Heritage as part of the Palimpsest

Heritage as part of the Palimpsest: Rethinking heritage at risk In London through an approach that is driven by the context

Koopman, Sophie (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

van der Meij, A.M.R. (mentor)
Fokkinga, J.D. (graduation committee)
Cavallo, R. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Methods and Analysis | Positions in Practice

Heterogeneous city

2022-06-24

This research aims to develop en apply a new approach towards dealing with heritage in the built environment. By taking the Royal London Hospital area and the Former Outpatient Department within this domain as a case study, tools to connect to specific layers of the context that were found in the research are implied. This is in contrast to the regular approaches to look at heritage from the object itself. In the end, the building and area are connected through all levels of context to the layers of the palimpsest, which is mostly visible in the interventions in the main atrium and the additional roof structure. The building and area become an integrated part of the urban fabric and in this way their existence is prolonged.

Heritage
Heritage at Risk
Context
Palimpsest
London
Royal London Hospital
Former Outpatient Department

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Student theses

master thesis

© 2022 Sophie Koopman