Reassessment of the compatibility of new functions for historic structures and the urban settings around them: Example of the old Damanhur City Hall - El-Behaira, Egypt | ||||
| MSA Engineering Journal | ||||
| Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5, March 2023, Page 141-167 PDF (1.39 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/msaeng.2022.171756.1065 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| mona yahia shdid1; Nelly SHAFIK RAMZY2; Ayman Abdel Hamid Amin3 | ||||
| 1Associated Professor, Department of Architecture. Faculty of Engineering-Benha, Benha University | ||||
| 2Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Damanhur University | ||||
| 31a Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Benha University El Estad St., Benha, El Kalyobia, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| In Egypt, there are more and more initiatives including building reuse in the surrounding metropolitan areas as a result of the necessity to make compromises between the physical environment's historical significance and present necessities. It was challenging to develop an explicit framework for assessing various experiences due to the qualitative character of this process and its reliance on multiple points of view. This study intends to accomplish the following three goals using a qualitative approach, a descriptive-analytical methodology, and data from both theoretical and field studies: first, to offer precise, literature-based indicators or measures for assessing adaptive reuse projects; second, to utilise these indicators or measures to evaluate the adaptive reuse of the former Damanhur City Hall (now the Damanhur Opera House and Center of Artistic Creation); Third, to draw attention to the reasons for criticism of decisions involving adaptive reuse through this analysis. The project's evaluation based on the specified measures included semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. According to the study's findings, although most of the physical criteria for adaptive reuse were met, according to the respondents' assessments, the procedure fell short on the social criteria. The study's findings urge cautious adjustment of Egypt's laws and regulations governing adaptive reuse, with the participation of pertinent parties to ensure sounder decision-making. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Adaptive reuse projects; Old Damanhur City Hall; Damanhur Opera House; Damanhur Center of Artistic Creation; Heritage building preservation and urban space enhancement | ||||
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