A photograph looking through a closed shop window on Cashel Street. There is still food in the cabinets, and a pile of smashed plates on the floor.
A photograph looking through a closed shop window on Cashel Street. There is still food in the cabinets, and a pile of smashed plates on the floor.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 360. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 120. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 121. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of boarded-up broken windows.
A photograph of boarded-up broken windows.
Broken windows on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of a boarded-up broken window.
A photograph of a boarded-up broken window.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 363. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 364. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 361. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 362. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
Broken windows and damaged cladding on the iStay on Cashel hotel.
Broken windows and For Lease signs on Natcoll House on Manchester Street.
A broken window in the Canterbury Pacific Trust building on Worcester Street.
Broken windows and 'For Lease' signs on Natcoll House on Hereford Street.
A photograph looking through a broken window of Underground Cafe on Tuam Street.
Broken plates litter the floor oif Man's Bakery and Cafe on Hereford Street.
Heritage buildings are an important element of our urban environments, representing the hope and aspirations of a generation gone, reminding us of our achievements and our identity. When heritage buildings suffer damage, or fall into disrepair they are either met by one of two extremes; a bulldozer or painstaking repair. If the decision to conserve defeats the bulldozer, current heritage practice favours restoration into a mausoleum-type monument to yesteryear. But what if, rather than becoming a museum, these heritage buildings could live on and become a palimpsest of history? What if the damage was embraced and embodied in the repair? The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, Christchurch is the case study building for this thesis. Suffering damage in the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, the Cathedral sits in ruin waiting for decisions to be made around how it can be retained for future generations. This thesis will propose a reconstruction for the Cathedral through the analysis of precedent examples of reconstructing damaged heritage buildings and guided by a heritage framework proposed in this thesis. The employed process will be documented as an alternative method for reconstructing other damaged heritage buildings.
The arm of a long reach excavator rising above the broken columns of a demolished building.
Broken windows on the old Public Trust Office building on Oxford Terrace have been covered with plastic sheeting.
A photograph taken inside Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Broken furniture and rubbish litter the ground.
A photograph taken inside Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Broken furniture and rubbish litter the ground.
The South New Brighton Domain jetty into the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. A new jetty replaced an older one about 6-8 years ago, then the earthquakes happened! Before the earthquakes it was straight and level and open!
The iStay building viewed from Liverpool Street. A broken window and warped awning can be seen over the security fence.
Broken windows and damaged cladding on the iStay building. Security fences have been placed around the building to restrict access.
Broken and open windows in the Canterbury Pacific Trust building on Worcester Street, viewed from behind security fencing. The interior of the building has been gutted.
A broken window in the Canterbury Pacific Trust building on Worcester Street, viewed from behind security fencing. The interior of the building has been gutted.