The Impact of the Dynamics of Services on the Economic Use Value of Historical Monuments. Case Study: the Municipality of Bucharest

Heritage buildings represent elements of territorial identity of the cities due to the multiple valences they incorporate (historical, architectural, artistic, and cultural). Due to the particular characteristics of the built heritage, multiple possibilities of reuse are associated with it. Thus, the evaluation of the economic use value of heritage buildings is justified. This work aims to evaluate the economic use value of historical monuments located in the protected urban area C.A. Rosetti-Maria Rosetti-Popa Petre, located in the central part of Bucharest. The main results of the paper reveal the fact that the multiple forms of reuse of heritage buildings in the analyzed protected urban area are under the impact of the accelerated dynamics of services (commercial spaces, office spaces, hotels). Some reuses affect the architectural value of historical monuments through interventions that involve modifying the exterior architecture or the character/valuable elements of the interior, as well as a higher regime of height than the neighborhood average, which also generates discontinuities in the historical urban fabric.