Global Journal of Arts Education 01 (2011) 01-10 Evaluation of adaptive reuse toward sustainability, case of Tabriz Nowbar public bath as an educational sample Farzin Haghparast a *, Soghra Niromand b a Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, I.R.Iran b M.Arch, University of Bonab, Bonab, I.R.Iran Abstract Nowadays many historical buildings around the world wide like United Kingdom, India, Turkey and Iran, converted to new and responsive to contemporary needs. Bath is one example of these buildings that is used as museum, teahouse and restaurants and etc. Preserving historical buildings by adaptive re-use can be discussed as an effective way of achieving sustainability, including cultural, ecological and social aspects. This paper is to evaluate the efficiency of an adaptive reused ďuildiŶg iŶ Taďriz, Đalled Noǁďar PuďliĐ Bath, ǁhiĐh it has ďeeŶ adapted to Ŷeǁ utilizatioŶ as a restauraŶt aŶd Đoffee shop . Nowbar Public Bath is located in the central district of Tabriz, next to shopping malls. A research has been carried out through two methods: the Ecotect simulation to analyze the interaction between the building and its environment, meanwhile a survey study has been done in evaluation of the influence of the spaces over its new users. Also the paper presents the new application as a restaurant is not a very appropriate function for these types of identical buildings. Also successful projects can be compared with this sort of buildings architectural and conservation students to be analyzed for educational propose. Keywords: adaptive re-use, public bath, sustainability, regional identity, simulation; Selection and peer review under responsibility of Prof. Dr. Ayse Cakir Ilhan ©2011 Academic World Education & Research Center. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Iranian people gave a good intention to the clarity and purging, either before or after emerging Islam, but somehow this intention after emerging Islam, getting more intense. Before Islam, in Zoroaster rituals, the importance of water was so much that Mihrabs had to be in some place where a fluid water passing by, or be next to a live spring. Though, based on Mehr rituals, washing and bathing was such a religious duties. Also there had been mentioned how to purging humans in certain times * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Farzin, Haghparast, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, I.R.Iran E-mail address: f_haqparast@yahoo.co.uk / Tel.: +411-554-1090