La reconversion des maisons traditionnelles à la médina de Mila: La reconversion en maisons témoin, d’hôtes et d’artisanat dans le secteur de la caserne

Abstract

Like all medinas either in Algeria or in North Africa, the Medina of Mila has characteristics that make it an heritage with a constant value. In the present work, the intervention affects a few sensitive elements in the process of preservation of architectural and urban heritage. The various actions that has been made are based on a specific regulation relative to the protection of Mila’s Medina. The first action is the preservation of ruins and Bab El Haddid, the second action is the conversion of a traditional house (original one) to an authentic witness house. The third action is the conversion of traditional houses on two guesthouses, which has been preserved for one of them the plan type of traditional house to Mila and about the other one it was preserved the main characteristics. At the fourth Action, it converted also another house on a craft home. The last action is the creation of a historical journey that will define the specifics of Mila’s Medina. These actions are essential way to give life to heritage in the Medina of Mila.