Interventions for the reinforcement of the foundations

The foundations in the current state of things are loaded by the weight of the load-bearing walls and floor and roof floors. Making Villa Barbaran usable and open to the public means slightly increasing its agents, both permanent and accidental.

The geological reports carried out have shown that the first two layers of the soil have low mechanical characteristics and therefore the foundations are not sufficient to withstand an increase in load. A larger foundation foot width is therefore required.

The proposed solution is to create reinforced masonry curbs in correspondence with the frescoed rooms and concrete in the remaining parts, alongside the existing foundation on both sides. A steel reticular beam will be built parallel to the East wall of the first floor (on the internal side) which would allow the columns to be unburdened by several tons and therefore to remove the infills that currently support the arches. 

This is the same operation performed during the restoration of “La Fenice” theatre in Venice.

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