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   When prices rise, land acquisition difficult and energy saving trend seems to be transformed into the body of old building new building space will become increasingly common. Old abandoned review of the structure of space as long as no fear, moderate transformation recycling is the most environmentally friendly way, a significant reduction in the removal of waste and raw materials to rebuild use.

   "Old building space reuse" has become a practical way to regenerate the old building, spatial reuse should not be limited aesthetic experience, but should be to rethink the relationship between the old architectural features, cultural and ecological significance level surfaces. Appropriate transformation, it has new features and take advantage of this in order to make more long-term vitality.

The way the old buildings

1. Conversion function. Use of existing space in the old building, change the original use of the function, to achieve the original dynamic architectural space preservation. This method preserves the original facades of old buildings, old buildings inside the device and update the outdated facilities, transformed into a hotel with modern facilities, galleries, and other workplaces.
2 dismembered. Under the new use function, the original large space is divided horizontally or vertically, forming several small space, and then put into use. Mainly for large industrial building space, single plant, warehouse.
3. Structural transformation. For the structure of the original building to renovate, meet new use function, so that the structure of feasible and economically reasonable.
4 expansion and renovation. On the basis of the structure of the original building or space within a close range of the original building, the original building structure appropriate expansion, additions, so that old and new buildings form a whole.

The reason the old buildings and advantages

1 . Economic factors. A building construction cost accounting for its total cost of 1 / 3 , most of the money than the main structure of the new alterations can be spent in the province . Meanwhile, the renovation of old buildings reuse can reduce the initial investment ( including demolition , construction costs, etc. ) , the base of the existing infrastructure can continue to use . Due to the short construction period , allowing owners to be put into use as soon as possible to gain greater profits in the economy is very advantageous .
2 social and cultural factors . Most of the old building with its regional characteristics , is the testimony of the process of urban civilization , civilization and progress of their participation in the process , is the material support of the region 's history and culture .
3 . Emotional factors . Old building to the people expressed the history and continuity of urban development, so that people get solace in the mind , in these old buildings in front of people to experience the history and human ability to create their own urban development , and cultural space and time on this identity constitutes the framework for our living space .
4 . Environmental factors. More than 34% of the overall environmental pollution is caused by the construction industry in the construction and use of the process caused more than half of global energy consumption in the construction and use of buildings .

   Old building from the cultural significance of the regeneration is considered inseparable from culture , is inseparable from memories of the city , urban life and production continues and so on. So, this is why some designers also changed some transformation house , after he was done to the house changed beyond recognition .

   Let the old building regeneration, then either reduce waste , but also keep valuable traditional culture. Let our children and grandchildren , to the regeneration of historic buildings , the continuation of its value.