In a few years the edifices built at the edges of the countryside and close to downtown have been transformed from a series of demolitions and reconstructions. The thick buildings, which took the place of the rural courtyard houses, are very close to each other at times, other times are distant like they staggered in the skyline of the roads in the city suburbs. Straight roads are full of two floors tuff stone houses, which often include old courtyards. This have create a wide variety of ideas, which were never or badly used in the current building practice, and which can and must become the basis for a reflection on the construction of a new kind of urban suburb. Using first, as source of inspiration, some pictures which underline some critical issues of the cities and then using as source the results of a PhD research and a model of a project in the same field, we tried to draw the attention on the environmental problems about which society is more and more concerned. Furthermore, we carried out two lab tests on the same subject, which outline the didactics from the 80s till today (1_many patio houses together in little districts, 2_ one single house with a courtyard made by putting together different pavilions). Finally, we made two buildings responding to the theme of the courtyard space and of the peristyle in Campania. Briefly: if people slowly become aware of the importance of the environment, builders must safeguard both.
Rural and urban courtyard houses in Campania region – Changes in the education and planning of architecture in public and private sector
RENDINA, Massimiliano
2013
Abstract
In a few years the edifices built at the edges of the countryside and close to downtown have been transformed from a series of demolitions and reconstructions. The thick buildings, which took the place of the rural courtyard houses, are very close to each other at times, other times are distant like they staggered in the skyline of the roads in the city suburbs. Straight roads are full of two floors tuff stone houses, which often include old courtyards. This have create a wide variety of ideas, which were never or badly used in the current building practice, and which can and must become the basis for a reflection on the construction of a new kind of urban suburb. Using first, as source of inspiration, some pictures which underline some critical issues of the cities and then using as source the results of a PhD research and a model of a project in the same field, we tried to draw the attention on the environmental problems about which society is more and more concerned. Furthermore, we carried out two lab tests on the same subject, which outline the didactics from the 80s till today (1_many patio houses together in little districts, 2_ one single house with a courtyard made by putting together different pavilions). Finally, we made two buildings responding to the theme of the courtyard space and of the peristyle in Campania. Briefly: if people slowly become aware of the importance of the environment, builders must safeguard both.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
