Heritage has the potential to facilitate positive change in the lives, well-being, and relationships of large social groups

However, these social values ​​are often subordinate to financial feasibility, preservation, and sustainability. Heritage Renewal is committed to the social added value in heritage renewal projects, in addition to preservation and sustainability, as heritage belongs to everyone. This does not necessarily have to be at the expense of financial feasibility. 

Through scientific research and practical cases, a database is currently being built with concrete actions to create social added value. Various measurement models are also being investigated in order to be able to measure the impact as completely as possible. The acquired knowledge is applied again and again within the (advisory) projects.

Heritage in Trondheim, Norway
Picture by Rosan Pallada


WHAT WE DO

Picture by Loek Buter

OUR EXPERTISE

Make social impact with vacant heritage sites

Heritage sites form a collective memory. Through a shared past, people feel connected to each other. The collective memory plays a fundamental role in the formation of cohesion and cultural solidarity, something we cleary need at the moment. In addition, heritage has great significance for individual citizens. Heritage is intergenerational, highly valuable for society and should therefore be available to the widest possible group of people. Let’s say its our moral commitment to social justice to make heritage sites accessible again for the broad public. Heritage sites can effectively serve as “third places”, which are informal public meeting places that are separate from home (“first place”) and work (“second place”). These locations promote social interaction and community engagement, which positively contributes to social cohesion and individual well-being. Let’s make sure that heritage stays accessible for everyone in the future!

Rosan Pallada

Founder

Research experience

Master Management in the Built Environment (TU Delft)
Bachelor Architecture (TU Delft)

Started researching in 2015 as a research assistant at TU Delft
September 2025-2031 parttime PhD at TU Delft, in collaboration with the National Heritage Agency in the Netherlands


Redevelopment experience

Gained working experience as a developer @MeyerBergmanErfgoedGroep & @BOEi
Working on several redevelopment projects
VCA licence 2023-2033
Construction cost certificate HTI 2022


Advisory Services

Gained experience @Katheldaaldenkers, @BOEi, @COUP, and different municipalities.
Working on several advice trajectories.

Thinking about joining our team?

At the moment we don’t have any job openings, however we like to work with like-minded people.
Are you interested in a collaboration? Reach out!


WHERE ARE WE LOCATED

OUR LOCATION(S)

Hilversum
Amersfoort
Arnhem
Blaricum
Delft