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International Conference | Bari - Lecce, Italy
Session IX
ENERGY RETROFIT FOR ROME MUNICIPALITY’S
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE. ATER A CASE STUDY:
THE VIGNE NUOVE COMPLEX
Marina Pugnaletto1, Cesira Paolini2 & Carmen Spagnoli3
1 Associate Professor of Building Design, DICEA , “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, [email protected]
2 Research Assistant in Building Design, DICEA , “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, [email protected]
3 Master in Architectural Engineering, DICEA, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, [email protected]
Abstract
Many large residential building complexes of Rome’s ATER were built between 1970 and 1980
in accordance with Italian Law 167/1962. These complexes were not designed and built with
energy standards complying with today’s regulations (many were built before Law 373/1977,
which included the first regulations for the construction of high energy efficient buildings,
later replaced by Italian law 10/1991). These complexes, despite being examples of the best
architectural practices of those years, were constructed making use of prefabricated and/or
industrialized building systems which resulted in a lack of building flexibility and adaptability,
something that is now recognized as a culturally important requirement for those living in
these contexts.
The Vigne Nuove complex is an important example of 1970s design carried out by a group
of highly qualified architects/engineers (building section: F.L. Passarelli; structures section:
Feroldi V. De Rosa, E.F. Radogna, Samuelli A. Ferretti; plant section: B. Conti, M. Indiati), who
constructed a suburb of residences and numerous services, as required by the City of Rome,
creating a small city within a city. This complex, used by families seeking better and more
comfortable living conditions, is now marked by a state of widespread degradation, neglect
of services areas, a proliferation of additional illegal structures (verandas, enclosed balconies,
closed in parking spaces), and the occupation of the public spaces by homeless people. Complexes such as this, which still offer a great potential, can be recovered through energy retrofits and adapting housing and common areas to new living needs. The detailed analysis made
through gathering previous project designs and a survey of the status quo has led to identifying a total lack of any energy principals and a shortage in infrastructures as a critical point of
the complex while, at the same time showing that it can provide some important structural
and architectural opportunities.
Keywords
social housing, energy retrofit, construction, prefabrication.
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