Adaptive Reuse Planning of Industrial Heritage StudyComplexes in Iran: Risbaf Industrial Complex Case

Adaptive reuse is described as a process with a strategic approach to optimization of performance in existing buildings. Since the reusing of constructed buildings inefficient manner is aligned with the concept of sustainability, adaptive reuse becomes popular in modern literature with the goal of waste elimination. Industrial buildings' conservation in Iran does not get enough attention in comparison with other historical monuments and there are no internationally registered industrial heritage sites in Iran. Thus, the need for appropriate planning for adaptive reuse of industrial heritage sites is detected by the researcher of this study in the case of Iran. International policies, charters, and guidelines are reviewed in order to extract main elements of adaptive reuse planning for industrial heritage complexes. Authenticity (preservation of originality in industrial heritage), interpretation (heritage awareness practices), economy (contribution of adaptive reuse project to economy of the nation), regulation (alignment with rules and regulations controlling the operation of adaptive reuse) have been detected as main elements of planning. As the main elements of adaptive reuse of industrial heritage are highly interconnected, there is a need to integrate these elements in order to facilitate the planning for conducting the adaptive reuse project. Thus, this study aims to provide using a "strategic, holistic and integrated planning approach for adaptive reuse of industrial heritage sites in Iran through the selected case: Risbaf industrial complex. For this aim, inductive research has conducted through reviewing literature related to adaptive reuse planning along with managerial concepts for strategic planning. Keywords: Adaptive reuse planning, industrial heritage, strategic planning, authenticity, Risbaf Industrial Complex.