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TOLENTINO TOWN HALL
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LOCATION
TOLENTINO, MC
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DESIGN
ARCHITECTURAL EXUP - Giubilei, Cecchetti
STRUCTURAL EXUP - Eng. Andrea Maggini
MEP EXUP - Eng. Magrini Alunno, Vitali
RESTORATION Maria Labriola
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RATING SYSTEM
GBC Historic Building
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SERVICES
Consulting for the stakeholders about the application of the GBC HB rating system
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PHOTOGRAPHS
RCArchitetture / elaborati EXUP
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YEAR
ongoing
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TAGS
#Restoration #GBC #Taxonomy #Renovation
#Resilience #Adaptation #PostEarthquake
The Town Hall located in the historic center of Tolentino (MC) in Piazza della Libertà, provides for the redevelopment of the building following the seismic events that occurred in 2016 in Central Italy. The building was built in the mid-nineteenth century on a project by the architect Emidio Pallotta, although the current configuration includes a series of alterations and restorations dating back to the last century, especially at the turn of the 1950s, related to post-maintenance worksbellica. The architectural restoration is developed starting from a series of chemical-physical and mechanical analysis on existing materials in order to address the various design phases, including the structural, according to a minimum intervention and as reversible as possible. Already the seat of the Municipality of Tolentino, will once again house the same offices following the repair work and seismic improvement necessary after the events of 2016 in central Italy. Many decorative elements, such as the frescoes of the Council Hall and that of the weddings, beyond the valuable architectural elements such as pilasters, capitals and vaults in the section of the main staircase. The functional restoration and seismic improvement project adopts a specific integrative design as required by the GBC HB protocol and with reference to the valuable typological and functional characters. The Static consolidation and seismic improvement of the factory focuses on links and mechanical characteristics of bearing walls; The structural intervention does not disregard the specificity of the property and the constraint, as indicated above, choosing solutions in line with the monumental layout.
The project proposals were therefore oriented towards respecting the pre-existing in an ideal operational path aimed at safeguarding, protecting and enhancing the property, adopting the criteria of:
- minimum works required;
- reversibility of the architecture;
- mechanical and physical compatibility of materials;
- durability of the structural parts;
- preservation of authenticity;
- renovation using recent strategies.
The architectural project coordinates and reevaluates the structural and plant interventions with a view to their adherence to the needs of conservation and enhancement of the historic building. In consideration of the structural and plant requirements, some measures are provided for the resolution or mitigation of the interferences encountered and the architectural contingencies of the building. The opportunity of renovation of the building allows to propose a functional new development of the town hall adapting the spaces available to the current needs of the Client (according to the post-earthquake standards).
Considering the topics related to environmental and energy sustainability highlighted by the GBC Historic Building, the building is registered for the related rating System (for the objective Certified level also named “Livello Base”), which provides a series of best practices to increase the internal environmental quality (in operation) and outside (on site).
In the renovation process, the products will be evaluated according to the guidelines provided by GBC HB (preference for recycled content, no VOC, Environmental Product Declaration, Cradle to Cradle, Health Product Declaration, PEFC, etc.), which drastically reduce the environmental impact generated by extraction activities and promote the source reduction. In addition, as suggested by the rating system, the design team considered to integrate into the executive project various implementation programs such as the improved planned maintenance plan and an integrated pest management for each kind of space.