Developing a programme for interventions on historical buildings

With more than a third of historic structures in decay and disrepair, there is urgent need for conservation works. These need to be done taking into account the extent of physical damages, ownership, availability for funds, investment opportunities, as well as possible future uses and users.

Studiogovora is developing a program to assess and prioritise interventions on the historic buildings and has until now acted to secure one of the oldest historic villas in the resort, helped several residents with advice and small scale works, and has restored a gazebo dating back to the 1930s. The team has also started to recover and store valuable pieces such as doors or furniture until they can be restored.

At present a couple of interventions have already been completed, this include an emergency intervention, a full building restoration and repair intervention for a roof. Several restoration projects are in the planning phase and their implementation is dependent on the decisions made by owners.

  • Funding opportunities - either governmental or private
  • Stakeholder collaboration and capacity to support interventions
  • Professional network to support the team with necessary expertise
  • Contractors open to working with traditional techniques
  • Residents willing to ask for help in restoring their properties
  • Such activities require a work of continuous coordination and constant collaboration with owners, authorities, contractors, as well as with donors and funders.
  • Public funds are mainly available to public institutions and less to private ones. Also, public funds are only available to buildings that are officially recognized as heritage, thus are historical monuments. Buildings in protected areas or the ones that are important at local level are often not eligible.