CONSERVATION OF FRENCH COLONIAL STREET ROW-HOUSES WITH EXCEPTIONAL OR REMARKABLE VALUES IN HANOI
Abstract
Colonial street row-houses form part of the French architecture in Hanoi during the French domination (1873 - 1954). Some of these houses are really valuable. They can be found in many streets throughout the two French quarters. Nguyen Thai Hoc street (Ba Dinh district) and Hue street (Hai Ba Trung district) are selected as two case studies. In order to assess the values of French colonial street row-houses accurately and completely, apart from the consideration of the outstanding architectural characteristics of these buildings, there should be a comprehensive range of rating criteria and it is possible to make a reference to the relevant rating system previously applied to French villas in Hanoi with a certain number of modifications in the marking scale. The heritage conservation will then be carried out based on storey-by-storey and development-oriented conservation. The other factors, such as the size and colour of an adversiting board and where to put outdoor electronic equipment in the façade, will also be discussed because they have a certain influence on the result of heritage conservation work as far as urban aesthetics is concerned.
Keywords: French colonial street-row house; shop-house; heritage conservation; rating criteria and marking system.
Received: September 22th, 2016, revised: October 7th, 2016, accepted: October 13th, 2016
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