TRIPOLI POLICE STATION

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Donors: FIIAPP

The Tripoli Justice Palace building as seen today, has suffered from the effects of time and abandon. Many of the problems that will be mentioned in the following report are a result of aging, lack of maintenance, and inappropriate additions to the heritage value of the building.

In the proposed restoration, the general concept focuses on the following notions:

1- The overall approach is to preserve the building in its actual state as much as possible. Its more modern mainly "technical" additions and interventions will be removed as the latter are judged harmful to the building’s architectural value. The purpose was to restore the building to its former historical state , while adapting upgraded and integrated technical solutions to better serve the building use in the future years.

2- The restoration intervention aimed at preserving and conserving the existing elements, and only replacing them with new similar material where necessary.

3- The materials are a very delicate part of the Historic building and were treated with care and consideration. Adapted materials should always be used in the building’s restoration.

4- The purpose was to ensure a sustainable and long-lasting restoration of the building, by treating the roots and causes of damage in parallel with its effect, and by anticipating possible problems and working on improving the general structural and technical behavior and stability of the building. (This can be done through the adaptation of proper structural, architectural, and MEP interventions and systems in the building)