Belfast·SPG006 Tall Buildings·Page 13·4.2.2
Retaining architectural and historic integrity in tall building reuse
When reusing tall buildings, particularly those near heritage assets or with locally distinctive features, the design should retain the building's architectural and historic character to avoid costly reconstruction and enable quicker reuse.
Balancing the retention of the tall building's architectural and historic integrity against its repurposed use is vital. This is particularly so where the tall building in question is within the setting of a heritage asset or is considered to contain locally distinctive features. Where this is the case, every opportunity should be taken to retain as much of the character of the building as possible, be these external and/or internal, to avoid costly reconstruction work and get the building back into use over a short space of time.
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