Regeneration of Historic NIC Building, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar
The historic NIC building is located at Shwe Bon Thor road in downtown Yangon (Rangoon)
“Regenerating historic buildings involves innovative methods of adaptive reuse and latest technology for heritage preservation.”
The NIC building in downtown Yangon is a unique building with innovative structural system and heritage features. Earlier the building was having offices of Life Insurance Corporation, Oriental Insurance, Embassy of India and others. But due to damaged rainwater drainage system, building deteriorated with passage of time. To renovate this building structural system and heritage values we conducted detail studies including structural. Based on our structural studies, it is found that there are no major structural damages to the building. Structure system of the building is found to be stable. The Embassy of India’s concepts for renovation of NIC Building are based on four visions: a) It will be an urban landmark in downtown Yangon, b) The heritage features of building will be restored, c) This building will be center for cultural activities of Indian Embassy. d) Structurally retrofitting for future stability.
The total project cost was 46,66,086 /- US Dollars. Each floor is planned to for optimum utilization of spaces. Building will have auditorium for capacity of 200 persons on ground floor. First floor and second will have conference hall, library, meeting hall, class rooms, and office of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce. Third floor will have exhibition hall. The fourth floor will have a multi-purpose hall. The design is going to show case the Indian culture through Indian art and craft.. Lotus - the national flower of India will be part of central theme.
The Buddhism is major religious and socio-cultural part of history shared by India to Myanmar. Buddhism in political, economical and socio-cultural part will be exhibited in various art forms in building. The external lighting will focus on concept of making NIC as a land mark building in downtown area. These external lighting will include use of multi-color light patterns on the various architectural feature of the NIC building. These lights will use solar power.
The project have all modern services like firefighting system, VRF air conditioning, modern elevators, and power generators. Building is designed as green building. Solar power will be uses for external and internal lighting. Rainwater will be harvested in the building. This grey water will be used in toilets for flushing. Building will be also designed as barrier free architecture.
Thus the NIC building was restored and adaptively reused to become an urban landmark in downtown Yangon.
Reading about the regeneration of the historic NIC building took me straight back to a summer I spent in Yangon in 2015, wandering the streets of downtown and stumbling upon an old colonial bank that had been turned into a boutique café. The building’s faded façade still bore the weight of its past, yet the interior buzzed with modern life—students tapping laptops, locals sipping tea, tourists snapping photos https://gordonhouse.org/ I remember pressing my forehead against the cool, cracked marble of the original lobby and feeling a strange connection to the generations that had passed through those doors. Seeing the NIC building’s restoration plans reminded me how powerful it is when a city respects its heritage while giving it new purpose.…
Reading about the regeneration of the historic NIC building instantly took me back to my first trip to Yangon in 2015, when I stumbled upon the old colonial structures along Sule Pagoda Road. I remember standing outside the original NIC offices, the faded signage and cracked plaster whispering stories of a bygone era, while the bustling street life pulsed around me. It was a strange mix of melancholy and fascination—seeing how the building had been left to decay, yet still radiating an undeniable charm https://web.archive.org/web/20120805200217/http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/july12/pokersettlement.html A few years later, I revisited the same spot and was stunned to see a careful restoration in progress; fresh paint, restored arches, and the careful preservation of original details. The transformation felt like watching…
Reading about the regeneration of the historic NIC building instantly brought back memories of a trip I took to Yangon a few years ago. I remember standing in front of that very façade, its faded colonial charm juxtaposed with the bustling street vendors and the scent of fresh tea leaves. Back then the building was in a sorry state—crumbling plaster, rusted windows, and a sense of neglect that made me wonder what stories lay hidden within those walls https://www.rba.gov.au/payments-and-infrastructure/ Seeing the careful restoration plans now feels like a promise that those stories will finally be heard again, and that the city’s heritage will be given a new lease on life. It’s amazing how a single project can spark a renewed…
Reading about the regeneration of the historic NIC building took me straight back to my own walk through Yangon’s colonial quarter a few years ago. I remember stepping out of a bustling market, the heat clinging to the air, and suddenly finding myself in front of that grand façade with its faded teak doors and intricate latticework https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_game It felt like a portal to another era, and I lingered, trying to imagine the bustling financial hub it once was. Seeing the careful restoration plans described here, I can’t help but feel a mix of relief and excitement—relief that the building won’t be lost to neglect, and excitement for the new life it will host, perhaps cafés or galleries that will…
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