Adaptation or Refurbishment?

 Before and after refurbishment 

We plan to demolish the existing building located at Matilda street instead of refurbish it for this assignment before attend the lecture and seminar. In Malaysia, employer tends to demolition the old building and rebuilds a new building in order to achieve client needs.  After attending the class, it change our decision of refurbishment instead of demolish. Why? This is because demolition required higher cost compare to refurbish. Besides that, we discover that the property in Matilda Street still in acceptable conditions. The main reason that affect the decision of refurbishment or demolition is depends on the condition of the building itself.  Building with a lot of defects required high cost to refurbish but the existing building at Matilda street still in acceptable condition which only few defect due to lack of maintenance.

This week lecture and seminar not only enhance my knowledge regarding the factors that affect the decision of adaptation and refurbishment, it also improves my decision making technique.

Please feel free to visit my pallet wall presentation about the proposal of redevelopment of building at Matilda Street by scanning the QR code below.