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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