The new stage of rescue and conservation of Neptune Baths

The project is divided into a series of stages, strategically established taking into account the legal situation of the building, as well as the European concepts of sustainable development of cultural heritage. The first stage is the emergency intervention, which aims to stop the degradation and remove the public danger label. This stage was partially executed in 2019. Today we are in the stage where we have to carry out large-scale works – the unbinding and restoration of three roof structures and the consolidation of masonry in those sectors. We will consider this stage as the Stage II of the project.

The new stage of rescue and conservation of Neptune Baths

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Neptun Baths – Urgent Safety Interventions

07/01/2022/by admin

Project stages:

The emergency intervention project was divided into two stages, depending on the amounts raised from donations by the Association. So, in 2019 we executed a part of the proposed project,and later in the period 2020 – 2022 we performed maintenance works. In 2022, we executed a wood scaffolding structure along the entire length of the Neptune Baths facade, as Izvorului Street will be open to car traffic.In 2021 and 2022 we conducted a series of site visits with engineers and experts, who assessed the condition of the building, and the final finding was that at least three sectors of the building are severely damaged structurally and pre-collapse. What does this mean? It means the Neptune Baths are on the verge of collapse.

This has led us to change our strategy.

Now the main focus is:

Unbinding and restoration of the three roof wood structures and consolidation of masonry in the three structurally damaged sectors;
Attracting both national and international sponsors;
Development of a campaign to promote the subject at international level;
The recruitment of renowned experts in the field of restoration, of some craftsmen, is one of the top execution companies in the project.
Integration of an expert advisory board into the project.

The worst severely affected areas are Sector A, Sector C, Sector I. The cost of these works, at a first estimate, is 15-20,000 euros / sector. The total is 60,000 euro.