Gambirasi Palace

Edilerica carried out a complex structural consolidation and architectural restoration project as part of the regeneration of Palazzo Gambirasi, an iconic building in front of the Church of Santa Maria della Pace.

Structural reinforcement focused on both exterior and interior consolidation. Palazzo Gambirasi, in fact, was built through the use of poor-quality salvaged materials and following the amalgamation of 3 buildings. During this merging, the longer facade was significantly set back from the original foundation. This is one of the reasons for the building’s structural instability, aggravated by the characteristics of the soil on which the building rests, which is found to be wet and clayey due to its proximity to the Tiber River.

The same complexities were found in the consolidation of the interior walls, intermediate floors, and supporting beams that were heavily deteriorated by neglect and the passage of time. The use of new consolidation techniques, including the use of lightened concrete layers, enabled Edilerica to modernize the structures and anchor the floors to the load-bearing walls.

For the walls and vaults, mesh reinforcement with connecting ties and injections of hyperfluid mortar were used. Numerous scuci-cuci interventions were also carried out in sections where the masonry had significant cracks and cavities.

Finally, Edilerica’s intervention involved the roofing, where the structure had been compromised due to continuous rainwater infiltration. To restore its soundness and watertightness, it was reconstructed by laying 2 new beams, again respecting the original structure.