Designing Retrofit Solutions for 1 Euro Houses in Italy: Enhancing Viability Through Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Sustainability, and Affordability
Designing Retrofit Solutions for 1 Euro Houses in Italy: Enhancing Viability Through Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Sustainability, and Affordability
In rural regions of Italy, underutilised and abandoned dwellings are increasingly being offered for the symbolic price of one euro. This initiative seeks to address the challenges of rural depopulation, stimulate local economies, and safeguard vernacular architectural heritage. However, these properties are aften characterised by outdated spatial configurations and significant structural degradation, rendering retrofitting efforts particularly complex. As such, the careful and context-sensitive redesign of one-euro houses is imperative to transform them into viable contemporary living environments that comply with current standards of energy performance, comfort, safety, sustainability, efficiency, and affordability. This research investigates creative and innovative retrofitting strategies aimed at delivering cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally responsible architectural interventions.
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15 September 2025
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Liguori, Flaminia and Beames, Simon
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Designing Retrofit Solutions for 1 Euro Houses in Italy: Enhancing Viability Through Energy Efficiency, Comfort, Sustainability, and Affordability.
Altamirano, Hector, Brotas, Luisa, Gauthier, Stephanie, Nicol, Fergus and Schiano-Phan, Rosa
(eds.)
14th Masters Conference: People and Buildings, , London, United Kingdom.
15 Sep 2025.
(doi:10.5258/SOTON/P1259).
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In rural regions of Italy, underutilised and abandoned dwellings are increasingly being offered for the symbolic price of one euro. This initiative seeks to address the challenges of rural depopulation, stimulate local economies, and safeguard vernacular architectural heritage. However, these properties are aften characterised by outdated spatial configurations and significant structural degradation, rendering retrofitting efforts particularly complex. As such, the careful and context-sensitive redesign of one-euro houses is imperative to transform them into viable contemporary living environments that comply with current standards of energy performance, comfort, safety, sustainability, efficiency, and affordability. This research investigates creative and innovative retrofitting strategies aimed at delivering cost-effective, scalable, and environmentally responsible architectural interventions.
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Published date: 15 September 2025
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14th Masters Conference: People and Buildings, , London, United Kingdom, 2025-09-15 - 2025-09-15
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Flaminia Liguori
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Simon Beames
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Hector Altamirano
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Luisa Brotas
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Fergus Nicol
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Rosa Schiano-Phan
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