Résumé:
Today the presentation of the architectural heritage in Algeria is a major issue, hence
the colonial heritage of the 19th and 20th century is considered as one of the most important
landmarks of our cities. This heritage occupies a significant part of our real estate park and
contributes significantly to the definition of the urban image of our cities. The importance of
the colonial heritage portfolio that Algeria possesses currently, in studies and research that are
concerned about the characteristics and values of this heritage, its richness is evident in the
architecture of the facades that are very decorated and embellished by architectural
ornaments.
Architectural ornaments represent a detail of the facade widely used in facades of
colonial heritage. Our research is part of a reflection that aims to propose principles and steps,
mentioned and organized for a guide for eventual recovery of architectural project of colonial
ornaments of facades to be followed. This research is based on a theoretical basis that treats
the definition of the concept of decoration and facade as a support for these architectural
ornaments.
The aim of this research is to try to address the lack of tools and methodologies
included in a guide for the recovery of architectural ornaments of Mostaganem city center. All
the results obtained during this research shows that the architectural ornaments are sensitive
elements, and recovery requires the establishment of a guide that includes two steps: the first
step contains the overall reading of the facade, while the second step is devoted to the analysis
of ornaments in three phases: analysis in relation to its support (facade), an isolated analysis
and the last phase an analysis based on these types of materials and pathologies
