In situ experimentations for the compatibility and durability of the restorations: the case study of the Sassi of Matera

[EN] The research intends to make a study of the interventions of restoration realized in a sample area, (“Sassi of Matera”), so as to establish an operating methodology with interpretative and implementable rules for the assessment of the concept of durability and service life in recovery interventions, starting from the preliminary phases of intervention, therefore that is from the project It is intended, in particular, to assess durability of the recovery intervention, analysing the aspects of subject compatibility, performance harmony and programmed maintenance. Starting from an initial check based on validation of the choices made by means of on site experiments and laboratory tests that conform to the regulations in force, and from predictions of the useful life of the utilised components, technological and subject compatibility and maintainability of these components, the objective is to formulate implementable technical intervention sheets which are an indispensable means for intervention planning and programming. Need underline that the durability of interventions must necessarily undergo the control and mastery of the traditional building techniques and a “programmed” design that is coherent with such interventions, guaranteeing a linguistic continuity of the landscape of the Sassi between its past and future, humbly respecting an environmental heritage of great value.Mecca, I. (2016). In situ experimentations for the compatibility and durability of the restorations: the case study of the Sassi of Matera. VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability. 1(1):35-48. doi:10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2016.5686.354811Cotecchia V., Dissesti statici e stato di conservazione dei manufatti dei sassi di Matera in rapporto degli aspetti fisici del territorio e dell'attività antropica. In: Geologia applicata ed idrogeologia. X parte, 1975Giuffrè A., Carocci C., Codice di pratica per la sicurezza e la conservazione dei Sassi di Matera, Ed. La Bautta, 1997Guida A., Mecca I., Innovazione nelle tecniche e nei processi costruttivi tradizionali per la riconversione turistica e residenziale dei Sassi di Matera. In: Architectural Haritage and Sustainable Development of Small and Medium Cities in South Mediterranean Regions. Collana Architettura, Ed. ETS Firenze 2005, pp.443-458, ISBN 88-467-1199-8Guida A., Mecca I., An operating methodology for durability and service life in recovery interventions. In: Proceedings of "International Conference on Architectural Conservation. Opportunities & Challenges in the 21st Century. DUBAI, 11-13 February 2007 (SUM 075), in CD - Proceedings pp. 150-157Guida A., Mecca I., The durability of built heritage through tests and experimentations on site. In: A State of the Art Report on Building Pathology. Edited by Vasco Peixoto de Freitas, Cib FEUP Editor, Porto, pp. 177-182, ISBN 978-90-6363-082-9Rota L., Conese F., Tommaselli M., Matera. Storia di una città, Editrice BMG Matera, 199