We propose the result of a prolonged research work developed,
relating to traditional vernacular architectures
characterizing minor contexts. The focus of the contribution
concerns in particular the territorial area of Valcellina
(Pn) characterized by historical and environmental specificities.
From a common elementary typological matrix
attributable to the paradigm of the pre-Alpine house, the
building heritage has evolved into a series of variants that
have determined its progressive adaptation to economic
and environmental conditions. From a common elementary
typological matrix attributable to the paradigm of the
pre-Alpine house, the building heritage has evolved into
a series of variants that have determined its progressive
adaptation to economic and environmental conditions.
In the smaller centers scattered along the valley the aggregation
processes of the primitive bicellular units are
readable, with redefinition of the vertical connection
paths, of subdivision into single-cell units (columnar
houses at Andreis), of progressive closure of the balconies
with the generation of a subsequent type (loggia
house) most present, above all for climatic reasons in the
upper part of the valley, but with different connotations
than the similar constructions of nearby Carnia.
The study clearly shows how the spontaneous conscience
of the settled population is reflected in the constructive
culture and as a consequence this remains with
the changing environmental contexts.
