20/03/2017
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Question may arise in our mind why heritage buildings needs to be repaired? The reasons to be ponder over are (a) member of public are instinctively attracted to old buildings and historic areas; (b) The building form part of the familiar and widely cherished local scene; (c) the structure tell us about our history and form a tangible link with the past; (d) the building help to sustain a sense of local distinctiveness for an area that is widely valued; (d) balance life of the building is often of high quality, are pleasing to look at and contribute to an attractive public realm; (e) their retention, repair and adaptation often make good economic sense and can contribute to the regeneration of our urban areas. Hence, it is important to preserve old buildings both for the benefit of our own community and for posterity.
The Heritage buildings are clearly a finite resource and an irreplaceable asset, once lost they cannot be replaced. Even where they are retained, the value of such buildings can be diminished, often irretrievably, by inappropriate works that erode their essential character or destroy or damage features of special interest.
Many of Heritage buildings are under great threat due to inadequate standards of maintenance and repair and the difficulty of finding viable new uses for vacant or underused buildings but in other areas the problem is often the opposite i.e. ill-informed and often inappropriate repair, restoration and alteration. Buildings which are neglected or remain untouched are paradoxically sometimes actually less at risk than those where a new owner plans to renovate and modernise. Many people embark on this sort of work with the very best of intentions. They see an unmodernised property as an opportunity to “restore it to its former glory”. Sadly the work that is undertaken often includes doing the wrong things or doing too much - often stripping away and replacing much of the original fabric of the building with adverse, if unintended, consequences for the property’s historic character and interest.
In my deliberation for next article, I share with you the method statement, how to achieve sustainable repairs.
