plastered wooden-structure partition walls to be found in brick-work Venetian buildings with a view of their refurbishment and conservation. Such walls, consisting in boards and wooden strips (scorzoni and cantinelle) play an important functional and construction-related role inside Venetian buildings. The resort to other materials unconnected with Venetian building tradition has often led to their being substituted with walls built according to more up-to-date techniques which has caused the loss of historical identity as well as quite different thermal-acoustic, rigidity and weight performances. The paper presents the first results of the construction-related analysis of the existing walls and some guidelines aiming to improve their performances, at the same time making their preservation viable.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2019-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2019.1577644","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47788769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The study of activated re-utilization of Hakka-enclosed houses under the urbanization: XiPuXinJu as an example","authors":"Beibei Gu, He Yan","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1537029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1537029","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper studies XiPuXinJu, a Hakka-enclosed house that is located in the Longgang District, Shenzhen, China. By analysing the building’s development history and transformation process, it is proven that XiPuXinJu has both the characteristics of traditional Hakka-enclosed houses and is obviously influenced by Guangfu architecture from the Han culture from ancient central China. XiPuXinJu is typical of western Canton with important historical value; its development is a microcosm of the destiny of numerous unlisted historical buildings that have survived the torrent of urbanization. The main problems faced by XiPuXinJu are (1) stripped environmental elements; (2) weakened traditional architectural style, with the need to improve quality and living comfort; and (3) high vacancy rate. This paper suggests solutions for the activated re-utilization of XiPuXinJu with regard to three aspects: environmental reconstruction, building renovation and the implementation of new functions.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1537029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43999956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new morphological approach to Iranian bazaar: the application of urban spatial design theories to Shiraz and Kerman bazaars","authors":"A. Lak, Pantea Hakimian","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1543821","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1543821","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Situated at the center of cities, Iranian bazaars have not only shaped the structure of cities but also serve as a fundamental urban space. In recent decades, unsustainable developments deteriorating the old historic districts of cities have negatively influenced the physical, economic, and social aspects of bazaars. This is the most serious challenge of urban regeneration. Focusing on Shiraz and Kerman bazaars, the present research aims at proposing a new approach for studying the morphology of Iranian bazaars as highly distinguished urban sites. The qualitative method was applied to analyze these cases by conducting desk and field studies while investigating the historical maps of Shiraz and Kerman bazaars according to Trancik’s theories of urban spatial design (1986. Finding lost space: theories of urban design. John Wiley & Sons). Then, content analysis was used to extract the associated meaning of bazaar through in-depth interviews. The results show that Iranian bazaars, as an important urban space, have a pivotal organizational pattern according to figure-ground theory. Moreover, the so-called linkage theory suggested a group form and mega form role for Iranian bazaars which shapes the most important structure of the connections. Finally, the results of place theory indicated that these bazaars carry a symbolic value for nearby residents.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1543821","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44419376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Galassi, N. Ruggieri, Letizia Dipasquale, G. Tempesta
{"title":"Assessment of the Moroccan vernacular timber roof: a proposal for an eco-friendly strengthening system","authors":"S. Galassi, N. Ruggieri, Letizia Dipasquale, G. Tempesta","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1545105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1545105","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Berber roof is a vernacular structure consisting of timber members, exploited for covering residential buildings or craft shops, characterized by a carpentry that was mostly developed in the Tangeri-Tétouan-Al Hoceima Region northern Morocco. The simplest structural scheme consists of sloping common rafters supported by a ridge beam and the peripheral walls in such a way as to form a double pitched roof. However, in the case of wider rooms, a variation to the scheme often occurs, aided by intermediate ‘supporting structures’, placed at a very limited spacing through the roof, built in such a way as to reduce the bending deflection of the ridge beam and the roof pitches. These supporting structures are composed of king post truss shaped timber members; nevertheless, both in the choice of the member cross sections and in the connection joints, they look absolutely like original constructions. The solutions adopted by the local master builders have been analysed and verified by using FEM models, that have highlighted criticalities and pointed out the reason why these structures are very deformed nowadays. Lastly, a reinforcing system compatible with the local resources and techniques, used to preserve the surveyed Berber structures, has been devised.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1545105","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48795136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The involvement of Western Orientalists in cultural heritage affairs during the Pahlavi Era, Iran (1925–1979)","authors":"S. Mahdizadeh, Reyhaneh S. Shojaei","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1537028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1537028","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT After years of neglect, along with the rise of Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1925, Western Orientalist and Iranian enlightened thinkers provided a forum to proliferate the discourse on cultural heritage. During the Pahlavi epoch (1925–1979), Western archaeologists and architects were closely involved in cultural heritage affairs, which effectively manipulated the concept of Iranian nationalism, particularly by focusing on the pre-Islamic heritage. Despite the underlying role of the Western Orientalists in the conservation of architectural heritage, it has not been scrutinised yet, and a few publications merely studied their cooperation from an archaeological and architectural perspective. Employing an interpretive-historical research method using significant primary sources this paper examines the role and involvement of four key figures, namely Ernst Herzfeld, André Godard, Arthur Upham Pope, and Maxime Siroux, in the restoration projects that has simply slipped into neglect after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Drawing upon the under-researched and unpublished primary materials such as government letters and memoirs, this paper elucidates the involvement of Western Orientalists in conservation and/or destruction of cultural heritage in Twentieth-Century Iran.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1537028","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42532066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary study on wind slaked lime used before Qing Dynasty in China","authors":"Shibing Dai","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1491136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1491136","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Historic lime mortars found in the masonry or architectural ruins before Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) show thicker bedding, higher strength, which may be related to the lime slaked by wind described by literature published before Qing Dynasty. The literature recorded that there existed two ways to slake lime: wind slaked and water slaked, which would have caused different properties. In order to assess the building lime properties slaked by wind, the quicklime produced by a lime manufacturer using traditional kiln techniques was collected, and then slaked by wind, mist spray and wet. The mineralogical studies show the calcium silicates like belite have been found both in quicklime and limes slaked by wind and mist. But no calcium silicates have been identified in the wet slaked lime. The lime slaked by wind has got higher strength, its compressive strength can reach 1.5 Mpa in 28 days stored in the indoor air climate, while it needs much shorter setting time. The preliminary results show that the performance of lime slaked by wind is similar to NHL2 classified by EN-459, if the quick lime is kilned from limestone with impurities. The wind slaked lime with higher strength and shorter setting time might have contributed to the magnificent constructions before Qing Dynasty in China. Both the literature and built heritage before the Qing Dynasty should be studied further. More comprehensive researches on wind slaking are needed in China in order to revitalise this traditional lime use combined with ancient wisdom for the economic conservation of built heritage in China.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1491136","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46688037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life cycle assessment and historic buildings: energy-efficiency refurbishment versus new construction in Norway","authors":"F. Berg, M. Fuglseth","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1493664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1493664","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Refurbishment policies for the historic segment of the building stock must be carefully promoted in the process of addressing the transition to a low-emission society to avoid the loss of the values which make this heritage significant. This article presents and the results of a Norwegian life cycle assessment comparing the net climate benefits from the refurbishment of a residential building from the 1930s with the construction of a new building in accordance with modern building codes. The results show that a careful refurbishment of the historic building is favourable in a climate change mitigation perspective over a 60-year period of analysis. For the new building, it takes more than 50 years for the initial emissions from construction to be outweighed by the effects of lower in-use energy consumption. The results underline the significance of emissions from the use of materials in the refurbishment process and that residents play a critical part with respect to realising the expected energy savings. It is concluded that material use and user behaviour have a crucial impact on greenhouse gas emissions in a life cycle perspective and that the continued use of historic buildings should be advocated for in building codes and environmental policies.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1493664","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43818876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The conservation of traditional olive oil mills in Cyprus","authors":"Hülya Yüceer, Beser Oktay Vehbi, Y. Hürol","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1483551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1483551","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Naturally grown and still present in the rural areas of Cyprus, olives and the oil they produce have had a significant place for Cypriots. Since olive oil has been used widely for culinary, religious, and medical purposes throughout history, the methods of oil extraction have developed from being very basic in ancient times to the machinery production of today. Olive mills that house this activity became integral parts of villages where olive groves were dense. More recently the establishment of large factories rendered traditional olive mills redundant and the lack of maintenance of these has resulted in serious deterioration. This paper presents olive oil mills as witnesses of a traditional way of life and a significant feature of the rural landscapes of Cyprus, and aims to develop conservation proposals. It focuses on the olive oil mills in the villages of the Karpas region, which has largely maintained its rural character and houses dense olive groves. The architectural and structural characteristics of 18 olive oil mills with traditional machinery that are located in 14 villages are documented and analysed. The study identifies major building defects and presents conservation strategies to address 12 olive oil mills.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1483551","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44191331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conservation analysis of Gali Surjan Singh: a study of architectural and social aspects","authors":"M. Salman, Sana Malik, F. Tariq, Faiqa Khilat","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1488203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1488203","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Heritage sites and buildings are of vital importance. Study of such heritage sites unfolds exciting information about the history of early civilizations and, most importantly, the architecture of that era. Like other South Asian countries, Pakistan is also rich with heritage sites and buildings. Unfortunately, these heritage sites and buildings have mostly been ignored by the concerning authorities. Recently, a conservation program named as the Royal Trail at Dehli Gate section of Walled City, Lahore was launched through the collaboration of the Punjab Government and the Agha Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), purpose of which was to revitalize the residential architecture and quality of social life of the Gali Surjan Singh by incorporating community participation for conducting the conservation in a sustainable manner. Primarily data has been collected through questionnaires and informal interviews of the residents. An in-depth comparison of the area before, during and after conservation is also included in the layout of conducted research. The aim is to study changes in the physical and social dimensions of the constructed environment of Gali Surjan, which resulted from the intervention of the conservation program. The documented pre- and post-conservation changes mark the significance of the study.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1488203","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45720383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of large drystone structures on the Ffestiniog Heritage Railway","authors":"R. Ward","doi":"10.1080/13556207.2018.1451264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13556207.2018.1451264","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Ffestiniog Railway’s drystone retaining walls have far exceeded the expected life of modern drystone structures. The on-site infrastructure team required confidence in the continued operation of the railway as an important feature of North Wales’s industrial history and as a tourist attraction. Due to the individual nature of the Ffestiniog’s walls, application of a standard structural appraisal method to all structures was not appropriate. Geometric surveys and material testing enabled a structural analysis to be completed using the Thrust Line software (designed by Chris Mundell and Paul McCombie), in order to highlight critical or likely failure modes for these complex structures. This stability check combined with site observation, awareness of contributing factors and the experience of site personnel allows a risk-based, tailored condition appraisal procedure to be developed for each of the Railway’s individual drystone walls. In the case of many historic loadbearing drystone structures, complex history, lack of construction records and inability to appraise condition beyond the visible wall face lead to intrusive repair or replacement with a modern alternative, often at significant cost to the asset owner. This piece of work proposed an alternative approach to understanding structural behaviour in order to avoid unnecessary intervention.","PeriodicalId":44303,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Architectural Conservation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2018-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/13556207.2018.1451264","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48247195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"艺术学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}