Restoration Ruins - Assessment and Conservation of Ruins

The construction sites of castles (mostly inaccessible peaks) and the long periods of neglect have led to extreme situations where the wreckage of the walls defy the anger of centuries. The conservation of walls is a difficult task but necessary in order to leave to posterity examples of ways of living so far away from our habits

Living in History
Restoration with Minimum Intervention
Creating Museums in Historical Structures
Assessment and Conservation of Ruins	Fortress of Cerbaia, Cantagallo
Saving the Memory	Fortress of Pietracassia, Lajatico
New Life for Old Ruins	Sigillina Fortress, Filattiera
Publications	Fortress of Villa Basilica
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Fortress of Villa Basilica

Villa Basilica (LU) XIV century

City of Villa Basilica (LU). - On top of a hill above the village of Villa Basilica a large cylindrical tower was created and, attached to it, diamond-shaped, the walls of a small castle destroyed in the fifteenth century. Never rebuilt, the castle has been a ruin for centuries and as a ruin has been immortalized in many photographs and vintage postcards. To prevent the structural collapse, the municipal administration, the legitimate owner, has undertaken its restoration in 2005 with a partial restoration associated with archaeological excavations. The project, still unfinished, includes the recovery of all the walls, the restoration of the soldiers walkway and the creation, on the inside, of a structure for outdoor shows. Also in this case, as in the previous ones, it is essential to combine the restoration with a new recovery function that justifies its existence and encourages conservation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nicola Gallo architetto