Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses: Guidelines for Change of Use Refurbishment

by Kincaid,David

• ISBN13: 9780419235705
• ISBN10: 0419235701
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-11-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book provides guidance for professionals on the potential for and management of building refurbishment for change of use. Change of use refurbishment activity is becoming increasingly important as changing work patterns and IT reduce the space demands for offices and industrial buildings in cities where social and environmental concerns give significant demand for urban housing. The key issues and opportunities of adaptive reuse must be better understood by investors, marketers, potential users, regulators and the construction industry generally, as the era dominated by the development of new commercial buildings comes to an end in the West.

Author Biography

David Kincaid is the recently retired Director of the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies at University College London

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	vii
Preface	xi
Acknowledgements	xiii
Adaptive reuse	1	(20)
Introduction	1	(2)
Refurbishment practice in the United Kingdom	3	(3)
Changing use demands and existing supplies	6	(4)
Starting points for change of use	10	(3)
Participants in the process	13	(2)
The criteria for viability	15	(2)
Key issues of adaptive reuse	17	(4)
Finding viable uses for redundant buildings	21	(46)
Characterising the available supply	21	(10)
Possible uses for available buildings	31	(2)
Identifying options with the Use Comparator	33	(19)
Physical change possibilities	52	(9)
Assessing viability	61	(6)
Securing the management of implementation	67	(26)
Investment finance for adaptive reuse	68	(4)
Assembling the skills and experience	72	(6)
Decisions -- managing risk and remaining robust	78	(3)
Issues and opportunities in adaptive reuse	81	(12)
Robust buildings for changing uses	93	(14)
Adaptive reuse for sustainability	93	(9)
Speculations on a more robust future	102	(5)
Appendix: Use Class Framework	107	(6)
References	113	(2)
Index	115