Conservation and refurbishment work of the warehouse building at Georgetown Penang / Irdani Farzzana Suzaidi

Protecting the historical heritage is a very important task because it makes up the identity of the society and the cities. The establishment of National Heritage Department of Malaysia in year 2006 has shown the government’s effort to appreciate the existing of heritage buildings in Malaysia. This report covers a review on conserving a heritage building in Georgetown, Penang. The method restoration and adaptive re-use are been used on this building. Throughout the time, functions may change but old buildings may stay. This situation requires that the old buildings are open to a new contemporary uses. The scope will be discussed in this report.