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A Thesis Submitted to the Department of Architecture and Planning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of philosophy in Architecture History and Theory. University of Dammam UoD. Supervised by Prof. Jamel Akbar and
Dr. Abeer Al-Laham
June, 2011
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... A reused building allows different interpretations by architects and users. Therefore, the successful applications of adaptive reuse of buildings can be perceived as support for the approach toward good architecture (Al-Ghamdi, 2011). Architects have recently successfully used historic buildings adaptively in many kinds of facilities such as airfields, defense estates, industrial buildings, and other governmental ones (Conejos et al., 2011;Farjami & T€ urker, 2021). ...
Preserving historical buildings is a very essential aspect as these buildings represent sociocultural indicators of the past. Historic buildings may lose their function during their life stages and become deserted. Adaptive reuse is a way to sustain a building by changing its function according to its area needs and current context. Qishla Castle is one of Koya, Iraq’s most important historical buildings. In addition to its historical and cultural status, it has an important geographic location in the city center. This paper aims to test the potentiality of reusing this historical building. The Adaptive Reuse Potentiality ARP model was applied to the Qishla Castle in Koya. To apply this model to the Qishla area, a working paper was prepared, including a set of questions to estimate building obsolescence attributes, these questions were answered based on a survey and interviews with experts. Results obtained from experts showed that the building was constructed solidly and to a high level of quality despite its obsolescence. Building physical life is estimated at 250 years, the building age is 152 years, the useful life is estimated at 161 years, ARP value is 62.24%, that is, the Qishla building has a high potential for adaptive reuse.
... As for the concept of adaptive reuse in Saudi Arabia, we find that there are no plans and policies to develop and implement reuse. The concept suffers from randomness and marginalization [3]. So, this study aims to develop a model for evaluating the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings and improve preservation methods. ...
Because of the remarkable interest in preserving the architectural heritage of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the emergence of multiple models of adaptively reused heritage buildings in the historic Jeddah area, it is necessary to ensure their correct usage, periodic evaluation, and sustainability. This study develops a model for evaluating the adaptive reuse of historical buildings to preserve their integrity and originality. It adopts a qualitative approach and analyzes references and charters, as well as classifications and methodologies associated with the adaptive use of heritage buildings. The model consists of two main axes. The first includes the basic information on the building, and the second includes elements and criteria for reuse, restoration, and repair, as well as intangible elements of the cultural heritage that can improve people’s livelihoods. It was judged by five architectural heritage specialists in the region to ensure comprehensiveness. This study will draw the attention of those responsible for preserving heritage buildings toward the need for the periodic evaluation of buildings, which can be done through use of the model, to ensure the authenticity and sustainability of historical buildings during reuse and determine if activities should continue or be halted.
... Two methods were listed in this question, namely: direct contact with the owner/owner's representative, and direct contact with the A/E. "other", and thus, they mentioned further challenges, namely: unavailability of identical materials and spare parts of the kept systems/components from the previous function, 6.67% (frequency = 2); difficulty to establish record of the kept assts in the building, 3.33% ...
Adaptive reuse of building is among the practices that started to take place in Saudi Arabia, as well as in different places around the world, since the 20th century. Such practice provides sustainable outcomes to communities, due to its potential to fulfill environmental, social and economic benefits. On the other hand, this practice undergoes different kinds of challenges that could face the project stakeholders, including legal, functional, financial, cultural and technical challenges. Thus, previous studies focused on developing decisionmaking tools, to improve the judgment on the feasibility and potential of the adaptive reuse. The review of the relevant literature indicated that there is a gap on the integrated knowledge and applicable guidelines within the context of adaptive reuse life-cycle. Accordingly, this research aimed to develop a life-cycle-oriented framework for the
effective implementation of adaptive reuse projects in Saudi Arabia. Three objectives were formulated and followed in order to achieve this goal, namely (1) “to identify and evaluate the factors affecting the implementation of adaptive reuse of buildings throughout the
project life-cycle”, (2) “to develop a framework of the process of adaptive reuse of buildings throughout the project life-cycle”, and (3) “to validate the developed framework through conducting interviews with a selected sample of design professionals, contractors
and facilities managers in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia”.
To achieve the first objective, a literature review and pilot study were conducted to identify the factors. Thirty-eight factors were identified and categorized in a life-cycle oriented classification as follows: factors related to the ‘conceptual planning and feasibility studies’,
‘design and engineering’, ‘construction’, and ‘operation and maintenance (O&M)’ phases. Three questionnaire surveys were developed and conducted on thirty architects /engineers (A/E), thirty contractors and thirty facilities managers. The questionnaire surveys aimed to reveal the local practice of building adaptive reuse, and assess its influential factors. Findings indicated that the top-five influential factors on the life-cycle of adaptive reuse projects are: ‘structural integrity of the building’, ‘municipal approval for the land use
change’, ‘enforcement and management of safety procedures at the project site’, ‘compliance with health and safety (H&S) measures’, and ‘accuracy and completeness of the contract documents’.
Regarding the second objective, a life-cycle-oriented framework model was developed based on the knowledge obtained from the literature review, as well as findings of the three questionnaire surveys. The developed framework consists of twenty-two sequential functions listed under four sequential processes, namely: “assess the feasibility of the adaptive reuse project”, “design the adaptive reuse project”, “construct the adaptive reuse project”, and “operate and maintain the adaptive reuse project”. Integration Definition for Function Modeling (IDEF0) methodology was employed for a schematic representation of
the developed framework.
The third objective was fulfilled through conducting face-to-face validation questionnaire survey on one-third of the respondents’ sample of the first three questionnaire surveys. Therefore, ten A/Es, ten contractors and ten facilities managers were interviewed, to assess the importance and the implementation of the function included in the framework. Overall, findings of the validation questionnaire survey indicated that the framework functions received high importance rates, with acceptable frequencies of implementation. Feedbacks obtained from the interviewees indicated that adopting the developed framework has the potential to enhance the practice of building adaptive reuse in Saudi Arabia.
Preserving historical buildings is very essential as they represent socio-cultural indicators of the past. During their life stages, historic buildings may lose their function and become deserted. Adaptive reuse is a way to sustain a building by changing its function according to the needs of its area and the current context. Qishla Castle is one of the most important historical buildings in Koya, Iraq. In addition to its historical and cultural status, it has an important geographic location in the city centre. This paper aims to test the potentiality of reusing this important historical building. The Adaptive Reuse Potentiality (ARP) model was used and discussed in the context of its application to the Qishleh Castle in Koya. To apply this model to the Qishla area, a working paper was prepared, including a set of questions about the building, these questions were answered based on a survey and interviews with archaeologists. Thus, using mathematical equations, the physical life of the building is estimated at 250 years, the age of the building is 152 years, the useful life is estimated at 161 years, and the value of (ARP) is 62.24%, that is, Qishla building has a high potential for adaptive reuse.
