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Resumen Programming historic buildings and sites requires a special sensitivity on the part of architects and

interior designers. The key to programming historic buildings and sites requires a longer view which will

continue to benefit building users in generations to follow.

Texto completo Architects, interior designers, and planners need to consider a larger arc of time when they

program for historic buildings and sites. This arc extends over several decades into the past and into the future-

well beyond the lifetime of the current users. While contemporary design projects may be programmed with an

expected life span of a few years, historic properties are different. An historic building has a voices of the clients

and user, its needs should be carefully considered.

This longer view of programming should take into account hsitoric and future patterns of design and use as well

as the building's capacity to support the currently proposed program. The programming porcess for an historic

structure should be an iterative one, where the architect carefully studies the fit between the program's needs.

Where the two are in conflict, consideration must be given to altering the program to fit the spaces available.

Design professional often over program historic buildings to satisfy a client's demands. Although this appears

beneficial in the short term, it frequently requires destructive alterations which compromise the historic integrity

and devalue the building in the long run.

When a building is first designed, it posseses an inherent order and logic related to its original thinking and let

that logic help inform programming decisions. Except for alterations to imrove life safetly, th eprogram should

not result in irreversible changes to remaing original elements. The same principles apply for programming an

historic site. The following examples support this longer view of programming.

Expanding the Program with New Architecture: Filoil National Trust Estate, Woodside, California.

Historic house museums are often asked to perform many visitor service functions such as fee collections and

comfort services (cafe, restrooms), and accommodate education and orientation spaces including lecture halls,

exhibit, and meeting rooms. In many cases these program elements not only cause excessive change to an

historic house, but also accelerate wear and tear on the historic materials and reduce the space available for

historic resource interpretation.

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At Filoli, a National Trust Property in Woodside, Calif., heavy visitor use of the turn-of-the-century mansion and

garden far educational functions was causing extensive wear and limiting the ability to interpret the building and

site. Recognition of these program-related conflicts led to the construction of a new visitor education buildingthat allows the historic areas of the mansion and its gardens to tell their story to the visitors. Design and site

planning for the new structure were carefully considered in order to he Located outside of the most historic



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areas of the site, yet at the same time to connect the building to the axial relationships which were originally

used. The result-siting of the new building at the edge of an oak groveresponded carefully to the relationships

that organize the site and to the architecture of the other service structures located nearby. The design of the

new building itself relates to the materials, scale, and detailing of the brick, Georgian-style mansion while

existing on its own as a clearly contemporary structure.

Preserving Historic Structures for Flexible and Limited Use: Stanford University

Stanford University values its historic buildings, which are an important part of the institution's legacy in

California. The original campus was master planned by Frederick Law Olmsted and the first buildings in the

Main Quad were designed in a Richardsonian-Romanesque style by Shepley, Rutan &Coolidge in 1887.

Building 30 is the only remaining structure in the University's inner quad which retains its 17- foot-high ceilings

and exposed wood finishes. Although infill walls had been inserted over the years, the building still retained its

original walls and volumes.

After the building was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the University decided to restore it to its

original look and feel in the process of repair. A new building user, the Language Center, was selected due to

an ability to accommodate program needs compatible with the available spaces. Through the programming

process, the classrooms and office needs were fine-tuned to fit within the historic spaces in a non-destructive

manner. Where contemporary programmatic interventions were necessary, such as a sound-isolated room for

audio-visual learning, they were detailed as freestanding elements (in this case, a "room within a room,"

allowing acoustic isolation) which can lie later removed without loss of historic materials. The result is a

beautifully restored structure which is in harmony with its current use and which can be adapted, without

demolition of historic features, at some time in the future.

Frank Lloyd Wright's house for Paul and Jean Hanna in 1937, later bequeathed to Stanford University, was also

seriously damaged in the 1989 earthquake. As part of the repair and strengthening project, Stanford decided to

change the use of the property from a residence to an educational facility, as suggested in the Hanna's bequest.

The mix of uses considered included small group meetings, dinners, outdoor receptions, and public tours.

Review of the Hanna's actual use of their home revealed that Wright had planned for many of these activities,

particularly designing the outdoor spaces and terraced gardens to accommodate large groups rather than

impact the narrow and carefully-designed indoor spaces. These historic patterns of use served as a guideline in

establishing the parameters for the new program. Special care was taken to fit the scale of the program to the

building, which not only minimized physical changes necessitated by the uses but also reduced building code

upgrades required by the change of use. The design team also developed methods for insertion of new building

systems in existing door, chimney, closet, and built-in furniture cavities to retain the original floor plan and

delicate wood and glass perimeter walls. The completed project now enables the University to hold public tours

on the weekends, small educational seminars and dinners indoors during the week, and larger receptions in theoutdoor spaces.



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Reprogramming Earlier Mistakes: Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Park, Long Beach, California

At Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach, early efforts at preservation had resulted in a confused presentation of

history. The 7.5-acre park represents what was once the heart of a 28,000acre ranch. While the original ranch

house and gardens are presented accurately, six historic barns and outbuildings from the site were relocated

and inappropriately arranged around a circular lawn in the 1970s. In the context of developing a new master

plan for the site, reprogramming of the circular barnyard was necessary in order to establish an authentic

feeling. /The area will now be completely refigured to return the structures to their original orthogonal

relationships and their dusty, unmanicured context with real animals, in this case, horses and chickens, to

recreate a ranch setting:

As with the Filoli property, a new visitor center will be built to permit the original (and much more modest) ranch

house some room to breathe. This visitor building has been designed in a manner to complement the barn

structures while remaining distinct as a contemporary addition to the site. While reprogramming the historic

ranch cannot completely restore the original spacious atmosphere of the barns area, recognition of the original

site geometries and restoration of building finishes and uses have served as the basis for the restoration

project. Ultimately, the completed work will enable the park to expand its interpretive and educational

components, now primarily used by elementary schools far tours and workshops, to experience a sense of early

California ranch lifestyle.

A carefully-considered programming phase is the essential element in determining the longterm success of an

historic building project. The intrinsic value of an historic property, which may be cultural, economic, or

marketing, can often replace the value of efficiency in space utilization. Whether the program demands

additional square footage, flexibility of interior functions, specialized technical requirements, or return of originalhistorical values, the key to programming historic buildings and sites requires a longer vie, which will continue to

benefit building users in generations to follow.

Stephen J. Farneth, FAIA, has served as a principal and CEO of Architectural Resources Group (ARG) in San

Francisco since founding the firm 20 years ago. ARG is a 40-person firm providing architecture, planning and

conservation with a specialized emphasis in historic preservation. His role includes the oversight and

involvement in all preservation and design work. Steve has a BA of Arch. from Carnegie Mellon University and a

certificate in conservation training from the International Centre on Conservation (ICCROM) in Rome, Italy. He

currently serves on the Executive Committee of the California State Historical Building Safetly Board and is a

new member of the Board of Trustees of US.ICOMOS, the international preservation and cultural resource

organization.



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Materia Interior design; Historic buildings & sites; Architecture;

Ttulo A different idea of time

Autor Farneth, Stephen J

Ttulo de publicacin Contract

Tomo

42

Nmero 5

Pginas 148-152

Nmero de pginas 3

Ao de publicacin 2000

Fecha de publicacin May 2000

Ao 2000

Editorial

Nielsen Business Media

Lugar de publicacin San Francisco

Pas de publicacin United States

Materia de publicacin Interior Design And Decoration

ISSN 15306224

Tipo de fuente Trade Journals

Idioma de la publicacin English

Tipo de documento

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