The Investigation and Discussion of Maintenance Situation of old Residences in Shanghai

Abstract—There are a huge amount of old residential buildings in Shanghai which involve a large number of residents. With the aging of the buildings, structural or architectural problems are exposed. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the old residential buildings. This paper collects the data of 34 old residential clusters in three districts of Pudong New Area of Shanghai by means of questionnaire and field survey. It analyzes the causes of the differences in architectural problems of old houses in different regions, different ages and different types of structures. This paper also probes into the causes of structural problems of old residential buildings. And it accumulates important basic data for improving the comprehensive renovation level of old residential buildings and perfecting related laws and regulations in Shanghai.