Evaluation of the revitalization capacity of the historic building as an example of interdisciplinary diagnostics

Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Kaczyńskiego 16, 00-637 Warsaw, Poland

^* Corresponding author: w.terlikowski@il.pw.edu.pl

Abstract

The revitalization process is an interdisciplinary process that combines many fields of economy and science. It is a set of urban planning, architectural and construction, economic, business, pro-social and pro-environment actions, which purpose is to lead the area out of a crisis situation. This is often done by restoring to the revitalized area its former utility function or creating a new one. In case of buildings, especially historic ones, located in the revitalized area, a key element of revitalization is their rehabilitation. The successful revitalization process requires adequate interdisciplinary diagnosis, taking into account not only the technical issues relating to the technical condition of the building, but also beyond technical issues arising from the principles of sustainable development. The revitalization capacity of the historic building is a set of features, properties and states defining the building, in terms of its construction, form, function, location, environmental, social and health values, defining opportunities and economic viability of planned revitalization, including all aspects of revitalization, also principles of sustainable development. The article discusses the methodologies for evaluation of the revitalization capacity of a historic building, on the example of interdisciplinary diagnostics of specific historic buildings located in Warsaw.