Functional consolidation, restoration and rehabilitation of the “Sfantul Gheorghe†Orthodox High School Theological Seminary of Roman

Abstract

The assembly of buildings belonging to “Sfantul Gheorghe†Orthodox High School
Seminary of Roman is registered as historical monument under the code NT-II-m-
B-10651 and it is located on No. 2 Alexandru cel Bun Street, within the built-up
area of Roman municipality and it is a complex of buildings erected in different
stages, starting in the second half of the 19th century, ending in the first half of the
20th century. The functional solving illustrates the assembly development in
successive stages and reflects the concepts of the époque, regarding the
arrangement of the areas destined for education. As the experts examination also
finds out, due to the specific compliance with the times the construction was
erected, to the earthquakes of the 20th century, to the impact of environmental
conditions, due to the length of service and to the human factor actions, not in the
least the repeated user change, some major damages are visible both at the
structure level and architectural elements.The aim of the suggested works is to
consolidate the structure so providing a minimal corresponding safety degree to
earthquakes suitable to the importance class of the building, and to remake the
functional circuits accompanied by a re-dimensioning of the main activity areas in
compliance with the present educational needs and with the specific character of
this objective and to preserve and to restore the valuable architectural elements
and to integrate the new elements into the monument context.