Repairing the Old as Before to Preserve Its AuthenticityProtecting and Repairing Helouxuan
This paper records and introduces the preservation and repair processes of Helouxuan.Through theoretical research,historical research,site investigation and evaluation of the current situation,it strives to identify the historical facts and implications from the perspective of time.Following the principle of"repairing as what they had been to preserve authenticity",it adopts reasonable repairing strategies and appropriate technical means to repair the building on the original site,based on the original design,original structure,original materials,and original craftsmanship,aiming to continue Professor Feng Jizhong's concept and idea of"integration of external casualty and internal rationality"in material space.By doing so,it explores the procedural characteristics of the entire architectural life cycle and the diachronic place of protection and repairing.
Helouxuanprotectionreconstructionrepairing as what they had been to preserve authenticity