Fourteenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Damages in any built heritage due to biological colonization like algae, lichens and mosses are inevitable and subject to deterioration and material loss especially when the building is abandoned for a long period of time. The Casa Tribunal de Malolos is one among the abandoned Spanish colonial structures located in the municipality of Malolos in the province of Bulacan. It was originally built in 1673, served as a second municipal hall in 1859 and converted into a jail house during the Philippine revolution in 1898. The objective of the study is to re-purpose the former Casa Tribunal de Malolos to a new hub. This paper shares information concerning the transformation of the Casa Tribunal without compromising the original Spanish structure. Archival research, structural observations, face to face and online interviews with the concerned individual, archival research were applied to gather holistic and comprehensive results. Adaptive reuse is a creative means of heritage structure conservation, giving new life to the structure that has long been forgotten. Inside the prison structure will be the art hub, activities that can be accommodated are poetry reading, art sessions, photography sessions, balagtasan, dance, music and other activities related to arts.