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Laurentino38. Example <strong>of</strong> deprived <strong>social</strong> <strong>housing</strong> <strong>estates</strong> in Rome. Chapter 7<br />

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The size <strong>of</strong> the neighbourhood and especially the urgency <strong>of</strong> its implementation required<br />

quick building processes. It was necessary to use a technology satisfying the standards<br />

provided by law that also reduced constructive costs and allowed phasing <strong>of</strong> building works<br />

(Barucci et al., 1979). With respect to such constraints, the ‘tunnel’ <strong>for</strong>m work seemed to be<br />

the perfect technology.<br />

Since the late ‘60s to the ‘80s, it was very popular all over the country to build multifamily<br />

<strong>housing</strong> blocks (Di Giulio in Andeweg, 2007). This came from France and first experimented<br />

with in Rome in Laurentino38.<br />

The technology compares to that described <strong>for</strong> the Bijlmermeer. A similar concept was used<br />

in Laurentino38 but, unlike the Bijlmermeer, in this case the ground floor is porticoed<br />

(section 7.1.1).<br />

As mentioned, dwellings <strong>of</strong> Laurentino38 were designed according to the standardized span<br />

<strong>of</strong> the bearing structure. Thanks to the tunnel <strong>for</strong>mwork, it was possible to produce one<br />

<strong>housing</strong> unit per day.<br />

The daily phases were the followings 16 :<br />

disarm previous tunnel and arm the next one;<br />

vertical placement <strong>of</strong> doors, windows, rein<strong>for</strong>cing bars and technical equipments;<br />

horizontal placement <strong>of</strong> rein<strong>for</strong>cing bars and technical equipments;<br />

blast <strong>of</strong> concrete and its accelerated maturation (by means <strong>of</strong> heat generator within the<br />

tunnel);<br />

installation <strong>of</strong> prefabricated (in situ) concrete elements: external walls (single panels),<br />

loggias 17 and stairs;<br />

final concrete blast;<br />

completion <strong>of</strong> infill, installations and facades (coloured plaster)<br />

In this way, the in-line and the tower block could be finished in 64 and 56 days, respectively.<br />

After completion <strong>of</strong> the works with the tunnel, four months were required <strong>for</strong> finalizing<br />

works.<br />

16In<strong>for</strong>mation about phasing <strong>of</strong> building works have been kindly given by Arch. Fantastichini (ATER Roma) working on<br />

a research on Laurentino 38 on behalf <strong>of</strong> La Sapienza University, Roma. A book on this subject will published soon.<br />

17 The loggias are composed by two separated parts: an horizontal element (floor and parapet) and a vertical element<br />

(closure wall with door)<br />

13. G<br />

BUILDIGN<br />

TECHNOLOGY<br />

PHASING OF THE<br />

WORKS

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