The Vault with Intertwined Arches in Castle of Racconigi: 3D Digital Reconstruction

The complex approach of Guarini to each discipline (Geometry, Architecture, Philosophy, Astronomy) finds important development in his method of implementing vaulted systems. The importance of this architectural element, which Guarini reminds as “the main part of the buildings”, is reflected in the new taste of the civil architecture of the period. The design by Guarini for the vault in the Hall of Honor in Racconigi Castle is documented in a single drawing representing the hall’s cross-section. Guarini devotes particular attention to the drawing, both from the geometric and the representative point of view. Based on this drawing we want to propose, through the most recent digital modeling and visualization methods, a three-dimensional reconstruction of this unrealized work. The analysismethod involves an in-depth examination of: Guarini’s theory and his systematic approach to vaulted structures, linking Architecture and Geometry, the problems of design the artifacts, the comparison with similar shapes designed by the architect. Through a method of representation based on geometrical principles, the aim of this paper is to give evidence – and a three-dimensional visualization – of a case study documented by an archival source, already analyzed by historians

AR for Demolished Heritage: the First Italian Parliament in Turin

This research presents a study of reconstructive digital modelling and AR application on the chamber of the First Italian Parliament located in the courtyard of Palazzo Carignano in Turin. The study carried out in cooperation with the Direzione Regionale Musei del Piemonte, based in Palazzo Carignano, focuses on a building that no longer exists, a part of the demolished heritage that only remains in documents, archive drawings and historical studies. The research that led to the creation of a 3D model began through a process of analysis and study of historical documents, consisting of both descriptive sources and various drawings of the architecture. The type and graphic characteristics of the sources influenced the degree of accuracy of the reconstruction, just as the type and mode of communication of this heritage affected the reconstructed digital model itself. Through the use of AR applications, the model is to be represented and visualised in its design space, to be integrated into a larger and new virtual museum

Banded vaults with independent arches: analysis of case studies in Turin baroque atria

This contribution presents a part of the work and the methodology applied to it developed for the realization of an international research project aimed at the analysis and preservation of an architectural heritage characteristic of Turin's baroque architecture: the 'a fasce' vaults, locally named as 'a fascioni'.This architectural solution, used by important architects, such as Guarini up to the local workers, to cover spaces of various sizes, has found in the court of Turin area a wide application in buildings atria.A considerable number of banded vaulted atria were identified and surveyed by the research group to recognize and investigate those whose bands are generated from independent arches.The objective is the comparison of metric and geometric data between ideal models and realizations over time, to evaluate their variations and understand a constructive methodology through three-dimensional modeling.</p

3d modelling between ideation, geometry, and surveyed architecture: the case of the vaulted system of ‘Appartamento di Mezzanotte’ in Palazzo Carignano

The present work focuses on the study of vaulted systems by Guarini, by virtue of the paradigmatic role that Guarini assumes in the field of studies dedicated to this topic. The research has been compared in-depth analysis aimed at connecting relevant data with archival drawings, historical studies and treatises in order to use digital representation in heuristic terms. The attempt is to delineate and explain, through the analysis of architectural artifacts, the links between theorizations, transformations of reference geometric models and buildings. The ‘Appartamento di Mezzanotte’ (northern apartment) of Palazzo Carignano was choosen as a case study, because the different vaulted rooms that compose it witness the creative inspiration by Guarini and allow to structure a study that produce interesting results in relation to the connections between theoretical studies, research and cultural heritage. The use of digital representation integrated with photo-modelling (SfM) tries to create new tools to investigate these different fields in their absolute and relationship value

AI+AR: Cultural Heritage, Museum Institutions, Plastic Models and Prototyping. A State of Art

The links between representation and artificial intelligence (AI) invade many fields of architectural research, recording continuous and significant advances: they require, on the one hand, a constant update of the state of the art and, on the other hand, careful consideration of the role of Representation in interdisciplinary research in this field. The present contribution intends to investigate these intertwining in some of the most frequented research fields in recent years: the valorization and communication of Cultural Heritage and cultural tourism, the experiences in the museum field, the research on the role of the prototype within the processes of artificial intelligence applied to architecture

The Rivellino degli Invalidi and the fortification system of Turin

This contribution, of a multidisciplinary nature, connects the very recent digital survey of the Rivellino degli Invalidi with the decades-long archaeological studies culminating with the 2015-2016 excavations and with the historical cartography that reveals the substantial consistency with the digital survey in terms of position, geometry and shape of the revelin

BANDED VAULTS IN TURIN: TLS SURVEY, GEOMETRIC INTERPRETATION, DIGITAL RE-CONSTRUCTION, BETWEEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. PALAZZO CAPRIS DI CIGLIÈ

This contribution intends to focus attention on the banded vault (‘a fascioni’) that characterizes the atrium of the Capris di Cigliè Palace in Turin, whose construction is dated around 1730 and is attributed to Gian Giacomo Plantery (1680 - 1756). The work of survey, analysis, interpretation and digital modeling has been organized in phases (detailed respectively in the next paragraphs) which have allowed us to: study the criteria of architectural-geometric composition at the base of the complex vaulted system that is the object of the present study and to relate them to the most usual operative practices of construction, in particular to the realization and arrangement of the centerings; organize the survey on the basis of the main treatise and manual sources, in order to choose the most appropriate working methods; analyze survey data and set up a parametric model of geometric interpretation; make a comparison between the survey data and the interpretive model. In particular, the phases of geometric reading and interpretation, parametric modeling and discussion of the results were structured with the aim of studying in detail the different arches that define the structure of the banded vault

BANDED VAULTS IN TURIN: TLS SURVEY, GEOMETRIC INTERPRETATION, DIGITAL RE-CONSTRUCTION, BETWEEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. PALAZZO CAPRIS DI CIGLIÈ

Abstract. This contribution intends to focus attention on the banded vault ('a fascioni') that characterizes the atrium of the Capris di Cigliè Palace in Turin, whose construction is dated around 1730 and is attributed to Gian Giacomo Plantery (1680–1756).The work of survey, analysis, interpretation and digital modeling has been organized in phases (detailed respectively in the next paragraphs) which have allowed us to: study the criteria of architectural-geometric composition at the base of the complex vaulted system that is the object of the present study and to relate them to the most usual operative practices of construction, in particular to the realization and arrangement of the centerings; organize the survey on the basis of the main treatise and manual sources, in order to choose the most appropriate working methods; analyze survey data and set up a parametric model of geometric interpretation; make a comparison between the survey data and the interpretive model.In particular, the phases of geometric reading and interpretation, parametric modeling and discussion of the results were structured with the aim of studying in detail the different arches that define the structure of the banded vault

The 2008-2009 outburst of the young binary system Z CMa unraveled by interferometry with high spectral resolution

Z CMa is a young binary system consisting of an Herbig primary and a FU Ori companion. Both components seem to be surrounded by active accretion disks and a jet was associated to the Herbig B0. In Nov. 2008, K. Grankin discovered that Z CMa was exhibiting an outburst with an amplitude larger than any photometric variations recorded in the last 25 years. To study the innermost regions in which the outburst occurs and understand its origin, we have observed both binary components with AMBER/VLTI across the Br{\gamma} emission line in Dec. 2009 in medium and high spectral resolution modes. Our observations show that the Herbig Be, responsible for the increase of luminosity, also produces a strong Br{\gamma} emission, and they allow us to disentangle from various origins by locating the emission at each velocities through the line. Considering a model of a Keplerian disk alone fails at reproducing the asymmetric spectro-astrometric measurements, suggesting a major contribution from an outflow.Comment: To be published in the proceedings of the SPIE'2010 conference on "Optical and Infrared Interferometry II