What we see before design
A good investigation does not gather information at random; it reduces the uncertainties that can alter the structural solution.
Sarmizegetusa
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa – the Roman capital of Dacia
About 40 km from the former Dacian capital, the Romans founded Colonia Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa, the first city of the new province of Dacia, established immediately after Trajan’s victory. The city was…
Contactless coverage
There are situations in which the real protection of a monument comes from a new structure that neither forces it nor confuses…
Traces, limits, readings
On historic structures, traces do not speak on their own; they have to be read without projecting rushed explanations onto them.
When documentation becomes project.
There are moments when organising and interpreting information is no longer only preparation, but a direct part of the structural solution.
Reading old masonry.
Old masonry is understood from the relationship between material, workmanship, degradation, and successive repairs, not from a single test.