5th semester introduces you to building renovation and transformation.

By meeting the objectives of this topic you will have gained knowledge and understanding of:
• Cultural and architectonic qualities and characteristics of existing buildings.
• The significance of existing buildings and their position in a town planning and rural context
• Renovating existing building components generate new components and building parts in relation and harmony to the existing architecture, structure and materials.

By meeting the objectives of this topic you will be able to:
• Surveying of the exciting building, site and surroundings.
• Scrutinizing existing building and building structure.
• Show the existing, demolish and proposed conditions.
• Chose and incorporate the necessary functions and changes for the new use for the transformation of the building.
• Integration of the new functions, solutions and materials in the excision building in a architectural and harmonic way
• Conducting documented comparative property analysis of building components and materials, and their solutions.
• Use sustainable principles, solutions and materials in the renovation project.