maintenance stages requiring an understanding of and analysis 
of building defect diagnoses. There is also the question of 
testing and treating building material, choosing appropriate 
tools and the methods to conserve the building. As such the 
restoration of Suffolk House poses a challenge to many 
especially the architect consultants and conservation contractor. 
The restoration of Suffolk House also has posed a commitment 
and positive efforts by Malaysian government to conserve the 
heritage building in Penang and the country for the future. The 
restoration of Suffolk House project has breath new life and a 
hope to develop the future uses and plan for restrain the 
building to future generations. 
REFFERENCES 
A project team consisting of a project manager, architect, 
quantity surveyor and contractor has been formed to carry out 
the works in phase one. Weekly technical meetings are held by 
the project team to discuss any problem encountered on site. 
The team also receives an advice from Department Museums 
and Antiquity regarding the conservation methods. Monthly 
reports prepared by the project manager and be submitted to 
client and architect consultant to highlight the current work 
progress, problems on site and the upcoming work schedule. 
Ashurts, J. and Ashurts, N. 1988. Practical Building 
Conservation: Volume 3 - Mortars, Plasters and Renders, 
English Technical Handbook, Gower Technical Press: 
Aldershot 
Hoyt, S.H., 1991, Old Penang, Oxford University Press, Kuala 
Lumpur. 
Khoo, S.N.,1993. Streets of Georgetown Penang, Janus Prints 
& Recources, Penang. 
Loh, L., 2000, Suffolk House Restoration Phase 1: Updated 
Dilapidation Survey Report. 
5. ISSUES AND PROBLEMS 
There are some issues that been facing at the restoration project. 
At the earlier stages of the projects, a lack of skilled and 
experienced workers in the conservation field has affected the 
work progress of the project. However after several months, 
with close monitoring and constant guidance from the project 
consultants, the project contractors and the workers have 
developed a good understanding of the work involved and 
harnesses their skills in heritage conservation. 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
Department of Civil Works, Penang, Malaysia. 
2. Department of Museums and Antiquity, Malaysia 
3. Lawrence Loh Architects Sdn.Bhd., Penang, Malaysia 
4. Najcom Sdn. Bhd, Penang, Malaysia 
Despite on the skill workers, the projects also have a problem in 
getting the original material to reconstruct the buildings. The 
materials like roof tiles and timber truss was not from local. The 
existing roof tile is a clay China tiles and to get this source the 
contractors had to import it from China and it cost of time. The 
timber truss was identified as ‘meranti’ hardwood, although the 
source is from local but the contractor must get the same 
material to match with the original material. 
This project has been very challenging in every aspect but lot of 
knowledge has revived through the exploratory of restoration 
works. The success of the restoration of Suffolk House project 
was largely attributed to the close supervision high spirits of 
teamwork among the consultants, contactor and government 
officials. The conducting of weekly and monthly technical 
meetings on-site throughout the project was very important in 
order to keep track of the work schedule and to solve various 
technical problems on site. 
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