Guideline for rehabilitation of vernacular architecture

The conservation of vernacular architecture is considered a strategic activity for the preservation of the rural landscape. The Italian Regions have promoted in recent years - through the Plans for the Rural Developement - the creation of Guides for the refurbishment of rural architecture, ufficially integrated municipal building regulations. Considering the Piedmont Region territory, many Guides have been adopted in different geographical areas. Those Guides are different in structure; methodologies for analysis of rural buildings, materials and traditional building technologies; requirements and guidelines addressed to conservation and refurbishment. The Piedmont Region supported the adoption of each Guide by funding demostrative interventions, designed in accordance with requirements and recommendations described in each of them. The research proposes a comparative analysis of the adopted Guides and a monitoring activity of early refurbishment interventions, in order to give feedbacks concerning: the methodological approaches of Guides, the effectiveness of requirements and guidelines, the compatibility with the municipal regulations.