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4- Principles of Defining Land-Use and revival activities of historic and cultural places and buildings ( rehabilitation, adaptation)
4-1- Principles of defining appropriate land-use for historic and cultural places:
Some condition and criteria are required in order to define the land-use:
4-1-1- Once real land-use is not possible to define due to social, economic, cultural and technical conditions, defining new land-use is applicable in compliance with the criteria as follows:
- Considering the authentic use of the place
- Defining the land-use be considered the best measure for conservation
4-1-2- The primary significance of the place must be considered in changing the land-use and the new defined land-use should not be in contradiction with the primary land-use with no damage to intangible heritage and local community.
4-1-3- Artistic features in the quality of architecture and associating decoration must be considered
4-1-4- Carrying capacity of the building must be considered
4-1-5- Considering building’s capacity and resilience to natural disasters
4-1-6- Realizing surrounding natural and cultural landscape
4-1-7- Capacities and limitations in terms of daily usage of water-piping, air-conditioning, illumination.
4-1-8- Safety and caution warnings relating to land-use must be considered.
4-1-9- Considering isolated, semi-open and open space
4-1-10- Considering consequences of interventions without any restrictions to capacities and no changes on preliminary framework
4-1-11- Providing a platform to complementary and supplementary measure in the case of requiring more space beyond the available one taking into account the maintenance of authenticity
4-1-12- Being compatible with cultural and social surroundings
4-1-13- Changing the land-use of places and building set for rituals is forbidden but it is recommended to enhance their performance.
4-1-14- Considering the capacities and restrictions imposed by superior documents.
4-1-15- Balancing the original artistic and architectural values of the building with decoration and furniture.
4-1-16- Being respondent to cultural, economic and social needs of the building.
4-1-17- Providing a platform to benefit from cultural, social and economic capacities.
4-1-18- Economic justification of the new land-use.
4-1-19- Legal feasibility of the new defined land-use
4-2- Principles of planning and implementing revival of historic and cultural places
4-2-1- revival is acceptable once there is no other way of conservation.
4-2-2- When it can conserve and enhance historic and cultural values and promote local know-how and prevent any damages to intangible and historic-cultural values.
4-2-3- It should preserve, revitalize and enhance intangible heritage capacities, aesthetic values, and ethical and religious attachments.
4-2-4- The original and authentic components and materials should be used according to the documents till the building and its artistic appearance be well-understood in future.
4-2-5- New materials must be differentiated from original ones.
4-2-6- New technologies must be used along with local technologies and know-how.