Dr Aylin Orbaşlı

Building conservation projects

Building conservation, maintenance planning, conservation guidelines and policy

Kosovo ▫ Team leader, Rehabilitation of  Prizren Fortress with PM Group (2010- )

UK ▫ Conservation proposals for Myton Grange Farm, Yorkshire with Native Architects (2009)

Saudi Arabia ▫ Conservation, planning and design guidelines for the Red Sea Coastal historic towns of Yanbu Al-Bahr, Umluj, Al-Wajh and Duba and restoration plans for pilot projects in each of the four towns (2007)

UK ▫ Geffrye Museum (Grade I listed), London: term consultant and adviser for conservation projects and buildings maintenance (2000-05)

UK ▫ Geffrye Museum, London: Restoration of 18th century Almshouse for visitor display (2002)

UK ▫ Geffrye Museum, London: Design brief and feasibility studies for new library and archive centre in 19th century stables (2001-02)

UK ▫ Environmental Impact Assessment - Historic Buildings and Areas, St Bartholomew and The London Hospital PFI Developments (2004-05)

Appointed term consultant, English Partnerships Heritage Panel 2006-2010

Prior to working as an independent consultant Aylin worked for the Conservation Practice Architects on wide range of conservation projects in the UK and internationally including Dover Castle, Queen Charlotte’s Cottage, and The Banqueting House.

Pilot conservation and adaptive re-use projects were prepared as part of a conservation and tourism planning project for four historic towns on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The project aimed to demonstrate the potential of the cultural heritage for tourism purposes and new uses including revitalisation of a historic souq, a fort museum, tourism information centres and a boutique hotel.  Full conservation specifications were prepared for the restoration of these coral buildings.

Out of fourteen almshouses that make up the Geffrye Museum in London’s East End, only one had survived intact with its central staircase and room divisions. A one year project removed later twentieth century fabric to reveal 19th century and some of the original features of the house dating back to 1714. The conservation project, using authentic materials and techniques wherever possible has enabled the house to be opened to the public as a display of almshouse life in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The historic buildings chapter of the Environmental Impacts Assessment (EIA) for the new London Hospital development included evaluating the impacts of the development on the various historic buildings at and surrounding the sites of the Whitechapel and St Bartholomew’s hospitals. The EIA was used to inform design decisions and was continuously updated as the design proposals evolved.