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Books by Carlo Manfredi

This book aims to cast light on the environmental control in buildings, since the 17th century on... more This book aims to cast light on the environmental control in buildings, since the 17th century onwards. Even before Building Services became a main hallmark in buildings, in order to face sanitary and comfort increasing needs, pioneering experiences had improved design skills of professionals. After being for ages decided, most of all, by construction passive features, indoor climate went under the setting of installations and plants, representing the most significant shift of paradigm in the modern age’s construction history.
This change being not without consequences, the essays collected are focused to show how deep is the connection between architectural design, comfort requirements and environmental awareness throughout the long 19th century.
Taken into account the differences between different European Countries, the focused topic will be of interest to architects and designers which are concerned with environmental design, in order to define a deeper knowledge of heritage behaviour face to the climate requests, particularly going towards a future in which energy savings and fuel consumption reduction will border our ways.
Contributions by Melanie Bauernfeind, Marco Cofani, Magdalena Daniel, Emmanuelle Gallo, Alberto Grimoldi, Dean Hawkes, Angelo Giuseppe Landi, Mattias Legnér, Henrik Schoenefeldt.

Nei contributi che qui si presentano vengono illustrati gli ordinamenti normativi in ma-teria di ... more Nei contributi che qui si presentano vengono illustrati gli ordinamenti normativi in ma-teria di tutela di alcuni Paesi europei che, pur nella specificità del contesto, fanno capo essenzialmente a due differenti modelli: quello della classificazione funzionale alla in-dividuazione dei beni da sottoporre a tutela, tramite l'inserimento in elenchi costitutivi, come in Inghilterra, Francia e Spagna; e quello che presuppone il riconoscimento di alcuni specifici caratteri nell'oggetto, che diviene perciò tutelato de jure, come in Germania ed in Austria, con un approccio analogo a quello del sistema italiano.

La ricerca del comfort negli edifici, pubblici e privati, è l’elemento che più ha contribuito a d... more La ricerca del comfort negli edifici, pubblici e privati, è l’elemento che più ha contribuito a definire la qualità dell’abitare in senso moderno. Dalla fine del Settecento vengono messi a punto strumenti che si sovrappongono a consuetudini consolidate nella pratica del costruire, aprendo la strada a sperimentazioni, ricerche, contaminazioni. I saggi qui raccolti provano a suggerire percorsi di indagine legati alla cultura materiale in Europa.
Contributi di Anna Boato, Anna Decri e Filippo Tassara, Angelo Landi, Alberto Grimoldi, Marica Forni, Emanuela Villa, Neil Sturrock, Bernhard Rösch, André Guillerme e Carlo Manfredi.

Papers by Carlo Manfredi

Romans used to warm public buildings by hypocaust since 1st century a.c. and we have famous examp... more Romans used to warm public buildings by hypocaust since 1st century a.c. and we have famous
examples at Ostia, Pompei, Weissenburg. The idea of the warm floor was employed again since 19th
century as proper confirmation of neoclassical style and sophisticated application for metal pipes.
Warming and ventilation proceed together according to the old idea of comfort strictly connected to
renewed air. The main examples have been described by technical handbooks in Germany and
England and, later, in Italy.
During last century hypocaust changed in radiating panels and was widely employed for
monuments restoration too while, presently, the problem of their conservation begins.

The town of Huéscar (Plateau of Granada) contains several examples of prominent historic structur... more The town of Huéscar (Plateau of Granada) contains several examples of prominent historic structures, within a predominantly residential fabric, fully integrated in the urban context and the life of the city. Among them one can find convents and other places now converted into public spaces (theatre, museum). These repurposed buildings still evidence the events manifested in them. On the contrary, the area known as the Herradura (the Horseshoe) has a different history. Its buildings are currently uninhabitable, including more than seventy cave-houses that were gradually abandoned during the 1970's. The houses are an example of a way of life prevalent in the Upland and its proximity to the town center and the unique characteristics of its typology present an opportunity to focus on topics that permit us to rethink the preservation of these spaces not only for its historic values, but also in terms of sustainability and urban development.

URBAN ASSESSMENT OF A CONSERVED HISTORICAL CENTER. A CHALLENGE FOR THE FORTRESS OF PESCHIERA DEL ... more URBAN ASSESSMENT OF A CONSERVED HISTORICAL CENTER. A CHALLENGE FOR THE FORTRESS OF PESCHIERA DEL GARDA
Peschiera del Garda, located on the southern edge of the Garda Lake, still shows the walls of its ancient fortress almost untouched . It was an extremely important military outpost for the Venetian Republic and the Austrian Empire.
Within the pentagonal walls of the main fortress, the Habsburg Army added new and imposing buildings modifying the town plan. A headquarter, two large barracks, the grand Army Hospital and the provender ward were built.
All these buildings have been abandoned and neglected for more than twenty years, while economic growth has allowed urban sprawl all around the fortress, leaving the old town almost deserted and its buildings as mere scenarios.
This paper aims at showing how future goals should necessarily involve a clever and compatible reuse of the fortress and its abandoned buildings through their protection and conservation, in order to foresee a more balanced development for the future.

Throughout the 19th century industrial development boost new needs in living, working, and buildi... more Throughout the 19th century industrial development boost new needs in living, working, and building. Comfort and health became the settlements to which building practice is required to answer. Water supply, sewage and drainage systems, heating, ventilation and lighting, as well as
acoustic level and safety from fire are shaping all kind of buildings. Furthermore, it must be taken into account that new kind of edifices had to be built, such as theatres, hospitals, prisons, government and administrative buildings; increasing working class needs decent homes not so far of factories. Several networks were going to connect simple buildings to the city, and the quest for new materials comes
through separation between structural skills, empowered to a load-bearing construction, and a light shell, sheltering indoor life. Masonry became a leading actor, being the boundary protecting new ways of life now developing. Constructive comfort skills of masonry, and earliest ways to explore them will be pointed out by the paper.

Eficiencia Energética y Edificacion Historica

SÁNCHEZ VILLANUEVA, C.; FILGUEIRA LAGO, A.; ROCA BERNÁRDEZ, D.; ARMESTO GONZÁLEZ, J.; DÍAZ VILARI... more SÁNCHEZ VILLANUEVA, C.; FILGUEIRA LAGO, A.; ROCA BERNÁRDEZ, D.; ARMESTO GONZÁLEZ, J.; DÍAZ VILARIÑO, L.; LAGÜELA LÓPEZ, S.; RODRÍGUEZ VIJANDA, M.; NÚÑEZ SUÁREZ, J.; MARTÍNEZ GÓMEZ, R. GRANADA, E.; EGUÍA, P.; MARTÍNEZ, R.; NÚÑEZ, J.; RODRÍGUEZ, M. MARTÍNEZ-GARRIDO, M. I.; GOMEZ-HERAS, M.; FORT, R.; VARAS-MURIEL, M. J. TORT-AUSINA, I.; VIVANCOS, J.L.; MARTÍNEZ-MOLINA, A.; MENDOZA, C. M. APROVECHAMIENTO SOLAR PASIVO EN LA RETÍCULA URBANA DE LA CIUDAD HISTÓRICA. EL CASO DE CÁDIZ / Passive solar gains in the urban grid of the historic city. MADRID 29-30 | 09 | 2014 More contents on http://energyheritage.wordpress.com/ International Conference ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS -8 -MARTÍN, A.; MILLÁN, J. A.; HIDALGO, J. M.; IRIBAR, E. JANS, E.; ICOMOS, M.; KOPIEVSKY, S.; AIRHA, M.

Eficiencia Energética y Edificacion Historica, 2014

in Die Temperierung. Beiträge zum aktuellen Forschungsstand, pp. 82-92, 2014

in: CESMAR7, C. Lodi, C. Sburlino (eds.) PRIMA, DURANTE ... INVECE DEL RESTAURO. Atti del congresso; Parma, 16-17 novembre 2012, pp.103-114, 2013

L'analisi del clima in un edificio storico dipende da molte e complesse variabili che attengono a... more L'analisi del clima in un edificio storico dipende da molte e complesse variabili che attengono ai modi nei quali è stato costruito, alla sua storia, ai suoi usi passati ed alla sua destinazione presente. Il caso di studio che qui si presenta si riferisce alla Villa Reale di Milano, adibita a galleria d'arte civica. I modi con i quali sono state condotte le procedure di analisi si riferiscono ad una interpretazione ampia del concetto di clima storico, per come si è venuto elaborando in tempi recenti, e che risulta adatto, sotto determinate condizioni, per la costruzione di uno schema semplice in cui ordinare i dati raccolti. I dati del rilievo climatico vero e proprio vengono confrontati con gli elementi che emergono dall'analisi dell'edificio, e che derivano da strumenti propri all'analisi del costruito, in un confronto il più possibile pluridisciplinare.

in: Jonathan Ashley-Smith, Andreas Burmester, Melanie Eibl (eds) Climate for Collections - Standards and Uncertainties, pp.233-246 (available at http://www.doernerinstitut.de/downloads/Climate\_for\_Collections.pdf), 2013

analysing the indoor climate of historic buildings is very complicated, involving different varia... more analysing the indoor climate of historic buildings is very complicated, involving different variables and uncertainties. this paper presents some reflections about an interesting case study, the eighteenth-century Villa reale in Milan, which holds the civic collection of modern art. a nineteenth-century air heating system operates in the museum, generating an unsuitable indoor climate that presents risks to the collections and is not comfortable for users of the building. a research project was established by the Politecnico di Milano to examine environmental control in the museum.

Nuts and Bolts of Construction History: Culture, Technology and Society, 2012

Cultural Heritage Preservation, 2011

Edifice et artifice, 2010

Vous savez, Monsieur, que chaque pays a ses préjugés. En France, on croit que si on se chauffe av... more Vous savez, Monsieur, que chaque pays a ses préjugés. En France, on croit que si on se chauffe avec du charbon de terre, on mourrait de la poitrine ; en Angleterre, on pense que si on a des poëles, on mourrait de la poitrine ; en Russie, on croit que sans les poêles on mourrait de froid.

“Conservation préventive. Pratique dans le domaine du patrimoine bâti” , 2009

In “Conservation préventive. Pratique dans le domaine du patrimoine bâti” Atti del convegno 3-4 s... more In “Conservation préventive. Pratique dans le domaine du patrimoine bâti” Atti del convegno 3-4 settembre 2009, Fribourg 2009; pp. 62-70

Conference Presentations by Carlo Manfredi

REUSO. III Congreso Internacional sobre Documentacion, Conservacion, y Reutilizacion del Patrimonio Arquitectonico y Paisajistico

El pueblo de Huéscar en el Altiplano de Granada ofrece una variedad de casos arquitectónicos emer... more El pueblo de Huéscar en el Altiplano de Granada ofrece una variedad de casos arquitectónicos emergentes, insertados en un tejido predominantemente residencial, bien integrados en el relato urbano y en el uso colectivo. Entre ellos merecen atención el convento de San Francisco (hoy museo del cordero), la torre del Homenaje (ahora espacio expositivo), el convento de Santo Domingo (hoy teatro).
A diferencia de los edificios nombrados, que han sido capaces de recoger y transformar los eventos en ellos estratificados, la zona conocida como ‘la Herradura’ ha tenido una historia diferente. Ejemplo extendido de una forma de vida ampliamente difundido en el altiplano, incluye setenta viviendas-cueva gradualmente abandonadas desde los años setenta.
Se cree que la proximidad al centro urbano y las características del mismo asentamiento puedan constituir una interesante oportunidad para enfocar temas que permitan repensar el uso de los espacios en términos de sostenibilidad y que pongan la preservación de lo antiguo como una oportunidad para la integración y el desarrollo del conjunto urbano.
El estudio pretende presentar los primeros resultados de un proyecto mas amplio sobre el territorio y su patrimonio histórico, ofreciendo una contextualización historica basada sobre datos documentales y bibliográficos, así como un analisis del territorio y sus construcciónes.