HBIM as Support of Preventive Conservation Actions in Heritage Architecture. Experience of the Renaissance Quadrant Façade of the Cathedral of Seville

Abstract

This paper discusses the generation of Historic Building Information Models (HBIM) for the management of heritage information aimed at the preventive conservation of assets of cultural interest, through its experimentation in a specific case study: the façade of the Renaissance quadrant of the Cathedral of Seville. Two methodological aspects are presented: On the one hand, the process of modeling the solid entities that compose the digital model of the object of study, based on the semi-automatic estimation of the generating surfaces of the main faces; on the other hand, a methodological proposal for the modeling of information on the surface of the model. A series of images and data tables are shown as a result of the application of these methods. These represent the process of introducing information related to the current conservation status documentation and recording the treatments included in the preventive conservation works recently developed by a specialized company. The implementation of the digital model in the exposed work validates it as a solvency option, provided from the infographic medium, when facing the need to contain, manage and visualize all the information generated in preventive conservation actions on heritage architecture, facilitating, in turn, cross-cutting relationships between the different analysis that result in a deeper knowledge of this type of building.

Web-GIS approach to preventive conservation of heritage buildings

“…The latter have emerged as an intelligent management system focused on the creation of full 3D digital models populated with meaningful attributes related with the materials, construction systems, damages, monitoring networks, and the like. This information integration is carried out within an interoperable framework, which makes BIM approaches a very powerful tool for the management of preventive conservation plans [15][16][17].…”

The Role of Information Management for the Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage

“…In order to illustrate this, two different cases studies concerning the information management of historic buildings based on three-dimensional models-by means of heritage building information models (HBIM)-are presented as follows: the Charterhouse of Jerez [43] and the Renaissance Quadrant Façade of the Cathedral of Seville (Spain) [44].…”

The Evolution of Interactivity, Immersion and Interoperability in HBIM: Digital Model Uses, VR and AR for Built Cultural Heritage

“…Therefore, in the last decade, the real challenge was not BIM with its benefits for new buildings, but built heritageoriented research fields and HBIM and its interoperability. Accordingly, the scan-to-BIM process has been significantly improved to preserve and conserve built heritage [65][66][67][68]. The most commonly cited articles published in the field of HBIM highlight the importance of developing 3D modelling techniques and creating information models characterised by high LODs to create irregular architectural and structural elements that are not included in default BIM libraries.…”