Demolish and rebuild vs conserve and restore?

‘This was the question the Four Seasons Group was confronted with in 2005 before the modernisation of this traditional hotel built in 1970 in London’s exclusive Park Lane. The decision was to conserve: so the building was gutted and lavishly rebuilt from within. In order to fit in with the local architecture of traditional Mansard roofs, the hotel was given an additional top floor’. Continue reading