Restoration of Leri Cavour

MSc Architecture, Construction and City

Atelier in Restoration

Professor Manuela Mattone & Davide Rolfo

Students:

Yusef Rincón

Bengisu Efe

Veronica Diaz

Politecnico di Torino 2022-02

46,552 inhabitants

Center for the propagation of Christianity City of art, major cultural center of Renaissence in Piedmont Cultivation of rice

Rich in streams and rivers

Slow tourism

One of the famous and succesful football club in Italy

Developed in jewelery, silverware Treat for birdwatchers

1228 - First university in Piedmont

20th c. - Industry crisis, tertiary and logistics sector developed 1998 - University of Eastern Piedmont founded 21th c. - Crisis in textile sector, lack of job opportunities

Key Buildings: Basilica of Sant’Andrea, The Duomo, San Cristoforo

VERCELLI

legend

water bodies

main roads

secondary roads

train paths

political boundary: comune di trino

political boundary: lombardia

political boundary: country of italy train stop

political boundary: vercelli

Leri Cavour was occupied by Cistercian monks that made the area fertile for rice cultivation

Monasterio San Genuario fortified fortress (no remaining)

Leri Cavour became the centre of worship for the Cistercians 1500

Cistercian's parish

LERI CAVOUR

1700

Continued importance cultivation of rotation. The church was built by Francesco Gallo

1800

The landscape became suitable for agriculture because of the rationalization of the water network in the area

Napoleon Bonaparte Camillo Borghese (payment) 1822

The land was purchased by Michele (father of Camilla Benso, Count 1835 Camillo took the administration was highly interested use new fertilization ia, synthetic fertilizers, brought new agricultural

1300

The farmplace starts to grow, with accommodation, a pub, workshops and all that was essential for Italy

The trade routes shifted away and after the Protestant Reformation in Catholic Church, Italy lost a lot of influence

Italy became the centre of trade in Europe thanks to the trade routes. Rice cultivation became popular in Northern Italy

Asti became an important commercial centre in Europe.

Renaissance. One of the main centres of culture in Renaissance Piedmont was Vercelli

The first university in Piedmont was founded in Vercelli

Unificaiton of Italy Cavour dies

c. Italy had a huge amount of debt, very limited natural sources and almost no transportation or industries. This caused poverty and an unbalanced tax structure

(payment)

Michele Benso Count of Cavour)

administration of the farm. Cavour interested in agriculture. He attempted to fertilization techniques from Peru and Sardinfertilizers, drainage, and breeding and he agricultural machines

Dusnasi built the buildings and stables

No longer inhabited, bought by Enel Energy

Cavour became the first Italian prime minister. He made Piedmont the political and economical centre of Italy

Italy becomes republic

Italy shifted from being an agricultural country to an industrial one. So employment in the agricultural sector has decreased considerably, from 43% in 1860 to 3.8% in 2000. The lack of job opportunities in Verceille forced residents to commute to Turin or Milan

Nationalist Movement began. Industrialization and new infrastructural projects had started to establish in Northern Italy

Recently, The land was sold by Dalmazia Trieste Srl to Trino state for 1000 Euro for better renovation and future. Also, Leri Cavour planned to transform it into a national agricultural museum but it was never realized.

Enel's staff was staying and using part of Leri Cavour

A referendum was made following the Chernobyl disaster

Trino Enrico Fermi nuclear plant closed

Leri Cavour experienced multiple vandalism

166 Hectares of Leri Cavour sold to Società Agricola Trino for the construction of a photovoltaic system. Afer one year, Some restorations took place to celebrate the 150th anniversary

Leri Cavour association was founded to protect, and promote history and architecture

Chernobyl disaster

Ospizio di Carita di Torino, 1915 Torino, Archivio Storico della Città, Fondo Ex Ospizio di Carità, 1875 1919 Tenimenti di Cavour: Leri, Montarucco, Torrone, Cat. XVI patrimonio

Torino, Archivio Storico della Città, Fondo Ex Ospizio di Carità, 1875 1919 Tenimenti di Cavour: Leri, Montarucco, Torrone, Cat. XVI patrimonio

Profile (IPE 220)

Welding of IPE 220 profile to Steel Sheet

Ramp - Floor joint Detail 1:5

Welded Steel sheet (5 mm)

EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm)

Steel

Concrete

Doube T Profile (IPE 220)

Steel plate for attachment (50 mm)

Steel Purlin (100mm x 100mm)

Space to allow water to flow to drainage outlet

Welding of IPE 220 profile to Steel Sheet

Steel sheet for attachment to Reinforce Concrete Slab (50 mm)

Steel plate for attachment to the reinforced concrete

EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm)

2% slope

Rubber Coating (3 mm)

Welded Steel sheet (5 mm)

Rubber expansion joint Rubber Floor Panel Glued Interlock

Expanded Polyurethane Galvanized Steel Plate for flooring separation

Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini

Reinforce

Concrete

Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini

Reinforce Concrete Slab

Leveling Concrete

Welding of IPE 220 profile to Steel Sheet

Steel sheet for attachment to Reinforce Concrete Slab (50 mm)

EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm)

Reinforce Concrete Slab

Doube T Profile (IPE 220)

Doube T Profile (IPE 80)

Rubber Coating (3 mm)

Welded Steel sheet (5 mm)

Rubber

Floor Panel Glued Interlock

Doube (IPE 100)

Stair - Floor joint Detail 1:5

Stair - Floor joint1:5

Ramp - Floor joint Detail 1:5

Rubber Floor Detail 1:5

Stair - Floor joint1:5

- Floor joint 1:5 Steel Purlin (150 mm x 100mm) Bolt “Parasite“ Construction Detail 1:5 Expanded Polyurethane Galvanized Steel Plate for flooring separation Rubber expansion joint Rubber Floor Panel Glued Interlock 2% slope to allow to flow to drainage outlet Steel plate for attachment to the reinforced concrete Leveling Concrete Reinforce Concrete Slab Reinforce Concrete Slab Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini Doube T Profile (IPE 80) Doube T Profile (IPE 100) Ramp - Floor joint 1:5 Reinforced Concrete Structural Basis for fundation of the ramp Compacted Soil Leveling Concrete EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm) Steel Plate for attachment Doube T Profile (IPE 80) Doube T Profile (IPE 100) Reinforced Concrete Structural Basis for fundation of the ramp Compacted Soil Expanded Polyurethane Galvanized Steel Plate for flooring separation Rubber expansion joint Leveling Concrete Leveling Concrete Reinforce Concrete Slab Reinforce Concrete Slab EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm) Steel Plate for attachment Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini Doube T Profile (IPE 80) Doube T Profile (IPE 100) Ramp - Floor joint 1:5 Reinforced Concrete Structural Basis for fundation of the ramp Compacted Soil Expanded Polyurethane Galvanized Steel Plate for flooring separation Rubber expansion joint Leveling Concrete Leveling Concrete Reinforce Concrete Slab Reinforce Concrete Slab EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm) Steel Plate for attachment Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini Doube T Profile (IPE 80) Doube T Profile (IPE 100) Ramp - Floor joint 1:5 Rubber Floor Detail 1:5 Compacted Soil Expanded Polyurethane Galvanized Steel Plate for flooring separation Rubber expansion joint Rubber Floor Panel Glued Interlock 2% slope Space to allow water to flow to drainage outlet Standard Drain Steel plate for attachment to the reinforced concrete Leveling Concrete Leveling Concrete Reinforce Concrete Slab Reinforce Concrete Slab Reinforce Concrete Slab Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini Concrete Tiles GIGA 50 by Record Bagattini Doube T Profile (IPE 80) Ramp - Floor joint 1:5 Rubber Floor Detail 1:5 Reinforced Concrete Structural Basis for fundation of the ramp Compacted Soil Leveling Concrete EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm) Steel Plate for attachment Doube T Profile 100) Steel Purlin (150 mm x 100mm) Steel Purlin (150 mm x 100mm) Rubber Coating (3mm) Compacted Soil Steel Sheet (12 mm) joint (10 mm) Steel plate for attachment (50 mm) Steel Purlin (100mm x 100mm) Reinforced Concrete Structural Basis for fundation of the ramp Compacted Soil Leveling Concrete EPDM Rubber Floor Coating (12 mm) Steel Plate for attachment Steel Purlin (150 mm x 100mm) Steel Purlin (150 mm x 100mm) Steel Purlin (150 mm x 100mm) Rubber Coating (3mm) Compacted Soil Steel Sheet (12 mm) Bolt joint (10 mm) Steel plate for attachment (50 mm) Steel Purlin (100mm x 100mm) Steel Structure Construction Detail Scale 1:20 1 1 : 500 Section 3 1 : 500 Section 4 1 : 500 Section 5 0 25 50 m Section AA 12.5 25

Pedestrian path ways, services walkable streets, and conectivity axis where is a constant flow of people.

GATHERING

Leisure public spaces where people can meet together, unwind from their routine and even create and participate in eventes and activities unrelated to work.

PERIFERY

Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens 35 m tall

Platanus Sp

30 m tall

White Mulberry Morus Alba 15 m tall For shadow

Black Locust Robinia Pseudoacacia 25 m tall

Short grass

to acompany the pedestrian pathways

Iltalian Alder Alnus Cordata 15 - 20 m tall

Retired areas, which can also be services area, that are a less directly linked with the main gathering areas of the complex but which by its very nature generate more quite, calm and meditative spaces for people to relax. On this typology of area we propose delimited areas that offers the users spaces for chill and quiet small gatherings.

INDOOR

Medium sized mix vegetation

Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria

Common Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria

Medium sized mix vegetation

Refering to the inner spaces of what originally was the barn, and clasifying them into three different groups: Co-working spaces, Standar Offices, and Designing Ateliers. The idea of this environments is to bring the users closer to Leri Cavour context: historically, geographically and conceptually speaking

Rubber Tree Ficus Lyrata

European Water Plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica

Hart's Tongue Fern Asplenium Scolopendrium

Wheat based Wall Lining x Durra Panel Durra Panel is 100% recyclable and 100% biodegradable.

The wall can be stacked up and mechanically fixed to wall girts.

7 m tall For visual focus

Short grass

Judas Tree Cercis Siliquostrum Green patches to lay on

Bay Tree Laurus Nobilis 7 - 18 m tall

European Water Plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica

Hart's Tongue Fern Asplenium Scolopendrium

B&B Italia

The foundation for B&B Italia’s activities have been linked to it commitment to its fundamental value: respect for the environment. The determination to pursue this objective is expressed in its chain of production. 3 m tall

Deisgn Ateliers

GIGA 50 Tiles x Record Bagattini

Its thickness allows to bear medium traffic-load. 1000 mm x 500 mm x 120 mm

The BRISKEBY seat x Verse

Linseed oil-treated Nordic pine as standard.

strongly committed to the environment and its production process is quality and environmentally certified. The company is a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative Norway (IEH) and compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with prevailing UN and EU standards.

Walky recessed wall Iumination x Iguzzi Group

The projects iGuzzini use light as a tool for social innovation.

Francesco 45 y/o

Rice Packaging designer

Linealuce Mini 27R surface x Iguzzi Group

With higher performance solutions that minimize energy consumption per meter.

The BERG Picnic Table x Verse sociable table and bench combination that works anywhere in the city. It is also available in an extended version for wheelchair users.

Taking a break and meeting with his daugther in the gathering area where they can talk, laugh and play freely

Iight-Up Orbit outdoor lighting x Iguzzi Group body in stainless steel / all glass flush mounted

Wooden Deck x Tavar Deck company that focus on reduction of emissions waste combustion, a reduction of energy consumption, a low environmental impact and a reduction of grey energy. It works with rice straw materials.

Seats include a layer of springy steel mesh

draped over a simple steel frame.

The CODE square modulbench x Verse Code module bench consists of rectangular and angled boxes that can be assembled horizontally and vertically to different furniture formations and landscapes.

Amber, a 32 y/o Administrator at ENEL’s Powerplant Headquarters Amber goes to the perifery laisure areas where she can have lunch in an open and calm environment

Concrete Tiles x Record Bagattini developed a series of products that, first obtained eco-sustainability certification.

Natural Stone x Granulati Zandobbio

Environmental sustainability certified company

For spaces with auditorum scheme

For spaces with livingroom scheme

Diabla from Gandia Blasco

Diabla takes a fresh look at everything, standing out from the rest with a style that’s more free and easy, casual.

Sail square puof

Base pouf Costuras

IFC Office Furniture IFC Office furniture upholsteries are made of a recycled material that champions environmental protection. IFC aims for responsible and sustainable production.

Antonio, a 23 y/o

Ingeneer Intern at the testing lab for food packaging. Amber goes to the perifery area to call his parents and talk about his first day at the lab

Federico, 57 y/o

Owner of a start-up for sustainable textiles

Meeting with Carla in the Co-Working areas to brainstorm for his start-up marketing strategy

Carla, 27 y/o Marketing strategist

Works as an freelancer in the co-working areas of Leri Cavour

Mareta lounge chair

Lilly

Co-Working Spaces Standar Offices

Black Locust Platanus Sp Judas Tree White Mulberry Italian Cypress Bay Tree Iltalian Alder Rubber Tree

CONSTRUCTION LOGIC OF HISTORIC STRUCTURE

WEST BARN OF LERI CAVOUR GRANGIA

ROOF

TRUSS & JOISTS

INTERIOR: VAULTS & SLABS

EXTERIOR: WALLS, COLUMNS & ARCHES

INTERIOR BARN A 1F

IMAGE 03: STEEL STRUCTURE ANNEX (BEHIND BARN A)

order of intervention

Structural Proposal

Safeguarding and reinforcing the original structural logic of Leri Cavour.

Wooden planks roofing. Removal of tiles, addition of planks, revision of beams + joists.

Steel deck: structural release of vaults.

1F load bearing carried over to walls and columns. Vaults carry their own weight only.

Plastic IGLU ® ventilated slabs.

Replacement of ground floor slab. Added insulation and rigidity.

1. rebuilt/replaced roofing tiles.

2. structural wooden planks

3. 50mm insulation

4. rebuilt/reinforced wooden joists / beams.

double glazed window panes

wooden deck finish double C profile beams 3” steel deck 100mm reinforced concrete slab

steel purlin porticoed structural system + steel sheet wrapping.

steel structure annex of barn. see details.

argument of demolition interventions

DECAY ANALYSIS

Case study: Stables - right half of the facade

Biological attack

Improper intervention

Stain

Detachment of paint layer

Lack of material

Efflorescence or Subefflorescence

Detachment or parcial detachment of plaster

Cracks

NUMBERING From 1 to 17 STRUCTURE

ARCH ELEMENT

WL - Wall

RF - Roof

WN - Window

PI - Pilasters

CO - Columns

FS - Floor slab

GT - Gutter

CN - Cornice

PROJECT UNIT

MATERIAL

BR - Brick

RT - Roof tile

WD - Wood

MT - Metal

NS - Natural

Stone

PL - Plaster

PU1 - Preliminary operations

· cleaning of the area for scaffolding erection.

· Placement of scaffoldings to work on the facade.

PU1.1 - Addition of missing windows and doors

· Removal of damaged frames.

· Replacement of windows and doors.

PU1.2 - Downspouts maintenance.

· General cleaning of the drainage elements.

· Replacement of element if needed.

PU1.3 - Outdoor paving (pic. 18)

· Removal of vegetation.

· Leveling of the floor

· inser tion of the new exterior paving.

PU1.4 - Restoration of plaster

· Degraded plaster removal.

· Mechanical cleaning with soft brushes.

· Placing of a macro-porous plaster, thus promoting the evaporation of water inside the wall.

· Color sampling.

· drafting the new color

PU2 - Removal of biological elements

· Removal of the biological elements from the surface with wooden staples and soft brushes.

· Washing of the surface with water and soft brush.

· Application of a biocide product if necessary

PU3 - Roof repair

· Check integrity of the roof.

· Elimination of broken and damaged elements.

· Replacement of degraded tiles.

PU4 - Restoration of brick elements

· Mechanical cleaning with soft brushes.

· Analysis of the physicochemical composition of the pre-existing bricks.

· Repointing of mortar.

· Replacing of bricks.

PU5 - Restoration of metal elements

· Removal of any forms of oxidation

· Cleaning of the working elements with wire brush and

scrub paper

· Anti-rust treatment application.

· Painting.

PU6 - Restoration of natural stone elements

· Surface cleaning with soft brushes to remove residues.

Or

· Cleaning by hydro-blasting.

· Application of rubbing compound for oxidation stain removal if needed.

· Aplication of infiltrating epoxy for cracks reparing