Heritage as part of the Palimpsest

Rethinking heritage at risk In London through an approach that is driven by the context

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

S.H.H. Koopman Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A.M.R. van der Meij Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
J.D. Fokkinga Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
R. Cavallo Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2022 Sophie Koopman
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Published Date

24-06-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

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.