
Restoration of cultural heritage

Restoration of cultural heritage
Restoration
of cultural
heritage

Construction is an activity that has left a lasting legacy to humanity that we have the opportunity to admire again and again.
Inspired by this very fact, ING-GRAD was founded as a construction company whose activities include specialized works comprised of: restoration and reconstruction of monumental heritage of exceptional historical and artistic significance.
In more than 35 years of work on the restoration and reconstruction of the monumental heritage, we have been using all the advantages of modern construction methods, but also applying unique knowledge based on the techniques, skills and recipes of old crafts.
Most buildings of cultural or architectural heritage are brick buildings built of stone or brick wall elements connected with mortar, usually found in poor condition due to their age and inadequate maintenance. Therefore, before the renovation and final arrangement, it is necessary to carry out constructive restoration. The complexity of the historical buildings restoration requires the incompatibility of traditional and new materials and respect for their original existence, which is why the use of reinforced concrete is not recommended. The most favourable technique for repairing and strengthening such constructions has proved to be injection, i.e., stabilizing and closing cracks in damaged walls by injecting special injection compounds, applying reinforced cement or epoxy coatings on one or both sides of the wall, and pre-tensioning the walls.
Roofs of monumental heritage buildings are usually wooden roofs with different types of covering, depending on the tradition of the climate in which the building is located. The reconstruction of such wooden roofs implies the replacement of individual elements or the complete structure with new wood, most often made of Slavonian oak or conifer, and the replacement of the covers.
The renovation and reconstruction of the building includes the renovation of the external facade, the execution of profiles and stone plastic, the production of wooden joinery and everything that includes the restoration of the historical appearance and original condition. It is done according to conservation guidelines, which is why the restoration and reconstruction of the building is longer and requires specific materials, works and methods of execution.
Investor
Croatian Restoration Institute
Category
Castels, Palaces and Fortresses
Eltz Castle is one of the most representative buildings of the Baroque period on Croatian soil; it was built from 1749 to 1751 by Count Anselmo Kazimir Eltz. The complex goes through a series of reconstructions, the most important of which is the one in the spirit of historicism from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, which gives the complex its final appearance, and was carried out by the Viennese architect Viktor Siedek.
In the war destruction of Vukovar from 1991 to 1995, the buildings of the Eltz manor were almost completely damaged, and the northern part of this complex was completely reconstructed and renovated (the Grand Palace, guest pavilion, technical building, road, seed station - Bauer Collection, water tower – viewpoint, gardener's house, gatekeeper's house). The buildings were statically rehabilitated and all unstable parts were removed. This was followed by the reconstruction of the roof with high-quality oak timber and pepper-tiles, new plasters and facades were made, and then work on interior and exterior decoration began. After the completion of the first phase of the reconstruction and arrangement of the Great Palace - the main building of the Eltz complex, from the fall of 2012 and during 2013, according to the project, work began on the permanent exhibition of the Vukovar City Museum in the Great Palace.
Work at the castle
Completed complex