Conoscenza e progetto di restauro: il caso di Castel Nuovo in Napoli

The process of knowledge as part of the restoration project of an architectural pre-existence, must make use of a critical assessment that highlights its ability to express meanings of historical-cultural and has to be based on cognitive phases that analyze architecture in its materiality. The advancement of technology and the need for understanding of the historical and architectural evidence, also in terms of cultural and social values, have also increased awareness of the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the architectural restoration, providing a continuous and constructive dialogue between the designer and other technical experts in the various specific fields that affect the conservation process. Each architecture in the expression of a definite constructive civilization, in which each element is a ‘document’ the training process in such a layered monument as Castel Nuovo it comes to revealing the contribution of different factors, which through the centuries, they led to its current appearance. In this sense, the material survey regarding the identification of the constituent elements of the various architectural elements inherent in the outer walls and the inner courtyard of the castle. The current image of the ancient castle is the results of a liberation restoration that began in the early Twentieth century. These works, following the insulation criterion, have brought the building to the aragonese time, scarifying subsequent historical layers. This work led to acquire important dimensional information that was basis for the graphic rendering.