dc.contributor.author | Urquhart, Gregory | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-05T14:12:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-05T14:12:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-04-05T14:12:12Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/75432 | |
dc.description | The thesis focuses on developing a method of adaptive reuse heritage conservation for architectural heritage. Several tests of the method were carried out, but the central test for the thesis focused on the Dennis-Kenny Building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This thesis is concerned with creating adaptive reuse projects that involve a rigorous process of studying and responding to heritage architecture. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis proposes a method of studying architectural heritage that develops a narrative as an adaptive reuse methodology of conservation to discover what is truly valued within a heritage site. The personification of architectural elements as characters within this narrative, derived from an analogical reading of the site, allows the designer to develop a deep understanding how the architectural elements have changed over time, both spatially and historically. The narrative is how one is able to interpret and convey, using analogy, a partial understanding of the site’s ethos, which is the established fundamental character and credibility of an architectural artifact with relation to its context. The result of using this method is a design that utilizes the most valued elements, develops architectural relationships between them, and provides a narrative direction for adding in new program and elements to realize the potential of the site. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | adaptive reuse | en_US |
dc.subject | method | en_US |
dc.subject | ethos | en_US |
dc.subject | narrative | en_US |
dc.subject | elements | en_US |
dc.title | Narrative as Ethos: A Method for Adaptive Reuse | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2019-03-18 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Nicole Wiedemann | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Steve Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Steve Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Niall Savage | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |