The digitization of museum collections for the research, management and enhancement of Cultural Heritage

The research project takes part of the pilot initiative “Create a network around your research idea”, funded within the framework of the collaboration between Politecnico di Torino and Compagnia di San Paolo. The initiative promotes the research projects proposed by researchers of the Politecnico di Torino in collaboration with universities, companies and other entities of the socio-economic system located in Italy and in any other State Member of EU. The research draws inspiration from BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodologies - more conventionally applied in the field of Construction Industry - to build a workflow capable of virtually reproducing 3D objects, integrating geometric and semantic information. The case studies are some small objects belonging to the collections of the Egyptian Museum of Turin and pursuing three different levels of knowledge: from the scientific research to the data management system up to the settlement of virtual platforms for dissemination. The research project B.A.C.K. TO T.H.E. F.U.T.U.RE. - BIM Acquisition as Cultural Key TO Transfer Heritage of ancient Egypt For many Uses To many Users Replayed - tries to set up a new methodology in which the Information Modeling tools are used in an unconventional way, to build 3D models and linked databases of small objects, in particular belonging to museum collections and not publicly accessible. Inspired by Ministerial Decree n. 113/2018, entitled “Adoption of uniform minimum levels of quality for museums and places of culture of public belonging and activation of the National Museum System”, we have reinterpreted the improvement objectives described in the document and associated them to the three defined macro areas, through the use of interoperable digital technologies

PARAMETRIC HERITAGE. THE DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION OF P.L. NERVI'S PALAZZO DEL LAVORO IN THE 3DMODELLING AGE

Abstract. One of the main themes of this work is to incorporate the geometric aspects that characterize a certain type of architecture within a broader rule system, which, in the whole, generate the forms. Therefore, the solution would be to draw the reconstruction of a parametric model, through the application to a selected case study: Palazzo del Lavoro of Pier Luigi Nervi. The identification of some weaknesses of the project is important in order to digitally intervene on them, to prefigure a new life of the artifact in a virtual environment. By doing so, it will be possible to have truthful feedback in the real environment. The survey phase did not intend to reason on the architecture in its complexity, but rather on the observation of the matrices that regulate the similar geometries between them. The translation of these matrices into mathematical models, following the logic of HBIM and Algorithmic Design (AD), has allowed the creation of two different models. The first one, an informed model, characterized by a more traditional workflow, consists of building components based on design drawings of the time, aimed at graphically and quantitatively describe the entire artifact. The second one, a partial model of the only vertical component of the facade, is based on the canons of the element, and it is structured through algorithms that describe only a part of the architecture. The research wanted to deepen the interoperability of the information coming from the parametric models BIM with those generated by the algorithms.</p

Which drawing to deliver more information?

The paper explores the potential of methods and languages designed to facilitate the communication of appropriate information content for the different levels of detail required in the creation of an architectural design, levels with different purposes, but nevertheless co-ordinated. Within this thesis, the many different facets of drawing and the language of graphics are confirmed as agents of intellectual mediation, as a support for expression and also as dynamic cultural and evolving factors. In order to reply to the new demands of performance, due to the increasing fragmentation of responsibility for design, some adjustments in the workflow are needed, essential to support renewed practices; in fact, supporting this dynamic, the representation seems to have recovered a role of increased visibility and importance, regaining an effective recognition through a reconfirmation that remarks the delicate function of communication, interpretation and criticism. The added value of the BIM methodologies (Building Information Modeling), is not limited by the ability to handle graphical representations at different scales with a single 3D model, but it answers to some requests connected by the data complexity inherent with the design and construction, actively supporting the engineering process: this means to relate actors or the building process to each other in a new way, reforming the assets and the processing modes, requiring explicit coordination for activities and procedures. At this regard, we analyze new operational workflow through a brief description of some designs carried out through the collaboration between DISEG (Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering) and the Building Service of the Politecnico di Torino, speaking about drawings and representations

Il Building Information Modeling tra ricerca, didattica e professione

In un momento in cui la pratica professionale richiede sempre più specifiche competenze e tempistiche estremamente serrate, si palesa la tendenza a orientare le tecnologie software verso un loro utilizzo più consapevole, nella continua ricerca di strategie procedurali per l’utilizzo di piattaforme condivise. Il presente contributo intende tracciare un quadro sintetico circa la potenzialità delle nuove frontiere del disegno di progetto informatizzato - il disegno parametrico - attraverso la descrizione di recenti sperimentazioni svolte all’interno del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dei Sistemi Edilizi e Territoriali (DISET) del Politecnico di Torino svolte in collaborazione con il Servizio Edilizia del medesimo Ateneo, nonché le positive ricadute che tali innovazioni comportano in campo accademico

THE VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH H-BIM MODELS: HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION WITH A SEMANTIC APPROACH

Abstract. The Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Architectural Heritage field is constantly proving to be a fertile ground for the experimentation of innovative systems for the enhancement and management of cultural heritage. Regarding to the management of the entire process, the building field is increasing in efficiency from the construction to the management phase; conversely, the approach to historical buildings opens up interesting and heterogeneous scenarios, according to different levels of complexity. The presented work is the result of a collaboration between the Politecnico di Torino and the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of Granada: the main scope was to create an historic building information model (H-BIM) of the building that today hosts the Faculty of Architecture (ETSAG), taking into account its historical past from the sixteenth century up to the present day, as the result of many modifications, extensions and different use classifications over time. According to this, the BIM methodology can be considered as a bridge between the archive documentation and the digital model, proving to be an effective tool as a data repository, semantically oriented, not only constituted by geometry, but also by alpha-numerical attributes, improving in effectiveness if it is directly related to formal language object oriented.</p

Intelligent Information Systems for the representation and management of the city. Urban survey and design for resilience.

Recent emergencies have triggered a series of proposals, revisions and regulatory updates. In Italy, as part of the Italian Decreto Rilancio, a proposal to introduce a compulsory building file seems to have been accepted. If this proposal is followed up, we could soon see the collection of a series of data and information on the building stock of our cities. This contribution defines a proposal for the organisation of this systematic collection, suitably supported by advanced IT tools, to make possible the start of a renewed season of monitoring, management, planning and development of more resilient buildings and cities. The proposed idea is to channel the information and data on individual buildings into a single database that can provide a comprehensive, unambiguous and multi-scalar picture of the urban system