
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
Sacred architecture
The Pauline monastery and the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary were founded by Countess Katarina Frankopan Metlička in 1404. Due to the Turkish invasions in 1570, the Paulines left the monastery and leased it to Count Auersperg. They returned in 1684 and then began the renovation of the complex. The baroque restoration of the church began in 1740 and lasted until the middle of the 18th century. The construction of the monastery lasted from 1749 to 1767. The complex consists of three monastery wings and a church with a belfry that rests on the south wing of the cloister. The church is medieval, with a baroque interior with a rectangular nave and a narrow three-sided sanctuary, and it is vaulted with a baroque cross vault with belts. The interior is equipped with three baroque altars, baroque choir benches and a rococo pulpit, which was decorated by the famous Pauline painter Gabrijel Taller and later by the painter Fridrik Harmelić, teacher of Vjekoslav Karas.
The restoration of the cultural monument damaged in the war required complete static rehabilitation of the walls and foundations of the church and monastery, as well as the upgrading of the chapel above the sacristy. The facade of the church and monastery was renovated, the oak roof structure was reconstructed and replaced, a new covering made of pepper-tiles was installed, and the stone floor of the church and monastery was reconstructed, while the bulb on the bell tower was restored.