Verso un manuale digitale del recupero dell’edilizia residenziale pubblica di ambiente romano

The text outlines an ongoing research project aimed at the development of a Digital Handbook for Restoration focused on twentieth-century public housing in Rome, particularly covering the period from 1909 to the early 1960s. The primary goal is to safeguard, conserve, and enhance an architectural heritage that is often overlooked, yet of significant historical, cultural, and urban value. The Handbook is conceived as a tool to guide architects, public authorities, construction firms, and local communities. It aims to foster a culture of maintenance that is both informed and respectful of the original values, while offering intervention models aligned with traditional architectural languages. The methodological approach is grounded in design research, integrating academic teaching, historical analysis, and applied design practice. This approach emphasizes the use of historical documentation, traditional materials, and local construction techniques, and promotes a critical understanding of heritage through digital tools and shared glossaries. As such, the Digital Handbook for Restoration emerges as a central technicalscientific instrument for guiding restoration practices and functional adaptation of heritage buildings. It represents a point of convergence between history, design, technology, and culture, with the ultimate aim of constructing an active and shared memory of twentieth-century Roman public housing.