The restoration of the Uffizi Gallery, one of the most important operations of museum restoration currently in progress in Italy, is conducted by CMSA and PIACENTI Spa employing the latest techniques in excellence, based on extremely accurate diagnosis and targeted towards use of every available advanced method in scientific research and the technology of restoration. …
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The Leopoldina Spa was built in 1775 at the request of Grand Duke Leopold who commissioned the architect Gaspero Maria Paoletti to do it. Paoletti created a neoclassical building in plan, facing outwards to the “great bathing areas” and inwards to the circular crater, of the “Leopoldina”, the hottest of all the hot springs in …
The project that PIACENTI Spa created for the recovery and restoration of the Palazzo Reale, Naples, is part of a larger project aimed at restoring the fine decorative appearance of the inner courtyards to the Palace and of the complex north elevation of this great architectural marvel on the side that overlooks the park. PIACENTI …
The restoration work in the Cortile d’Onore of the Palazzo Reale, Naples, was carried out by PIACENTI Spa. Limestone surfaces of the summit perimeter balustrade and of the stone surfaces in piperno, involving the pictorial division into geometrical motives. The intervention procedures performed were as follows: 1. Removal of loose dry deposits; 2. Removal of …
As part of a wider recovery project incorporating ancient buildings connected to the Conservatory of San Niccolò and the consequent enhancement of the zone which had developed through the centuries alongside the ancient city area, PIACENTI Spa participated with a specific section of the programme. Their intervention centred on sandstone architraves, lintels, sills and window frames, …
The consolidation of supporting masonry outside, and the frescoes in the interior of the dome of the Cathedral of San Cerbone by PIACENTI Spa was a complex intervention that necessitated the collaboration of numerous specialized workers. The most complex phases of the work were those related to the structural consolidation of the supporting wall of the …
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Restoration work done on the Villa Argentina by PIACENTI Spa was principally on the external walls and to rooms located on the ground floor of the building. On the upper floors work focused on final retouching, checking and general completion of work. The following procedures were carried out in this order: – Cleaning, consolidation, integration and …
The structural safety of the Palazzo della Ragione is part of a wider project of renovation and restoration of the historic buildings in the city centre of Mantova, most of which were damaged or severely compromised by the seismic events that involved central regions of Italy in 2012. At the same time as beginning work …
Pointing operations on brickwork were carried out in areas marked by the presence of cracks and loss of the original mortar. The work began with the removal of the original mortar no longer functional. Then a thorough cleaning between the bricks took place, keeping the surfaces to be treated wet, and inserting hydraulic lime mortar, …
The building had damage related to the earthquake that in 2012 hit areas of central Italy. In particular the external and internal surfaces were weakened by numerous hairline cracks, some of them superficial, and more serious cracking in the brick work. Besides damage related to the earthquake, a closer study of the decorative elements ( the …