HBIM Methodology to Achieve a Balance between Protection and Habitability: The Case Study of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Belalcazar, Spain

Abstract

The different technical and legal tools intended for heritage protection have augmented the possibilities to acknowledge important monumental complexes. However, a contrast lies in the artistic contexts in which, due to the consolidation of their programmatic typology, such monuments require habitation, unlike more conventional monuments. This article collects the results of an accurate investigation conducted by the authors, whose main objective was to obtain a tool that allows consistent measurement of different indicators in which both the protection of the elements, and the capacity for habitation, are safeguarded. To this aim, we contextualized the research at the Monastery of Santa Clara de la Columna in Belalcázar (Córdoba), a monastery with the highest heritage protection in Spain, and which, in turn, accommodates a religious community. The results have allowed us, for the first time in Andalucia, to define objective habitability parameters, within protected heritage contexts.

Reviving Low-Tech Modes of Construction as a Method for Sustainability

“…The multiplicity of resources enables the usage of the outcomes of the computer-aided model for diverse translations between the modeled architecture and materialization [38]. The irregularity of traditional architecture, as is the case under study, poses a challenge to the modeling process, which can be overcome by the expansion of the interactive parametric objects utilized [38,39].…”

Building Information Modelling (BIM) Driven Sustainable Cultural Heritage Tourism

“…Cultural heritage conservation is a key driver of urban regeneration [8] and a top priority in the context of sustainable urban development [9]. As shown in Table 1, the research often employs case studies [3,9,26,31,47,50,[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65]. The most sustainable approach to maintain heritage is through adaptive reuse [25,90,93], focused on developing cultural heritage tourism [25], adapting urban public areas [86,94], and adapting housing [57].…”

“…As shown in Table 1, the research often employs case studies [3,9,26,31,47,50,[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65]. The most sustainable approach to maintain heritage is through adaptive reuse [25,90,93], focused on developing cultural heritage tourism [25], adapting urban public areas [86,94], and adapting housing [57]. The tourist sector is one of the primary sources of revenue and economic value that may be created by enhancing the commercial potential of built heritage [7].…”

Achieving Universal Accessibility through Remote Virtualization and Digitization of Complex Archaeological Features: A Graphic and Constructive Study of the Columbarios of Merida

“…The aim of this research is to generate a methodology that allows us to unify, codify, and standardise the documentary and graphic management of cultural heritage and make it accessible to technicians who develop projects in the future. The application of the HBIM method to heritage projects offers great advantages when it comes to obtaining information, ordering and systematising existing documentation, and obtaining data with greater reliability [1][2][3][4].…”

“…information, ordering and systematising existing documentation, and obtaining data with greater reliability [1][2][3][4].…”