Full view ↗ 01 / Overview A cinema retained through a legible load path. The project balances public use, historic fabric and structural safety within the existing auditorium.
Role Conservation Engineer
Location Prizren, Kosovo
Structure Historic masonry walls · Queen-post timber roof · Steel strengthening
Methods NDT + MASW · Nonlinear assessment · Conservation design Full view ↗ 02 / Investigation Measured evidence before intervention. Survey, non-destructive testing and geophysical evidence established the geometry, materials and hidden vulnerabilities.
Full view ↗ 02 / Investigation Investigation Technical record 03 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
Full view ↗ 02 / Investigation Investigation Technical record 04 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
Full view ↗ 03 / Structural assessment Reading the masonry, roof and auditorium together. The structural model was calibrated around observed damage and the interaction between the long-span timber roof and masonry enclosure.
Full view ↗ 03 / Structural assessment Structural assessment Technical record 06 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
Full view ↗ 03 / Structural assessment Structural assessment Technical record 07 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
Full view ↗ 04 / Strengthening Two internal frames. Three upper ties. Minimal loss of fabric. The intervention creates a direct and inspectable strengthening system while retaining the cinema's architectural character.
Full view ↗ 04 / Strengthening Strengthening Technical record 09 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
Full view ↗ 04 / Strengthening Strengthening Technical record 10 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
Full view ↗ 04 / Strengthening Strengthening Technical record 11 · Historic masonry / Timber roof / Strengthening
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Kino Lumbardhi A conservation-led structural investigation of the historic cinema combining visual survey, NDT and MASW testing, emergency stabilisation and nonlinear assessment. The intervention was developed around two internal steel frames, three upper ties and compatible local measures that safeguard the existing building fabric.
Conservation Engineer Designed and supervised the structural investigations Completed the structural assessment Designed the strengthening interventions Prepared professional reports, BoQ, technical specifications and price schedules 
