The Center for Building Research + Communication + Monument Conservation is part of iTUBS mbH and has developed from the experience of the Institute for Building History (IB).
The personnel interface with the TU Braunschweig under the leadership of PD Dr. Olaf Gisbertz bundles a high degree of scientific know-how and enables the targeted application of interdisciplinary methods in architecture, building research and monument conservation.
Center for Building Research + Communication + Monument Preservation
Wilhelmsgarten 3
38100 Braunschweig
Picture credits: IB/TU Braunschweig
The center
The Center for Building Research + Communication + Monument Conservation is part of the Innovationsgesellschaft der Technischen Universität Braunschweig mbH and has developed from the experience of the Institute for Building History (IB).
The personnel interface with the TU Braunschweig under the leadership of PD Dr. Olaf Gisbertz bundles a high degree of scientific know-how and enables the targeted application of interdisciplinary methods in architecture, building research and monument conservation.
Portfolio
- Planning / preparation of recording campaigns and individual recordings
- Monument justifications / statements on monument value
- Architectural history reports and building documentation
- Historical building research and inventory assessments / damage mapping
- Development of sustainable scenarios for the conversion and continued use of historic buildings
- Conception of exhibitions and conferences in the fields of architecture, urban planning and monument preservation
- Strategic cross-over public relations / public relations work / monument mediation
References
Ahrensburg town hall
Schleswig-Holstein | Arch.
Karl-Heinz Scheurmann, 1968-70 | Processing period: 2013 – until today
Expert assessment as part of a hearing on the intended entry in the SH register of monuments;
Evaluation of the criteria used by the State Office for Monument Preservation (2013/14) for protection according to DSchG SH Documentation of building defects and damage;
Recommendation for further measures to secure the state of knowledge (e.g. updated survey, material sampling, etc.);
Advice on renovation planning, assessment of individual partial measures in accordance with the requirements of the DSchG SH (since 2015).
Institute for Piston Machines
TU Braunschweig | Arch.
Walter Henn, 1957-65 | Processing period: 2014-15
Historical building survey and documentation;
Room book, interview with contemporary witnesses;
Source research – and analysis;
Qualitative comparison of the as-built plans with the actual state and documentation of the differences;
Photo documentation with SLR digital camera 20 mio. pixels, RAW format, graphic inventory (3-D laser scan):
Level IV measurement at relevant points;
Photogrammetry/ examination of the color frames.
Hotel Metropol
Arbon, Canton Thurgau, CH | Arch.
Bächtold + Baumgartner Architects, 1960-62 | Processing period 2016/17
Expert opinion on the preservation of monuments;
Damage mapping:
Visual inspection of the building at freely accessible locations;
Documentation of construction defects and damage;
Supplementary structural descriptions, statement on effects and consequences in the event of protection.
Malente spa gardens with buildings
Malente | Hans Arp, 1963-1969 | Processing period 05-11/2020
Historical building survey and documentation;
Assessment of the structural condition of the buildings and a differentiated evaluation of the constituent elements and details in terms of the monument value;
Examination of possible usage scenarios as part of an integrated “inner city” energy district concept.
Theater workshops Hanover
Karl Elkart/Hans Bettex, 1925-29 | Processing period 05-11/202
Historical building documentation with room book for the revitalization of the theater workshops, Hanover;
Documentation and evaluation of areas and details relevant to the monument;
Examination and evaluation of possible utilization concepts.
Sea wave pool Fehmarn
Arne Jacobson, Otto Weitling, 1971 ff. | Processing period since 11/2020
Interdisciplinary assessment of the structural condition and evaluation of the constituent elements and details in terms of monument protection in accordance with DSchG SH;
Recommendations for the appropriate use of the areas relevant to the monument.
House of the spa guest
Arne Jacobson, Otto Weitling, 1971 ff. | Processing period since 11/2020
Interdisciplinary assessment of the structural condition and evaluation of the constituent elements and details in terms of monument protection in accordance with DSchG SH;
Recommendations for the appropriate use of the areas relevant to the monument.
Matthäikirchhof Leipzig
2020 | incl.
of the former
District Administration for State Security of the GDR 1982 ff.
and the “Forum for Freedom and Civil Rights”, as part of the “National Urban Development Projects” funding program of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (request for proposals)
Architectural history report in preparation for the review of the Matthäikirchhof in Leipzig;
Proposals for future use scenarios, in the case of the monumental value of the architecture and other elements constituting the monument in the urban environment/art on the building, also recommendations for conservation in accordance with the monument and appropriate further use.
Gatehouse Konrad Schlaun
1779 | Münster
Deputy site manager for the refurbishment of the listed building, 2003/04, including the successful application for funding for the “safeguarding, restoration and use of the listed building” at the NRW Foundation on behalf of Tono Dreßen, Stadtheimatbund Münster e.V.
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