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Analytical studies of the Sirocco room of Villa Naselli-Ambleri: A XVI century passive cooling structure in Palermo (Sicily)

2015

Abstract This work focuses on a passive cooling architecture particularly popular from the Renaissance in Palermo area, as building sumptuous suburban villas became a real hobby for the Sicilian aristocracy. A Sirocco room is an artificial subterranean construction, built close to a water spring in order to reproduce the pleasant conditions of freshness that could be experienced in a natural cavern. In these places, nobles used to spend their time with friends to escape from the hot summer. The room of Villa Naselli-Ambleri is nowadays the best preserved in Palermo thanks to its owners’ conservation care and it is unique for its cooling operating principle. The above-mentioned consideration…

ArcheologyArchitectural engineeringeducation.field_of_studyHistoryAntiquePassive coolingMaterials Science (miscellaneous)PopulationSettore ICAR/10 - Architettura TecnicaAristocracy (class)Historical architecture Palermo Passive cooling Qanat Sicily Suburban villa Tower wind WaterConservationConstructiveArchaeologylanguage.human_languageChemistry (miscellaneous)languageArchitectureeducationGeneral Economics Econometrics and FinanceSicilianHobbySpectroscopyJournal of Cultural Heritage
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Timber anti-seismic devices in historical architecture in the Mediterranean area

2017

Questo lavoro esamina l’uso di un dispositivo strutturale in legno storico utilizzato come rinforzo della muratura per i sistemi di prevenzione sismica nell'area mediterranea. Tale tecnologia viene realizzata mediante un telaio tridimensionale tridimensionale di legno incorporato nella muratura di pietra per legare insieme le varie parti strutturali e contribuire alla resistenza sismica complessiva. Molto spesso, questo principio costruttivo fu esteso non solo per le parti più deboli, ma per l'intero edificio, creando nuove configurazioni strutturali che erano in grado di assorbire gli effetti delle azioni sismiche. Dalle esperienze costruttive di epoca romana (opus craticium), questo siste…

Engineeringbusiness.industryApplied MathematicsComputational Mechanicsarchitettura storica tecniche costruttive legno muratura presidi costruttivi antisismici intelaiatura ligneaSettore ICAR/10 - Architettura Tecnicaconstruction materials constructive technology historical architecture masonry seismic reinforcement timber frame wood. 1MasonryCivil engineeringComputer Science ApplicationsComputational MathematicsModeling and SimulationMediterranean areaArchitecturebusinessInternational Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements
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Aristocratic power exaltation between XVI and XVIII centuries in Palermo Area: psychological and symbolic aspects behind suburban villas' constructio…

2014

From ancient times, due to a very favourable climate, and the presence of many pure water sources, the “Golden Valley” surrounding the city of Palermo saw the settlement of an elaborate system of rural farms, “industrial” buildings. During the XVI century, and especially towards the XVIII century, spending some time in the countryside became a real trend for the urbanized Sicilian aristocracy. Thus, such buildings were slowly renewed into sumptuous suburban palaces to exhibit feudal family richness and power as well as to make living in the countryside more pleasant. In western Sicilian area, the architectural typology of the suburban villa is locally characterized by a mixture of the luxur…

suburban villas Palermo constructive technologies construction materials historical architectureSettore ICAR/10 - Architettura Tecnica
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