Constructive Techniques in Historical Buildings

The roof structure of the Men’s Oratory of the Albergo dei Poveri in Genoa

“…The roof structure of the former Men's Oratory, with its large trough vault with lunettes consisting of five solid brick arches and, between them, vault fields with wooden ribs and plastered reed mats on the intrados, is one of the largest still preserved in the monumental complex and one of the most imposing among those still present in the city. load-bearing structures (struts and purlins or beams) and chestnut for the secondary structures (rafters and planking) [10,11]. Re-used elements from the demolition of ships and hulls of various kinds are not at all rare.…”