Edwin Mintoff ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ AUM British Building ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ

Edwin Mintoff ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ AUM British Building ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱝᱥᱠᱨᱤᱛᱤᱠ ᱵᱤᱨᱫᱟᱜᱟᱞᱤ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2020 A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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AUM British Building ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ

Edwin Mintoff ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ

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ᱥᱟᱭᱤᱴ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ A' Design Award ᱨᱮ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱢᱮ ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱨᱤᱞᱤᱡ ᱯᱩᱨᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱮᱡ

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AUM British Building ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

AUM ᱵᱨᱤᱴᱤᱥ ᱵᱤᱞᱰᱤᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱸᱜᱞᱮᱭᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱑᱙ ᱟᱜ ᱥᱟᱹᱭᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱫᱟᱭᱟᱫᱤ (ᱦᱮᱨᱤᱴᱮᱡᱽ) ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱚᱥᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱞᱟᱹᱲᱦᱟᱹᱭ ᱚᱠᱛᱚᱨᱮ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱛᱤ ᱱᱚᱥᱴᱚ ᱞᱮᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱦᱩᱭ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱭᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱚᱠᱛᱚᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱥᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱥᱟᱯᱲᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱞᱟᱥᱨᱩᱢ, ᱞᱮᱵᱚᱨᱮᱴᱨᱤ, ᱚᱯᱷᱤᱥ, ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱟᱭᱵᱽᱨᱮᱨᱤ, ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱵᱟᱜᱟᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱮᱯᱷᱮᱴᱮᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱤᱛᱚᱜᱟᱜ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱦᱩᱭᱮᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱥᱚᱨᱵᱷᱤᱥ ᱟᱨ ᱨᱤᱵᱷᱮᱴ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱵᱤᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱨᱠᱷᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱨ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲᱟ᱾

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A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ

AUM British Building ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ AUM British Building ᱭᱩᱱᱤᱵᱷᱟᱨᱥᱤᱴᱤ ᱠᱮᱢᱯᱟᱥ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾

ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ: This 19th century building was severely damaged during WWII and later fell into disuse. Through EM Architects' design interventions, the building was brought back to life with a renewed purpose to serve Senglea in a new way. As well as restoring the historic fabric in a meticulous fashion, the overall building was also rehabilitated in order to usher the building into the current age whilst at the same time managing to showcase its stunning historic elements. The guiding principle behind this project remained the act of showcasing this heritage building as a protagonist of design.
ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ: Building is 19.6 high, 194m wide, 15.6m deep
ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ: Restoration, rehabiliation, heritage, industrial, university
ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ: Contemporary materials were chosen purposely so as to be visually distinguishable from the original historic fabric. This distinction is essential in order to delineate the contemporary interventions within the important timeline of this building. At its inception, this building was born out of golden Globigerina Limestone and raw steel elements, showcasing the fusion between the British Neo-Classical style and local quarried materials.
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ: The main challenge of this project presented itself in the form of an existing dilapidated building, whereby its extensive character and value had been left to decay. The means by which this challenge was overcome was by successfully ushering this building into the contemporary age whilst also preserving and highlighting its original character. New volumes had to be created within and onto the existing historical fabric which was no small challenge.
ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ: Our design began with analyzing the past history and also current situation of the area, to ensure that the restoration of such buildings would also serve to accelerate the urban regeneration of the entire area. Various historical documents, for example the text "The Malta Grand Harbour and Its Dockyard" by Bonnici and Cassar and drawings were analysed, including maps dating back to the 1840s.
ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ: The building's rich industrial past served as the main source of inspiration which informed the majority of design decisions taken throughout the design process. This was reflected in the intentionally exposed services of the building. The selection of raw materials and the choice to retain original structural elements, such as the voltini ceilings and the exposed riveted steel beams, emphasised this industrial feel. Another integral factor which shaped the restoration and rehabilitation of this historic building was the harnessing of sustainable initiatives in various forms.
ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ: Works at Triq Dom Mintoff, Bormla, commenced in November 2016 and were completed by March 2019.
ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ: Our design incorporated the creation of 13 classrooms, 4 laboratories, 1 cafeteria, 1 library, 18 offices, 1 internal garden and 2 receptions, through minor alterations and the construction of additional floors. The cafeteria, which ensures that part of the building remains accessible to the public, also houses the restored original machinery of the building, thus incorporating these historical elements seamlessly within the new contemporary designs.
ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ: Edwin Mintoff
Pietro Di Raimondo
Mario Scicluna
ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ: Photographer: Alan Carville