Concepts reported by Vitruvius as designing rules concerning dispositio, i.e. the basic graphic operations for organizing plans, sections and elevations of a building, also verifying its general proportions. Even though both are graphic algorithms for drawing plans and sections, they are not exactly referring to modern concepts of plans and sections: the first one deals with the spatial organization of the plan and its proportions; the second with the resulting dimensions on the vertical plane; the latter is often referred to perspective but can be related to elevations.
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3D Digital Models for Scientific Purpose: Between Archaeological Heritage and Reverse Modelling
Luca Cipriani (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy), Filippo Fantini (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy), and Silvia Bertacchi (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italy)
Copyright: © 2017
|Pages: 31
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0675-1.ch010
Abstract
Reality-based digital models assist in the achievement of accurate analysis of historical buildings as well as archaeological sites and, more in general, of monuments featuring more or less complex forms. Their reliability is particularly useful when the state of conservation of masonries and vaults has been altered due to deterioration phenomena or as a consequence of incorrect interventions. In these cases, a highly detailed “digital copy” of the ancient constructions, if correctly observed via reverse modelling applications, can provide useful indications for an accurate and scientifically-based digital reconstruction. The Octagonal Hall of Small Baths at Hadrian's Villa, with its daring design of vaults and audacious building techniques, was chosen to test several interpretation techniques based on the customization of contemporary reverse modelling procedures integrated with standard protocols of design analysis and archaeological investigation.