Last weekend I found a couple of “Case Torre” to explore.
Vimezzana thirty minutes across some fields from Romagnano, Carpinetti is in an advanced state of decay. I was fascinated by the curious roof truss – a primitive portal frame where a large timber beam has been bent almost to 90°.
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Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
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Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
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Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
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Living Room Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
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Living Room Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
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The Pantry, Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
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Roof Truss Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE.
No Finite Element analisis used here. |
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Up to the Dove coup. Valmezzana, Carpineti, RE |
Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo is a curious group of houses built in the 16th/17th century, all built around a covered roadway which runs through a central gallery.
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Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |
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Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |
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Entrance, Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |
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Covered roadway. Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |
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Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |
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A bit of floor deflection. Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |
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Cavazzone, Vezzano sul Crostolo, RE |