Adaptive Reuse and Heritage

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. work collaboratively to undertake a site analysis, documentation and measured drawings of a culturally significant site
  2. identify conservation principles inherent in statutory heritage guidelines to inform a design position
  3. analyse relevant theory in relation to past, current and possible future realities to inform a design brief for the interior of an historic building
  4. communicate an innovative design proposition that includes the complexities of a building’s physiological, cultural and sociological narratives and meanings and considers indigenous perspectives
  5. create a design response that synthesises knowledge and skills in ways that embrace history in a contemporary context.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Curtin University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-IAH-DEG-2025 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Interior Architecture) (Honours)

Elective

• CUR-FAST-DEG-2025 - Fast track your Curtin on campus study

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

• CUR-BIA300-Interior Architecture Studio - Well-being

• CUR-BIA360-Interior Architecture Studio - Workplace

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-BIA320-Interior Design Studio - Adaptive Re-Use (no longer available)

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Audio video equipment required - Webcam, microphone and speakers

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.