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Restoration
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Overview
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Course Objectives
n order to achieve the expected outcomes of the course program, the educational offer—structured through different activities—pursues the following:
Qualifying educational objectives:
The spatial synthesis of the innovative components of the project with the potential of the built heritage is the main theme of the Laboratory. The two modules aim to train an architect who is aware of the complexity of interventions on pre-existing structures, through a design exercise based on a case study located within a historic center.
Specific educational objectives:
By the end of the module, students will have enhanced their ability to intervene in the built heritage, with particular attention to the interpretation of existing conditions, the sustainability and compatibility of transformation interventions, and the appropriate insertion of new designed elements to accommodate new temporary and permanent functions capable of reactivating the architectural asset and its context.
Course Prerequisites
Students must possess an adequate personal background and the knowledge acquired through passing the examinations in the areas of Architectural Composition and Architectural Restoration, as предусмотрed by the curriculum of the Single-Cycle Degree Program in Architecture (LM-4). In addition, they must have acquired skills and knowledge in Architectural Technology and Structural Engineering, which are essential for the proper management of design projects involving existing buildings.
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Teaching Methods
1_ TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Lectures (hours/year in classroom): 35
- Exercises (hours/year in classroom): 4
- Practical activities (hours/year in classroom): 15
- Seminars: 6
2_ INDEPENDENT STUDENT WORK
- In-depth study of bibliography (theoretical component): 35
- Design development on the case study: 35
- Exam preparation: 20
Assessment Methods
Assessment of Learning Outcomes
The assessment of knowledge is carried out through intermediate and final evaluations, with particular attention paid to the ability to integrate the acquired knowledge and to critically assess the proposed solutions. Students are required to demonstrate the ability to engage with the different issues related to the design theme and to argue this awareness in the final submissions and in their oral presentation.
During the assessment process, particular emphasis is placed on the ability to address design issues at different scales, on the issues encountered in the logical development of the design process, and on the ability to translate urban and territorial considerations into the spatial synthesis of the architectural project.
Examination Method
The final examination will consist of the public presentation and discussion of the final design outputs, as well as an oral examination on the disciplinary contents of the two teaching modules.
The required submissions may include, in addition to graphic materials, multimedia outputs; they may be developed individually and/or in groups of up to a maximum of three students.
Texts
M. Balzani, Restauro, recupero e riqualificazione. Il progetto contemporaneo nel contesto storico, Skira, Milano 2017.
M. De Vita, Architetture nel tempo. Dialoghi della materia, nel restauro, Firenze University Press, Firenze 2015.
Journals and the web are considered useful reference tools under the guidance of the teaching staff, who will provide further indications as well as bibliographic and educational materials during the lectures.
Contents
1_DESCRIPTION
The module addresses design projects concerning the built heritage at the scale of the building and its immediate surroundings, integrating contributions from Architectural Design (Architectural Design and Pre-existing Structures Module). Intervention on the building is placed at the center of thematic operations, developed from each disciplinary tradition, which are brought into dialogue with one another through the design process.
The module develops a design-oriented approach to the built heritage aimed at making tangible layers of stratification recognizable and open to reinterpretation, recovery, and functional integration. The learning required for the formulation of the project is acquired through single-discipline lectures, with direct practical applications to the design activities, and through a multidisciplinary exercise conducted on specific themes or case studies, shared with the Restoration Design Laboratory.
2_COURSE PROGRAM
Depending on the specific design theme chosen, the following topics will be addressed through lectures and exercises: analysis of the built environment, aimed at identifying existing construction systems and their stratifications, also through the use of stratigraphic analysis of elevations; study of intervention techniques compatible with and sustainable for the existing fabric; study of methods for material, volumetric, and functional integration, with specific reference to issues related to the consolidation of existing structures; design for accessibility of buildings and open spaces; building services and functional aspects, with specific reference to the relevant regulations.
3_EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
The module aims to convey specific knowledge necessary to address design projects on the built heritage at the scale of the building and its immediate surroundings, integrating the contribution of architectural design.
With reference to the Dublin Descriptors, passing the examination certifies the acquisition of the following outcomes:
- awareness of the complexity of restoration and reuse projects for architectural heritage;
- ability to identify and understand the typological, morphological, distributive, and technological characteristics of the portion of the built environment under examination;
- ability to understand the complexity of the design process by identifying the most appropriate design solutions—also at the scale of technological and structural details—to meet the requirements expressed by the specific theme.
Students who pass the examination will have acquired:
- awareness of the complexity of “building within the built environment,” understood as an essential opportunity to minimize land consumption and reduce environmental impacts;
- ability to interpret the potential associated with the adaptive reuse of underutilized or abandoned heritage, with particular attention to assessing its “use vocations,” technical and distributive components, the usability of the spaces involved, and the application of compatible and sustainable techniques;
- ability to interpret and solve problems related to the transformation of heritage and to develop architectural projects capable of improving the quality of the built environment, enhancing environmental, historical, and cultural resources in any context, whether of particular value or characterized by critical conditions and degradation;
- ability to intervene in the built heritage, with particular attention to interpreting existing conditions, the sustainability and compatibility of transformation interventions, and the appropriate insertion of new design elements to accommodate new temporary and permanent functions capable of reactivating the architectural asset and its context;
- ability to address architectural design at the scales of the city, the individual building, and its components;
- ability to identify—starting from an interpretative reading of pre-existing characteristics—the criteria necessary to establish a dialogue between the project and its context.