Abstract
Abstract. This paper proposes a design for libraries of European Classical architectural elements based on shape grammars. This design is based on a workflow which develops library objects from 3D CAD primitives using architectural rules to construct parametric representations of architectural elements. In the case of Classical architecture, the design and detail for the parametric objects are based on manuscripts ranging from Vitruvius to Palladio to the architectural pattern books of the eighteenth century. The generation of 3D objects for virtual reconstruction necessitates the application of computer algorithms and rules introduced by the user to generate objects, buildings and spaces from a grammar and vocabulary of shapes. Both the use of graphicly constructed and coded parametric libraries in formal and open-source platforms will be considered here.
Highlights
Historic BIM and GIS workflows involve the mapping of architectural heritage elements as parametric digital library objects within a 3D geometric framework, which uses historic and/or remotely sensed survey data to virtually represent whole buildings, collections of buildings, or objects
An approach based on shape grammars, which was developed by Dore and Murphy (2013) and which proposed the use of architectural rules to construct parametric representations of architectural elements from 3D CAD primitives, will be revisited and updated by a multidisciplinary group
In the case of the classical architectural examples discussed here, the design and detail of the parametric objects are informed by historic documentation drawn from the works of Vitruvius and Palladio, as well as the architectural pattern books of the eighteenth century, all of which record the advanced rules adhered by Renaissance architects and which strongly support the design of parametric library objects
Summary
Historic BIM and GIS workflows involve the mapping of architectural heritage elements as parametric digital library objects within a 3D geometric framework, which uses historic and/or remotely sensed survey data to virtually represent whole buildings, collections of buildings, or objects. The purpose of the current paper is to consider how best such library objects might be generated. In the case of the classical architectural examples discussed here, the design and detail of the parametric objects are informed by historic documentation drawn from the works of Vitruvius and Palladio, as well as the architectural pattern books of the eighteenth century, all of which record the advanced rules adhered by Renaissance architects and which strongly support the design of parametric library objects
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