The document summarizes a restoration and adaptive reuse project of the 13th century St. Paraskeva Church located in Nessebar, Bulgaria. The project restored and adapted the church, which had fallen into disrepair but remained culturally significant, to house an art gallery. The architects analyzed the building and carried out restorative works while respecting the original architecture. The project addressed the building's deterioration and adapted its use in a way that preserved the cultural heritage of the ancient city of Nessebar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

1. Pharos University
Faculty of Engineering
Architecture Department of Architecture
Heritage Conservation
Restoration and Adaptation of Church “St. Paraskeva“
Presented To:
Prof. Dr. Dalia Elsorady
Presented By:
Merna Mosallam, ID: 5316352
Ahmed Elmasry, ID: 5316009
Roba Ashraf, ID: 5316115
Sohila Adham, ID: 5316141
Ingy Ibrahim, ID: 5316072
Yara Sleem, ID: 5316379

2. • Name and location of the building
• Its history
• Intervention Type
• Reasons for intervention
• Analysis of Architectural Drawings and Intervention (Before and After)
• References

3. • Name and location of the building
Architects: TE Architects
Architect In Charge: Todor Mihaylov, Emilla Kaleva, Aleksandra Vandinska
Location: Nessebar, Bulgaria
Area: 95 m2
Year of completion: 2014

4. • History
- Church was built in the 13th century . It was listed among Bulgaria's monuments of culture of national importance in 1964.
-It is not an active church today, though it remains in use and houses an art gallery.

5. •Intervention Type
•Restoration
•Adaptive Reuse

6. “Conservation, restoration of Saint Paraskeva church” project is a result of an architectural competition organized by the
Bulgarian National Committee of ICOMOS together with the municipality of Nessebar and the local museum.
The Ancient city of Nessebar is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• Reasons for Intervention

7. Reasons

8. Interferes
▸ The project interferes on three main levels

10. New Function

11. Urban Intervention

13. Before

14. After

15. After

16. After

17. After

18. After

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