RESTORATION AND CONSERVATIVE RENOVATION OF THE MONTALCETO TOWER, ASCIANO (SI), ITALY
Typology
Architecture
Location
Loc. Montalceto, Asciano (Siena), Italy
Year
2014 – 2018
Client
Fondazione Torre di Montalceto Onlus, Asciano (Siena), Italy
Cost
150.000,00€
Builded surface
205,00sqm
Total surface
829,08sqm
Services rendered
Final and Executive Design, Ministerial Approval (listed building), Construction Management, Site Safety
Included among the visits during the FAI Spring Days on 24 and 25 March 2018, the tower is located on the peaks of the mountain of the same name, Montalceto. Built in 1463 by Matteo di Pinoccio from Siena, it is a square stone tower with a pronounced scarp base. All around are the remains of a larger village of Etruscan origin. Before restoration, the tower was completely open, with its three levels collapsed and large portions of the crown torn off. The restoration project, carried out under the supervision of the Superintendency, led to its faithful restoration according to its original characteristics, including the reuse of stone blocks still available on site. The tower dominates the Sienese countryside and is now the subject of guided tours included in the study of the area.
RESTORATION AND CONSERVATIVE RENOVATION OF THE MONTALCETO TOWER, ASCIANO (SI), ITALY
Typology
Architecture
Location
Loc. Montalceto, Asciano (Siena), Italy
Year
2014 – 2018
Client
Fondazione Torre di Montalceto Onlus, Asciano (Siena), Italy
Cost
150.000,00€
Builded surface
205,00sqm
Total surface
829,08sqm
Services rendered
Final and Executive Design, Ministerial Approval (listed building), Construction Management, Site Safety
Included among the visits during the FAI Spring Days on 24 and 25 March 2018, the tower is located on the peaks of the mountain of the same name, Montalceto. Built in 1463 by Matteo di Pinoccio from Siena, it is a square stone tower with a pronounced scarp base. All around are the remains of a larger village of Etruscan origin. Before restoration, the tower was completely open, with its three levels collapsed and large portions of the crown torn off. The restoration project, carried out under the supervision of the Superintendency, led to its faithful restoration according to its original characteristics, including the reuse of stone blocks still available on site. The tower dominates the Sienese countryside and is now the subject of guided tours included in the study of the area.