The single miners' dwelling by Gustavo Pulitzer Finali. Recovery and reuse

ATZENI, CARLO;MONNI, GIUSEPPINA;SANNA, ANTONELLO

2017-01-01

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Abstract

The single miners' dwellings designed by Gustavo Pulitzer Finali in 1937 outline the pathways connecting the dwellings of the company town of Carbonia with the great Mine of Serbariu. Conceived with the forms of "autarchical rationalism", they constitute a substantial change of scale compared to homes surrounded by gardens. Relying on his experience as a renowned naval architect, Pulitzer entrusted the composition of the building to a few elements. In 2005 the city administration, with the scientific support of a multidisciplinary team of the University of Cagliari, recovered one of these building from the point of view of "philological" conservation, introducing an Integrated Educational Youth Center. The study of the conditions of deterioration and dilapidation, carried out by the team of Technologists, allowed us to verify the validity of the data collected, to detect the properties and capabilities of the materials used, and to ascertain the suitability of the technical solutions proposed with regard to the current state of the building.