The method of conservation of the historical housing environment by the Commission du Vieux Paris

the method of creative spatial conservation and the consensus making with inhabitants and historical change

Abstract

This paper clarifies the conservation methods of the historical housing environment by the Commission du Vieux Paris (CVP). The CVP was established by the City of Paris in 1897 as an organization for the registration and conservation of the historical buildings. Now the CVP consults its historical archives to review demolition permits filed with the city planning department As a result, the CVP has been an advisory body which is capable of building consensus with applicants, and implementing creative space preservation considering the needs and social context of each case carefully.