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Michele Paradiso et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 29 (2020) 87–94 Michele Paradiso, Sara Garuglieri and Viola Ferrarini / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000 – 000 Michele Paradiso, Sara Garuglieri and Viola Ferrarini / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000 – 000

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Based on the results obtained in the cognitive phase, a conservative restoration hypothesis was formulated limited to some parts not affected by substantial static degradation, instead recommending the reconstruction of the remaining parts in compliance with traditional construction materials and techniques or for anastylosis where necessary. A pr oposal was also made to consolidate the structure by strengthening the existing foundations through the technique of underpinning. The project proposal was formulated by adopting a participatory approach based on local planning guidelines. In order to enhance this place, a proposal was made to re-functionalize it by proposing different uses but always in line with the protection needs of the cultural heritage itself, so that it could be returned to the city and its inhabitants in the hope th at it could become, in the future, a hub for both tourism and the community. To this end, the project involved the combination of public and museum areas, transforming the complex into a multifunctional cultural center including the New Museum of Sacred Art of the City with related service, an urban park and a recreation center for childhood and third age with the aim of promoting and developing cultural service and programs that may involve the resident community, helping to make the historical, architectural and artistic heritage known and enjoyed. Based on the results obtained in the cognitive phase, a conservative restoration hypothesis was formulated limited to some parts not affected by substa tial static degradation, instead recommending the reconstruction of the remaining parts in compliance with traditional construction materials and techniques or for anastylosis where necessary. A pr oposal was also made to consolidate the structure by strengthening the existing foundations through the technique of underpinning. The project proposal was formulated by adopting a participatory approach based on local planning guidelines. In order to enhance t is place, a proposal was made to re-f nctionalize it by proposing different uses but always in line with the protection needs of the cultural heritage itself, so that it could be returned to the city and its inhabitants in the hope th at it could become, in the future, a hub for both tourism and the community. To this end, the project involved the combination of public and museum areas, transforming the complex into a multifunctional cultural center including the Ne Museum of Sacred Art of the City with related service, an urban park and a recreation center for childhood and third age with the aim of promoting and developing cultural service and programs that may involve the resident community, helping to make the historical, architectural and artistic heritage known and enjoyed. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility of Marco Tanganelli and Stefania Viti © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility of Marco Tanganelli and Stefania Viti Keywords: Church; Evolution; Houses; tradition; Museum. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review nder responsibility of Marco Tanganelli and Stefania Viti Keywords: Church; Evolution; Houses; tradition; Museum. 1. Introduction The Convent of Santa Teresa del Jesús, dating from the early 18th century, represents one of the first examples of ecclesiastical architecture for nuns developed in colonial time in the historic center of Habana; it consists of three cloisters, built in different periods, with a central body and other orthogonal ones that intersect it [Weiss, (1973)]. Following historica l and social events to da te, the architectural complex is particularly compromised and the identification of the causes that led it to today's situation is difficult to read, as it is the result of a lterations due to various collapses, tampering practiced during a ll the 20th century and to a partial or total changes made during the restora tions still in progress. For these reasons, the research on the architectural fabric, supported by historica l research, technical data (archaeological, geological, regula tory, etc.) anddirect evidence, have represented the main axis in the development of the cognitive process; in this direction it was important to read carefully the masonry fixtures, the structural architectural elements, the knowledge of the metrological systems of the past, the addictions andmodifications made with respect to the origina l constitutive characters. A particular importance was given to the diagnostic phase, activities a t the basis of the process of restorationand conservationof the cultural heritage a imed at enhancing theexistingarchitectural fabric, in order to make appropriate intervention proposals compatible with the artefact. The a ttention has focused on structural aspects concerning the area of the first cloister, the oldest and most compromised; the surveys (carried out using the direct survey technique) and the image plane were a fundamental basis for the subsequent stages of processing the analysis of the crackpictureanddeteriorationpathologies capable of determining the state of conservationof thebuilding. 1. Analysis of the state of conservation It should be noted that the situation encountered in the time spent for the analysis was largely affected by the ongoing restorationoperations, carriedoutwith not strictly orthodoxmethods, without a comprehensiveproject anda previously established intervention plan; as a consequence, the reading of the artefact a nd the diagnostics of deteriorationmay havebeenpartially affected. The analyzes, carried out according to Italian technical rules UNI [NorMa l – 1/88 (1990)] and theICOMOS ISCS Glossary [ICOMOS (2008)], have shown tha t the most part of pa thologies in this area can be a ttributed to anthropogenic factors caused by lack of maintenance, change of intended use, tampering, superfetations and infills delibera tely implemented by the tenants of the convent throughout the twentieth century. 1. Introduction The Convent of Santa Teresa del Jesús, dating from the early 18th century, represents one of the first examples of ecclesiastical architecture for nuns developed in colonial time in the historic center of Habana; it consists of three cloisters, built in different periods, with a central body and other orthogonal ones that intersect it [Weiss, (1973)]. Following historica l and social events to da te, the architectural complex is particularly compromised and the identification of the causes that led it to today's situation is difficult to read, as it is the result of a lterations due to various collapses, tampering practiced during a ll the 20th century and to a partial or total changes made during the restora tions still in progress. For these reasons, the research on the architectural fabric, supported by historica l research, technical data (archaeological, geological, regula tory, etc.) anddirect evidence, have represented the main axis in the development of the cognitive process; in this direction it was important to read carefully the masonry fixtures, the structural architectural elements, the knowledge of the metrological systems of the past, the addictions andmodifications made with respect to the origina l constitutive characters. A particular importance was given to the diagnostic phase, activities a t the basis of the process of restorationand conservationof the cultural heritage a imed at enhancing theexistingarchitectural fabric, in order to make appropriate intervention proposals compatible with the artefact. The a ttention has focused on structural aspects concerning the area of the first cloister, the oldest and most compromised; the surveys (carried out using the direct survey technique) and the image plane were a fundamental basis for the subsequent stages of processing the analysis of the crackpictureanddeteriorationpathologies capable of determining the state of conservationof thebuilding. 1. Analysis of the state of conservation It should be noted that the situation encountered in the time spent for the analysis was largely affected by the ongoing restorationoperations, carriedoutwith not strictly orthodoxmethods, without a comprehensiveproject anda previously established intervention plan; as a consequence, the reading of the artefact a nd the diagnostics of deteriorationmay havebeenpartially affected. The analyzes, carried out according to Italian technical rules UNI [NorMa l – 1/88 (1990)] and theICOMOS ISCS Glossary [ICOMOS (2008)], have shown tha t the most part of pa thologies in this area can be a ttributed to anthropogenic factors caused by lack of maintenance, change of intended use, tampering, superfetations and infills delibera tely implemented by the tenants of the convent throughout the twentieth century.