A study of affected elements in adaptive reuse of heritage buildings as museum in Ipoh Old Town Perak / Aziatul Ashira Aziz and Lilawati Ab Wahab

The adaptive reuse process involves analyzing the existing building's characteristics, such as its structural integrity, spatial layout, and historical significance, and determining how it can be creatively adapted to serve a new purpose. Overall, adaptive reuse is a sustainable and creative approach to architecture and urban planning, allowing existing buildings to be repurposed and given new life while preserving their historical and cultural value and contributing to the vitality of communities. The number of adaptive reuse projects is increasing in Ipoh Old Town. This research aims to study the rate of maintained and modified elements in adaptive reuse practices for heritage shophouses in Ipoh Old Town Perak. This research conducts a qualitative method which consists of observation and three case study buildings on heritage shophouses that practice adaptive reuse as a museum. However, this research will only focus on the adaptive reuse of museums in Ipoh Old Town. All the data obtained was represented in the forms table and networking diagram. It can conclude that the highest rate of modified elements is 73% occupied in case study 1, Time Tunnel. Meanwhile, the highest rate of maintained elements is 86% occupied by case study 2, Ho Yan Hor.