A Comprehensive HBIM to XR Framework for Museum Management and User Experience in Ducal Palace at Urbino

Abstract

Digitization of Cultural and Museum Heritage represents one of the most engaging challenges that would ensure a sustainable and ethical approach for next generations; digital technology’s pervasiveness imposes a comprehensive management of architectural heritage by producing facsimiles of buildings and artworks and by testing robust methodologies, with the final result of providing effective multipurpose models. In this context, the main goal of the present paper is to develop a semantically aware HBIM model that includes an intelligent objects parametrization, leveraging Extended Reality (XR) technologies and digital curation of contents to pursue the preservation of Cultural Heritage (CH) as a whole. This research is implemented in the case study of the Ducal Palace of Urbino that houses the National Gallery of Marche. It was chosen as a remarkable example of a museum located in an architectural complex with a relevant historical background and fine detail of shapes and mouldings. In Italy, as in other European scenarios, museums and their collections need suitable dissemination and management systems that take advantage of the recent digital paradigms. The challenging approach is to exploit existing platforms and software and to adopt a cognitive modelling process, able to develop tools supporting managers and museum curators while enabling user experiences using immersive and interactive features. In order to stress the workflow, this work proposes the use of families with high Level of Detail (LOD) and high Level of Information (LOI). The present article provides, as well, an accurate data enrichment process specifically designed for a gallery’s artworks such as paintings and sculptures, in line with the national and international policies. The study presents a robust and reproducible methodology for digital musealization and management, focusing, as future overall objectives, towards a greater merging between the HBIM approach and XR technologies, also facilitated by training new professional figures with more in-depth digital skills.

Knowledge-Based Modelling for Automatizing Hbim Objects. The Vaulted Ceilings of Palazzo Ducale in Urbino

“…Those analyses show that overall, the modelling errors are small for architectural elements of this size and this complexity. The result was a synthetic representation of the ceiling with a lower level of detail but compatible with the other elements of the HBIM model, which allowed both to enrich it with the available information about the vaults and to obtain a high visual quality in the rendered outputs, also allowing to exploit the model for enjoyment applications (Figure 9) from (Ferretti, Quattrini, & D'Alessio, 2022).…”

Hbim Modelling for the Architectural Valorisation via a Maintenance Digital Eco-System

“…Furthermore, the performance of analysis of degradation using a BIM design approach with the help of ad hoc parameters populated with materials, suppliers, operating and structural and energy analysis data presents a vital tool for facility management (Barba et al, 2020) and for risk management and structural health monitoring applications (Alirezaei et al, 2022;Barazzetti et al, 2016). Moreover, design optimisation, such as exhibition path and museum visiting flows estimation (Ferretti et al, 2022;Lo Turco et al, 2022), and building performance and life cycle cost assessment (Matos et al, 2020), also envisage the development of dedicated Visual Programming Language (VPL) scripts.…”

“…Eventually, it is worth noting that during the last decade, the relevance of real-time rendering for visualisation, communication, and model validation purposes -combined with optimisation techniques (Johansson et al, 2015) and the advances in the current technology -has led to democratisation and a significant improvement in the extended reality applications (Banfi et al, 2021;Du et al, 2018). Indeed, even some of the previously mentioned research proposals also include implementing mixed reality tools (Alirezaei et al, 2022;Ferretti et al, 2022;Teruggi et al, 2021).…”

Projeto imersivo e novas competências digitais no contexto da reabilitação e valorização do património

“…Até ao momento, as atividades do setor AECO com maior aplicação de tecnologias imersivas têm sido: a formação [10], reuniões / revisão de projeto / obra [11], reuniões online, planeamento da construção [12], segurança na construção [13], simulação de desastres (incêndio [14], sismos [15], etc. ), reconstrução / preservação virtual [16], visitas virtuais [17], operação e manutenção de edifícios / infraestruturas [18], planeamento urbano [19], criação de vídeos promocionais e produção de videojogos.…”