Authors : Dodo Mansir, Jibril Adamu Muhammad and Narimah Kasim
Abstract: Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) is an emerging technology used for documentation and management of existing historic buildings. It is a process involving data capture, modelling or simulation of building elements and subsequent communication of information to relevant stakeholders all aimed at the efficient management of a historic building. A primary factor that led to the inscription of Melaka as a World Heritage Site (WHS) is its unique heritage buildings possessing immense architectural and historical values. A striking difference between a Heritage Building (HB) and a historic building is that unlike a lot of historic buildings, all HB’s are legally declared to be conserved due to such values they possess. By the use of a literature review, extracted data will be subjectively reported on the need of HBIM in the conservation of HB’s in Melaka WHS. Although, HB conservation guidelines in Melaka implicitly capture the need for the adoption of technology for an efficient conservation process, studies however, reveal that the process is not efficient. Furthermore, there is scarce literature in using emerging technology such as HBIM which has the potentials to efficiently manage the conservation of HB’s similar to its function of efficiently managing historic buildings. As such, this study reviews literature on the potentials and/or advantages of HBIM with a view to suggesting the need to adopt similar technologies in documenting information in the conservation of HB’s in Melaka WHS.
Dodo Mansir, Jibril Adamu Muhammad and Narimah Kasim, 2016. Reviewing the Need for Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) in the Conservation of Heritage Buildings in Melaka World Heritage City. The Social Sciences, 11: 2777-2782.