The Role of Urbanization in Facilitating Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings: A Case Study of Choona Mandi Haveli Complex, Walled City Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
This paper explores the role of urbanization in accelerating the adaptive reuse of historic buildings within the walled city of Lahore, with a focus of Choona Mandi Haveli Complex. As urban areas expand and their populations increase, the need for the efficient use of existing structures becomes more crucial for the sustainable development of historic cities. The Choona Mandi Haveli Complex, a landmark building that has been adaptively reused as an educational institute and as an official purpose, in different time periods. The research meticulously examines current issues, such as economic, social, environmental and regulatory factors, that defines the implementation of these projects within historic urban environment. Through a comprehensive literature review, pictorial and visual surveys of selected sites, the paper identifies the best practices and challenges in achieving the goals of adaptive reuse. The adaptive reuse of the historic buildings supports to balance the contemporary needs and protection of heritage sites. The core objective of the research is to evaluate the adaptive reuse of Choona Mandi Haveli, being the most spacious building in the old city. The research focuses on providing guidelines for appropriately reusing historic monuments to reduce the impacts of urbanization within historic cities of Pakistan.
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