Browsing by Author "Piscitelli, M"

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Architectural Restoration projects in metropolitan areas: the case of the Supyo Bridge
(SCUOLA PITAGORA EDITRICE, 2015) Polimeni, Beniamino; Piscitelli, M; 0000-0003-1935-8523; AGÜ, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü; Polimeni, Beniamino
In the last ten years, Asian metropolises have invested large amounts of money in urban renewal projects by encouraging large-scale environmental interventions that re-introduced nature to the cities and promoted a specific identity for the downtown areas. Among these projects, the restoration of the Cheonggyecheon River in Seoul is the most well-known case. The transformation of the river in twenty-nine months from an outdated highway into a multipurpose linear park deserves recognition as a pivotal project in modern urban design. The plan is an outstanding achievement that recovers the biological and social ecology of the city and demonstrates the keen ability of design at the urban scale to generate concrete transformation successfully over vast territories. As an example of a process of urban identity, the creation of this large-scale intervention evokes the historical legacy of the city and has been considered a step towards redeveloping the city's cultural heritage. The construction of a network of pedestrian pathways to connect the historic places and the restoration of the historic monuments are part of a cultural strategy characterized by a long debate of how to restore these areas. In particular, the restoration of two historic bridges Gwangtonggyo and Supyogyo was a highly controversial section of the plan as several interest groups voiced opinions on how to restore historical and cultural sites and their remnants and whether to replace the bridges or not. This article will examine the different restoration strategies designed for the Supyo Bridge ( Supyogyo) that has stood in the Jangchungdan Park since 1965 and, according to the main project, should be relocated in its original position.
The Technology of an Early Reinforced Concrete Structure in Turkey: The Great Storehouse of the Kayseri Sumerbank Textile Factory (1932-1935)
(SCUOLA PITAGORA EDITRICEPIAZZA SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI, 1, NAPOLI, 80132, ITALY, 2015) Asiliskender, Burak; Yöney Baturayoğlu, Nilüfer; Piscitelli, M; 0000-0002-4143-4214; 0000-0003-3161-9415; 0000-0002-0426-5626; AGÜ, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü; Asiliskender, Burak; Yöney Baturayoğlu, Nilüfer
The former Kayse`ri Sumerbank Textile Factor(1932-1935) designed and funded by the U.S.S.R. was among the first large-scaled industrial establishments in Turkey. The so-called Great Storehouse as well as the rest of the complex constitutes an interesting case study as an early example of large-scaled reinforced concrete construction in a provincial center for Turkish and Soviet technological history. The long and narrow building measuring 135x45m is constructed in four sections with wide spanning axes based on a skeletal system, supported with slender columns and beams. The columns rise 5-6.5m from the original floor level and reach 9m along the raised central nave. The foundations are composed of double layers of square footings joined with tie beams. The partition walls are constructed with bricks while the exterior walls are tuff. All the masonry walls are held together with a weak mortar based on cement, lime and sand, and with steel reinforcing bars placed horizontally in the horizontal courses and tied to thicker steel bars vertically along the columns. Horizontal strip windows located in the upper part of the exterior walls and along the high central nave provide natural light. There are steel hangar doors along the east and west walls in almost each grid as well as two central doorways located on the short east and west facades. The reinforced concrete surfaces are left exposed while the brick walls and the interior surfaces of the tuff walls are plastered.