An Experimental Regeneration of Historic Sites under the Design
Method of “Light Intervention”:
A Case Study of the Ruins Renovation on Isola di Dino, Italy
Ziying Sun, Wenzheng Zhang, Yang Li
Abstract：This paper focuses on the observation of contemporary site renewal practices in Europe and China, synthesizing a “light
intervention” design methodology that emphasizes activating a site’s potential through minimal intervention. Taking the
ruins of Isola di Dino in Italy as a case study, it explores renovation approaches grounded in this design methodology.
By drawing upon the site’s unique characteristics, it proposes a spatial intervention strategy for incremental renewal,
aiming to provide a design pathway and methodological paradigm of reference value for the conservation and
regeneration of heritage sites.
