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Articles | Volume X-M-2-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-M-2-2025-381-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-M-2-2025-381-2025
24 Sep 2025
 | 24 Sep 2025

From Prototype to Originality The Renew Design Strategy and HBIM Application of Xiamen Overseas Chinese Historical Buildings based on the Case of Shixian Villa

Kehan Zhang, Yang Liu, Dandan Feng, and Shaosen Wang

Keywords: Originality, HBIM, Overseas Chinese Historical Building, Design Strategy, Culture Analysis, Xiamen

Abstract. The application of digital technology in the renew design of historical buildings is becoming increasingly widespread. How to combine history, culture and digital technology is an important theme in the protection of historical buildings. The historical buildings of overseas Chinese in Xiamen, China, serve as a typical representative of historical buildings and are excellent research cases on both the history aspect and digital techniques aspect. This paper takes the renew design of the historical building Shixian Villa in Xiamen as an case. Based on the analysis of the heritage value characteristics of the historical buildings of overseas Chinese in Xiamen, combined with HBIM technology, it proposes the design strategy of "from prototype to originality", emphasizing the expression of authenticity as the goal, historical research as the basis, and using HBIM technology to analyze, synthesize and judge the design. And to realize the interpretation, expression and practice of the heritage value of the protection design of historical buildings of overseas Chinese in Xiamen and other similar practices.

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