There is intense developmental pressure in various urban centres to replace existing buildings with contemporary constructions. TPA believes that it is necessary to preserve, as much as possible, a building’s identity and try to re-use, refurbish and modernise existing structural shells. The design of such buildings should be approached with particular sensitivity, especially when it comes to the inventory, preservation and maintenance of the characteristic features of the building, while also fulfilling the functional and technical requirements of a modern facility.