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Heritage Consulting
Services
for clients include Statements of Significance, Heritage
Assessments, Character Assessments, and Conservation
Plans.
Statements
of Significance (SoS) are a standardized document
used by city officials and others to record the values of a building
or site but they are not intended to be a comprehensive history or
documentation. Values-based assessments are neutral and do not pass
judgement on the design, condition, or history but place the site in
the context of its surroundings and define its character defining
elements.
Character
Assessments: are relatively simple documents
required for pre-1940s houses in Vancouver. They record the
condition of a site, the surviving heritage elements while noting
renovations and loss of character based on a seven point system
developed by the City of Vancouver.
Heritage
Assessments: are comprehensive documents that assess
a site's development history, building condition, renovations,
heritage character and more. They are required in Vancouver for
houses situated in the Shaughnessy district.
Conservation
Plans: the condition of a
building, capture the Character Defining Elements (often provided by
an existing SoS) and provides a road map for how those elements will
be handled and treated in the development. The plan also provides a
guide for making new elements fit with an existing structure.
Other
Work: As a
consultant I have written a Lighting Strategy for Chinatown
(2008), Chinatown's application for National Historic Site
status (2010), along with international planning prize
submissions. Recent projects have included Chinatown's iconic
HoHo restaurant and work in the Kootenays.
Contact
me
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