scholarly journals Architectural Valorization: Lighting Design Solution for the Bell Tower of “San Pasquale a Chiaia” Church

2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (2) ◽  
pp. 022082
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Iuliano ◽  
Yorgos Spanodimitriou ◽  
Giovanni Ciampi ◽  
Michelangelo Scorpio ◽  
Sergio Sibilio
Keyword(s):  
Lighting Design ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Bell Tower ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Emotional Role ◽  
Architectural Characteristics

Abstract Christian churches and their bell towers represent a big part of the historical architectural heritage in Italy, and they had a major role in the development of the urban and social fabric of the Italian cities. This study is focused on the design of a lighting renovation for the bell tower of “San Pasquale a Chiaia” (Napoli, south of Italy). The lighting refurbishment is designed with the aim of: (i) emphasizing the architecture of the bell tower façades and (ii) providing a figurative and emotional role to the whole building. Several lighting scenarios have been implemented in order to compare the different luminaire types and arrangements on the basis of the effectiveness in valorizing the architectural characteristics of the bell tower, as well as the energy performances of the different design solutions. Finally, the best case has been further implemented in order to take into account the different needs of the historical building as well as the enhancement of the surrounding urban spaces.

scholarly journals Photovoltaic BIPV Systems and Architectural Heritage: New Balance between Conservation and Transformation. An Assessment Method for Heritage Values Compatibility and Energy Benefits of Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5107
Author(s):  
Cristina S. Polo López ◽  
Floriana Troia ◽  
Francesco Nocera
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Improve Energy Efficiency ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaic ◽  
Architectural Language ◽  
Guidance Documents ◽  
The Aesthetic

This paper proposes to identify an approach methodology for the incorporation of building-integrated photovoltaic systems (BIPV) in existing architectural heritage, considering regulatory, conservation and energy aspects. The main objective is to provide information about guidance criteria related to the integration of BIPV in historical buildings and about intervention methods. That will be followed by the development of useful data to reorient and update the guidelines and guidance documents, both for the design approach and for the evaluation of potential future interventions. The research methodology includes a categorization and analysis of European and Swiss case studies, taking into account the state of preservation of the building before the intervention, the data of the applied photovoltaic technology and the aesthetic and energy contribution of the intervention. The result, in the form of graphic schedules, provides complete information for a real evaluation of the analyzed case studies and of the BIPV technological system used in historical contexts. This research promotes a conscious BIPV as a real opportunity to use technology and a contemporary architectural language capable of dialoguing with pre-existing buildings to significantly improve energy efficiency and determine a new value system for the historical building and its environment.

scholarly journals Three-Dimensional Thermal Mapping from IRT Images for Rapid Architectural Heritage NDT

Buildings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Efstathios Adamopoulos ◽  
Monica Volinia ◽  
Mario Girotto ◽  
Fulvio Rinaudo
Keyword(s):  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Infrared Imaging ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thermal Infrared ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Thermal Camera ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Custom Made

Thermal infrared imaging is fundamental to architectural heritage non-destructive diagnostics. However, thermal sensors’ low spatial resolution allows capturing only very localized phenomena. At the same time, thermal images are commonly collected with independence of geometry, meaning that no measurements can be performed on them. Occasionally, these issues have been solved with various approaches integrating multi-sensor instrumentation, resulting in high costs and computational times. The presented work aims at tackling these problems by proposing a workflow for cost-effective three-dimensional thermographic modeling using a thermal camera and a consumer-grade RGB camera. The discussed approach exploits the RGB spectrum images captured with the optical sensor of the thermal camera and image-based multi-view stereo techniques to reconstruct architectural features’ geometry. The thermal and optical sensors are calibrated employing custom-made low-cost targets. Subsequently, the necessary geometric transformations between undistorted thermal infrared and optical images are calculated to replace them in the photogrammetric scene and map the models with thermal texture. The method’s metric accuracy is evaluated by conducting comparisons with different sensors and the efficiency by assessing how the results can assist the better interpretation of the present thermal phenomena. The conducted application demonstrates the metric and radiometric performance of the proposed approach and the straightforward implementability for thermographic surveys, as well as its usefulness for cost-effective historical building assessments.

Analysis on Lighting Source Configuration of Stadiums for College Physical Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 677-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Fang Li ◽  
Shuang Guo Niu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Light Source ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Lighting Design ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Design Standard ◽  
Electro Optic ◽  
Sodium Lamp ◽  
Architectural Characteristics

Based on the analysis on architectural characteristics of the training facilities for college physical education and in the light of lighting design standard for sports buildings, we designed the lighting uniformity for college physical education facilities with high demand for ground light and relatively low requirements for vertical lighting. It has been demonstrated through experiment and verification on corresponding illumination, power, energy efficiency of commonly used high voltage sodium lamps in the range of 187V-234V in electro-optic experiments, that college physical education training facilities should adopt the high-voltage sodium lamp as the electric light source.

scholarly journals Energy consumption and seismic retrofitting interventions in the architectural heritage: building performance simulations of a historical building in Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 282 ◽  
pp. 02099
Author(s):  
Mariangela De Vita ◽  
Raffaella D’Antonio ◽  
Antonio Mannella
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Seismic Retrofitting ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
Heritage Building

This study focuses on retrofit interventions that allow a seismic improvement of the Architectural Heritage whose critical aspects are conservation and enhancement of existing buildings. During the last decades, designers and researchers have invested in the technical development of seismic retrofitting interventions with the aim of improving the structural performances in a cost-effective way without sacrificing the aesthetical aspects of valuable buildings. Moreover, recent research on historical masonry provided important references and data on the advantages of these interventions in the Architectural Heritage protection. Despite the technological progress, seismic interventions in terms of environmental performance still represent a critical issue, so it is essential to assess their effects on energetic behaviour. The aim of the research is to evaluate the effects of most used seismic retrofitting interventions on energy performance of a masonry historical buildings. The Authors present and analyse the hypothesis of seismic interventions applied on the masonry of a historical building located in the town of L’Aquila and severely damaged by an earthquake that in 2009 struck Abruzzo County, in Italy. The study includes results of building performance simulations (BPS) of the entire building, carried out with the software “Design Builder”, which allows the assessment of the seismic interventions from the environmental point of view on the basis of the variation of energy consumption and the internal comfort.

scholarly journals Community, Church, and Conversion in the Prefecture of Illyricum and the Cyclades

2019 ◽  
pp. 513-536
Author(s):  
Rebecca Sweetman
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Religious Conversion ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Late Antique ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Network Connections ◽  
Rural Environments ◽  
Community Church

This chapter surveys, through a series of case studies, the material aspects of early Christianity in provinces in the dioceses of Macedonia and Asia (Achaea, Thessalia, Macedonia Prima, Macedonia Secunda, Creta, and the Cyclades now in modern Greece). While many of the urban spaces see some topographic changes in the fourth and fifth centuries, the biggest impact on both urban and rural environments is the construction of a diverse range of Late Antique churches. Church construction begins earlier in Macedonia and the islands than in the rest of mainland Greece, which reflects more diverse network connections in these areas. Within specific topographic regions (e.g., Crete, the Peloponnese), network connections play a role in the choice of church location, but the analysis of the spread of churches clearly indicates a steady process of religious conversion. The archaeology and topography of early Christian churches therefore provides a significant contribution to understanding processes of Christianization.

scholarly journals The lighting refurbishment of places of worship: The case study of the Church of “Santa Maria di Piedigrotta”

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laffi Roberta ◽  
Sibilio Sergio ◽  
Scorpio Michelangelo ◽  
Ciampi Giovanni ◽  
Rosato Antonio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lighting Design ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Lighting System ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Architectural Features ◽  
Suitable Concept ◽  
Santa Maria ◽  
The Church

Christian church buildings constitute most of the architectural heritage in Italy. In this paper, the case study of the exterior lighting renewal of the Church of “Santa Maria di Piedigrotta”, located in Napoli, is discussed. The lighting project was carried out with the goal of emphasizing the original hierarchies of the building details, that can often be difficult to understand with the current lighting system. The study started with the analysis of the architectural features of the façades and belfry as well as the existing lighting system. In order to allow for the comparison and optimization of the various lighting design solutions, a virtual model of the church was realized in the simulation software DIALuxEvo. In the most suitable concept, both diffused and accent lighting were integrated, allowing for a correct perception of the whole of the façades of Church, thus highlighting its most valuable elements. The results obtained have responded positively to the enhancement and conservation of the historical-artistic works, while also resulting in energy saving. Moreover, the Standards of Law restrictions on “light pollution towards the sky” for historical and monumental buildings have been respected.

Experience of Design and Plastic Light Environment Modelling. Part 1 Space and Light, Urban Environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Marina A. Sokolova ◽  
Natalya V. Bystryantseva ◽  
Marina A. Silkina
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Lighting Design ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Environment Design ◽  
Experience Of Inclusion

The paper is devoted to the history of cooperation between the Department of Architectural Environment Design of the Moscow Architectural Institute and the ITMO University international educational program “Lighting Design”. It reveals the experience of inclusion into the educational process of the ITMO University international educational program “Lighting Design” of a lecture-practical unit dedicated to the modern principles concerning the lighting instruments operation in urban spaces of various sizes and purposes, as well as familiarizing with the basics of urban planning and urban development, types of open public spaces cities and components of urban fabric. The paper discusses a technique for modelling the compositional interaction between light and an urban tissue fragment, taking into account the peculiarities on the light instruments work in urban space characterized by various scales and typology, urban environment of various nature and compositional arrangement. In the process of work, students gained experience in identifying the structure and geometry of public spaces in the urban tissue, creating light routes and scenarios, and forming a system of light dominants. Conclusions are made about the significance of the design-plastic light modelling results and their influence on the design concept formation; the need to correlate the light-composition design search and the urban lighting components of various levels, as well as the meaning of lighting parameters such as the distribution of brightness and direction of luminance flux, the features of diffused and directional light and other components that affect human perception in order to create a multimodal design solution.

Kajian Karakteristik Rumah Kongsi Etnis Tionghoa Udik Di Tangerang Raya

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58
Author(s):  
Louis Alexandra ◽  
Muhammar Khamdevi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Secondary Data Sources ◽  
And Shifts ◽  
Architectural Characteristics ◽  
Architectural Research ◽  
Form System

Chinese migrants settled in Malay Archipelago in the 15th century. They carried their culture, especially their traditional houses (Kongsi). They come from Guangdong and Fujian, whose ethnicities are Hokkien, Hakka, Cantonese, Teochew. In Tangerang Raya area there are still a number of these houses that have survived, but are threatened with extinction. Though this house is also one of Indonesia's architectural heritage. So it is important to conduct its architectural research as an initial effort for conservation. What are the architectural characteristics of Kongsi's house in Tangerang Raya? Are there changes and shifts in characteristics that are different from the origin? This study uses qualitative methods by conducting observations of primary data in the field and other secondary data sources. This study aims to examine the character of the space system, the shape-form system, and the stylistic system of Kongsi houses in Tangerang Raya in three locations, namely: Panongan, Sewan, and Teluk Naga. The results showed that Kongsi houses in Tangerang Raya followed the traditional Siheyuan type of Chinese house. But there are some changes and shifts in the form of adaptation to the local local environment; minor on the system of space, moderate on the system of shape, major on the stylistic system.

scholarly journals Una aproximación educativa al aparejo en los edificios históricos como elemento estructural y formal del patrimonio arquitectónico = An educational approach to the bonding of walls as a structural and formal element of architectural heritage.

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Vinicio Velásquez Zambrano ◽  
Álvaro Guzmán Rodríguez ◽  
Gabriela Mejía Gómez ◽  
Ramiro Rosón Mesa
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Historical Building ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Artistic Values

La presente investigación se dirige a realizar una identificación detallada de las fuerzas externas (factores de deterioro naturales y humanos) e internas (materiales constructivos) que afectan a los aparejos en los edificios históricos. Desde este punto de vista, la estructura de un edificio puede definirse como una combinación estable de elementos que se conciben como una unidad, para soportar y transmitir al terreno las cargas correspondientes de forma segura y sin exceder los límites de resistencia de cada uno de estos elementos.En concordancia con este enfoque, se estudiarán las relaciones entre ambos tipos de fuerzas, tomando en cuenta que las fuerzas internas poseen la misión de contrarrestar las externas para conservar el equilibrio estructural de un edificio. La adecuada comprensión de estas relaciones permitirá elaborar una aproximación metodológica para intervenir sobre los aparejos en edificios históricos, desde el respeto a su autenticidad como elementos estructurales y formales del patrimonio arquitectónico. En este sentido, el respeto a la autenticidad solamente puede alcanzarse investigando las técnicas y los materiales constructivos que se utilizaron en la época a la que pertenece un edificio histórico determinado, lo cual facilita que el proceso de restauración y reestructuración del patrimonio arquitectónico se lleve a cabo preservando sus valores históricos y artísticos.Dado que la estructura distingue a la arquitectura del resto de las artes, toda intervención sobre el patrimonio arquitectónico debe partir de la idea de que los elementos estructurales desempeñan una función práctica, contribuyendo de manera decisiva a la conservación de un edificio a través del tiempo, pero también se les puede atribuir una función estética, expresando con ellos los valores artísticos de la época a la que pertenecen. Esta idea se ha reflejado en la historia de la arquitectura desde la Grecia clásica, de modo que los elementos estructurales de cada época se han convertido en símbolos de su arquitectura. En el desarrollo de esta actividad, siempre se puede resolver un problema de varias formas igualmente válidas, pues la atención y el esfuerzo que se dedican a los detalles formales, más allá de las exigencias del cálculo estructural, rebasan el ámbito meramente técnico y aportan valores artísticos de manera deliberada o fortuita.AbstractThis research is aimed to carry out a detailed identification of the external forces (natural and human factors of deterioration) and internal (building materials) which affect the bonding of walls in historical buildings. From this point of view, the structure of a building can be defined as a stable combination of elements which are conceived as a whole, in order to bear and transmit the pertinent loads to the ground in a safe manner and without exceeding the resistance limits of each one of these elements.According to this approach, relations between both types of forces will be studied, considering that internal forces have the purpose of counteracting the external ones in order to preserve the structural balance of a building. The appropriate understanding of these relations will allow to make up a methodological approach to operate on the bonding of walls in historical buildings, from the respect to its authenticity as structural and formal elements of architectural heritage. In this sense, respect to authenticity can only be achieved doing research on the building techniques and materials which were used in the time which a specific historical building belongs to, which facilitates to carry out the restoration and restructuration process of architectural heritage preserving its historical and artistic values.Given that structure differentiates architecture from the other arts, every operation on architectural heritage must start from the idea that structural elements accomplish a practical function, making a crucial contribution to preserve a building through ages, but they can also have an aesthetic function, expressing the artistic values of the time which they belong to. This idea has been reflected in history of architecture from the classical Greece, in a way that the structural elements of each time have become symbols of its architecture. In the development of this task, a problem can always be solved in different manners which are equally acceptable, because the attention and the effort which are invested in formal problems, beyond the requirements of structure calculation, overtake the sphere of mere technique and provide artistic values in an intentional or accidental way.

scholarly journals The Agha residence at the archaeological palace of Taouiala in Algeria(its history and its artistic and architectural characteristics): مسكن الأغا بقصر تاويالة الأثري بالجزائر (تاريخه ومميزاته الفنية والمعمارية)

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guebboub Lakhdar Salim, Dahmani Malika
Keyword(s):  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
Social Fabric ◽  
Artistic Value ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Human Image ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Architectural Characteristics ◽  
Artistic Values ◽  
Local Materials

This study is part of the rehabilitation and enhancement of the Taouiala palace of the Laghouat in the Sahara desert of Algeria, addressing its various historical and artistic values. In this research, we focused on Abzar, the most important features of housing, particularly as regards the type of construction and local materials used in construction, trying to minimize even a small definition of the heritage, customs and social fabric of the region. On the other hand, this palace has not been spared a set of damage factors which have masked its true natural and human image, as well as biological and chemical in a direct and indirect way, leaving and saw its remarkable effects in the form of scattered ruins disappear and disappear. That is why we must propose a set of measures to preserve and preserve it, to remain a witness and an archaeological heritage throughout the history and past of a generation that has made its children an archaeological artistic value and a tourist destination that abounds with people and the country in general.

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