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Techniques for Adaptation of the Structures of a Multi-storey Family House in Florence
Roberto Di Giulio, Silvia Brunoro, Paolo Civiero
27 - 36
Research in Architectural Engineering Series
Volume 4: COST C16 Improving the Quality of Existing Urban Building Envelopes
Abstract

This paper presents the structural adaptation of the residential buildings “Le Navi” in Florence. As well as tackling the typological, architectural and environmental obsolescence of the multi-storey blocks, the refurbishment programme also achieved compliance with current national seismic regulations. The intervention on the structures involved above all the introduction of tension rods for wind bracing, that improve and reinforce the structure in relation to seismic events.

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