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Adaptive reuse approaches of Shophouses at Cannon Street in George Town, Penang.

Year: 2019

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: George Town has many heritage buildings as a UNESCO World Heritage Site that need to be preserved due to their status. Adaptive reuse of heritage buildings is a common method of building conservation and should be done in maximum retention with minimal intervention by applying the right materials with the appropriate approach. This paper focuses on the four approaches of adaptive reuse that were applied to Shophouses at Cannon Street in George Town, Penang. The data was collected from a survey on ten Shophouses in Cannon Street, Penang. The findings of this research point to the common approach of adaptive reuse in Shophouses that has been used as the Preservation approach.

Source: IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering

DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/636/1/012014

Authors: N Abdulhameed, M J Mamat, S A Zakaria

Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2980949187

FWCI: 4.621

Cites: 9

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10