Heritage
Restoring old buildings, the rules that protect them and how to give them a new use.
- Adaptive reuse of old buildings in India: approvals and structural checks
Adaptive reuse means changing an old building to suit a new use while keeping what makes it significant. The Burra Charter accepts it only where impact on significance is minimal. In Kolkata, work on graded heritage buildings goes through KMC's Heritage Conservation Committee, and structural checks follow IS 15988:2013 for concrete and IS 13935:2009 for masonry.
Heritage, - Heritage building restoration in Kolkata: KMC grades and the process
KMC grades heritage buildings I, IIA, IIB and III. Work on a graded building goes through the Environment and Heritage Department and the Heritage Conservation Committee, and Grade I proposals rest on a Mayor-in-Council resolution. Check whether your old house is graded before you plan any repair or alteration.
Heritage, - Tea garden bungalow restoration and homestay conversion in Assam
Assam allows up to 5 per cent of a tea estate's land to be used for activities such as tea tourism, and a 2026 amendment Bill would extend this to leasing. A bungalow conversion also meets homestay rules, a Ministry of Tourism classification and heritage care. The studio converted a 96-year-old bungalow at Budlapara.
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