Tackling the older types of building
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Rehabilitation of old buildings for housing has become expensive but there are measures which can reduce costs and make effective use of the buildings. The architect and client should take into account issues such as the reduction of internal communal spaces, sound insulation, external areas, security the positioning of flats for different types of tenants.Technical considerations include maintenance, sound and thermal insulation, heating and ventilation and the repair of floors and walls. Conversions should be simple and in keeping with the building. Sound parts of structures should be retained.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1993
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Repairing the city fabric: inserting appropriate new housing into urban areas is a complex and sensitive process which requires painstaking research
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New housing schemes in urban areas must be assimilated into the surrounding areas, and designers must have an understanding of the anatomy of its urban surroundings. Many housing projects are infill and there is a need to liaise with neighbours. Also, if work involves replacing housing that has become unviable, there is a need to determine what future users would really like.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1996
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