project details
Location: Aci Sant'Antonio - Catania, Italy
Designer: arch. Salvatore Contrafatto, ing. Grazia La Cava
Construction manager: arch. Salvatore Contrafatto, ing. Grazia La Cava
Contributors: arch. Antonino Salanitro, ing. Graziella Patané, ing. Loredana Scariano
Note: The San Biagi oChurch is a monument of ancient design dating from the seventeenth century, and currently is in a state of disrepair and in poor static. The proposed project aims at restoration of the monument and its static consolidation and provides in summary: 1. Eliminate the infiltration of rainwater and lifts; 2. Recovery and securing of the cupola and the whole structure (lower arches); 3. Recovery of horizontal and vertical interior wall coverings and all the architectural degraded; 4. Accommodation of the belfry and the access area and re-roofing degraded; 5. Formation of a cappuccinata to join the top of the wall with the tiles protruding from the roof, cleaning and restoration of exterior plaster with lime mortar type “earthenware”, existing in all the statements of the Church; 6. Construction of a new electrical system.
Designer: arch. Salvatore Contrafatto, ing. Grazia La Cava
Construction manager: arch. Salvatore Contrafatto, ing. Grazia La Cava
Contributors: arch. Antonino Salanitro, ing. Graziella Patané, ing. Loredana Scariano
Note: The San Biagi oChurch is a monument of ancient design dating from the seventeenth century, and currently is in a state of disrepair and in poor static. The proposed project aims at restoration of the monument and its static consolidation and provides in summary: 1. Eliminate the infiltration of rainwater and lifts; 2. Recovery and securing of the cupola and the whole structure (lower arches); 3. Recovery of horizontal and vertical interior wall coverings and all the architectural degraded; 4. Accommodation of the belfry and the access area and re-roofing degraded; 5. Formation of a cappuccinata to join the top of the wall with the tiles protruding from the roof, cleaning and restoration of exterior plaster with lime mortar type “earthenware”, existing in all the statements of the Church; 6. Construction of a new electrical system.