Architecture, tradition and recovery in a minor historical center of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

We propose the result of a prolonged research work de- veloped, relating to traditional vernacular architectures characterizing minor contexts. The focus of the contribu- tion concerns in particular the territorial area of Valcellina (Pn) characterized by historical and environmental speci- ficities. From a common elementary typological matrix attributable to the paradigm of the pre-Alpine house, the building heritage has evolved into a series of variants that have determined its progressive adaptation to economic and environmental conditions. From a common elemen- tary typological matrix attributable to the paradigm of the pre-Alpine house, the building heritage has evolved into a series of variants that have determined its progressive adaptation to economic and environmental conditions. In the smaller centers scattered along the valley the ag- gregation processes of the primitive bicellular units are readable, with redefinition of the vertical connection paths, of subdivision into single-cell units (columnar houses at Andreis), of progressive closure of the bal- conies with the generation of a subsequent type (loggia house) most present, above all for climatic reasons in the upper part of the valley, but with different connotations than the similar constructions of nearby Carnia. The study clearly shows how the spontaneous con- science of the settled population is reflected in the con- structive culture and as a consequence this remains with the changing environmental contexts.