Le costruzioni storiche di legno strutturale portante. un contributo al riuso

The wooden structures could represent a rsource in emergency or vulnerability conditions such as seismic events, due to its versatility, rapidity of construction, and good response to stress. The versatility of this material means that the wooden objects are the most re-used as well as the structures that can be used at different times and for different purposes. The reuse has always been a prerogative of the ancient man with the intent to economize and profit the most of what is already present to enhance and make it usable. But, how one can combinethe reuse while respecting of historical constructions? Can the historical constructions be re-used without deviating from their principles and without erasing their historical structural conceptions? How can one adapt existing buildings to current regulations? Several years of research, still ongoing, conducted at the Department of Architecture and Design (University of Genoa), intends to define strategies for knowledge, conservation nd enhancement throught the reuse of historical wooden buildings.