Learning from the 18th heritage through parametric modelling: case study of the National Palace of Mafra:

Marta Orszt; Luís Miguel Cotrim Mateus; Graziella Del Duca; Denise Aurora; Victor Ferreira

doi:10.14568/cp36009

Authors

Marta Orszt CIAUD – Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário do Alto da Ajuda, 1349-063 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4210-9026
Luís Miguel Cotrim Mateus CIAUD – Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário do Alto da Ajuda, 1349-063 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9492-8234
Graziella Del Duca CIAUD – Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário do Alto da Ajuda, 1349-063 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3628-3255
Denise Aurora CIAUD – Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário do Alto da Ajuda, 1349-063 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7680-9963
Victor Ferreira CIAUD – Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário do Alto da Ajuda, 1349-063 Lisboa, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3769-7935

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14568/cp36009

Keywords:

UNESCO World Heritage, National Palace of Mafra, Stereotomy, Point Cloud, 3D parametric modelling, Digital heritage

Abstract

The 18th century in Portugal was a time of grandiose constructions, marked by the construction of the National Palace of Mafra (NPM), listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019. Our understanding of this heritage is limited due to the minimal documentation that has survived to the present day. In this research, we address the lack of stereotomic studies, focusing on developing a methodology to document and model these constructive solutions. Our methodology includes the inventory of the stereotomic solutions, surveying with laser scanning and/or photogrammetry, understanding the generative geometric principles, and generating parametric models. Within the scope of this paper, we address one vault that, when represented as a parametric model, can be reused to fit other vaults of the NPM or of the same type in other buildings. These results represent an initial step toward developing a reusable library of stereotomic solutions for surveys and contemporary designs.

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