Ecosystem project for silk production and regeneration of the heritage of the convent of san Francesco d’Assisi in Tursi

The convent of San Francesco is located on the hill overlooking the ancient city of Tursi, and its position provides a lesson in harmony between the orography and the settlement structure. These places have been waiting for redemption for a long time since the 1980 earthquake. Forty years later, there are still no strategic lines that represent real solutions capable of overcoming this serious isolation. A series of safety measures, occasional consolidations, and restorations have been carried out in the absence of a unified project and coherent approaches to enhancement. The architectural project assumes protection and valorization as a form of advancing knowledge, imagines and composes new spaces, and takes ‘care’ of historical, technical and social, material, and immaterial values, restoring identity to this heritage. The spaces built by the Franciscan Order have been relocated within the theme of restoration and regeneration and contribute in terms of circular sustainability with productive future visions.