Abstract
Abstract. According to UNESCO "Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available resources. It includes a great variety of structures, ranging from mosques, palaces and granaries, to historic city centres, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites" (WHEAP, 2007). This contribution looks at developing effective methods for recording earthen historic structures for their rehabilitation and preservation using the Kuño Tambo church in Peru, which is a Peruvian national historic site that requires serious rehabilitation work, as a case study. This project describes the compilation of an effective metric record of the "state-of-conservation" – "as found" of wall paintings in this important and remote building using a toolbox of different "off-the-shelf" heritage recording techniques. This approach was applied by Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS), as part of the Earthen Architecture Initiative of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI).
Highlights
Over the past 10 years, the Getty Conservation Institute’s (GCI) Earthen Architecture initiative has conducted research and projects in identifying assessment, diagnosis and mitigation strategies to overcome the vulnerability of historic sites constructed using earthen techniques
Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) at Carleton University under the auspices of The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), is currently conducting a project that involves the documentation of the historic wall paintings at the church of Kuño Tambo (Peru), located in an Andean village two hours outside of Cusco
In January 2013, a joint multidisciplinary team of experts from the GCI and CIMS carried out a “heritage recording” and “preliminary condition mapping” of the wall paintings using advanced photogrammetric applications, digital photography, aspheric photography and visual inspection
Summary
Over the past 10 years, the Getty Conservation Institute’s (GCI) Earthen Architecture initiative has conducted research and projects in identifying assessment, diagnosis and mitigation strategies to overcome the vulnerability of historic sites constructed using earthen techniques. Panoramic spherical image of the interior of Kuño Tambo church, Peru earthquake, especially if they lack proper seismic reinforcement rubble stone masonry base course, and a wood-framed gable and regular maintenance” (Lardinois, 2011). The structure is in fair condition overall, and the preliminary findings indicate that the structural performance of the building is compromised by a leaking roof, inadequate or broken connections at the roof framing, the loss of several exterior buttresses, and settlement of the foundations due to the erosion of the site” (GCI, 2007)
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