Restoring the Old as Old vs. Restoring the Old as New: The Divide Between Two Schools

Two restoration outcomes of the same building juxtaposed. One side aims to return to a complete appearance of a certain period, with missing parts reconstructed according to the original and colors filled in. The other side only reinforces the current state, allowing imperfections to remain, and clearly distinguishes new additions with contemporary materials. Both approaches have proponents, and the choice must be clearly stated beforehand. Avoid: mixing the two approaches on the same facade, making it difficult for the viewer to distinguish which approach was used, treating imperfections as incomplete construction, repeatedly changing strategies on the same building.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

同一棟建築的兩種修復結果並置。一邊追求回到某個時期的完整樣貌,缺的部分照原樣重做、顏色補齊;另一邊只加固現況,殘缺就讓它殘缺,新增的部分用當代材料明確區分。兩種都有人主張,選擇必須先說清楚。避免:把兩種做法混在同一個立面上、讓觀者分不出這是哪一派的結果、把殘缺當成施工未完成、在同一棟建築上反覆改變策略。