Oval Domes: History, Geometry and Mechanics

Huerta, Santiago

doi:10.1007/s00004-007-0040-3

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“…12b). This oval design differs from the traditional medieval method of fixed ratios, and although we cannot rule out the possibility of it being a common practice in the workshops, the fact is that we have not been able to identify any precedents (Gentil 1996;Huerta 2007). A drawing from practically the same date as our vault, attributed to Baldassare Peruzzi and dated to before 1532, shows an oval traced free-hand from two perfect, contiguous squares (Huppert 2014: 97).…”

Section: Analysis Of the Geometric Design Of The Ribsmentioning

confidence: 88%

A Gothic-Renaissance Synthesis in a Diego de Riaño Vault

Briones

Acosta

2019

Nexus Netw J

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The aim of this article is to explain the design and construction processes employed in the ribbed vault prolonged by translation which Diego de Riaño (†1534) built in the antesacristy of the church of Santa María in Carmona. The vault represents an outstanding synthesis between the Late Gothic diagonal ribs and severies and the emerging systems that adopt the form of orthogonal grids and tend towards a unitary volumetric composition. The work reflects the coexistence of two different architectural languages in Andalucía in the first half of the sixteenth century, a transitional situation which, in our view, Riaño deliberately embraces in his design. Based upon rigorous photogrammetric mapping, this paper analyses the formal and geometric characteristics of this exceptional work. The analysis conducted reveals that this was not simply an experiment with form, because beneath their singular appearance the geometric designs point to the investigation of new solutions.

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Section: Analysis Of the Geometric Design Of The Ribsmentioning

confidence: 88%

A Gothic-Renaissance Synthesis in a Diego de Riaño Vault

Briones

Acosta

2019

Nexus Netw J

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“…Namely, if some structure (e.g. an arch, a vault or a framework) is stable (in equilibrium), then the structure formed by an affine transformation (mapping by parallel projecting rays) of the first one is also stable (Huerta 2007(Huerta , 2010.…”

Section: Thrust Line and The Concept Of Thrust Surfacementioning

confidence: 99%

Parametric Design of Masonry Vaults Based on Structural Affinity

2018

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In this paper a novel method for the design of complex affine vaults is proposed. By merging the thrust line theory with Rankine's concept of the transformation of structures, the system of complex groin vaults whose constituent parts are mutually affine cylindrical vaults is treated. The method enables the omission of the analysis of the actual structural action within a vault without jeopardising the vault's stability. That provides simplicity of the overall computation as well as the fast evaluation of the vault's thrust. The proposed parametric model for the equilibrium analysis of affine vaults is based on the geometrical properties of a suitably chosen initial vault's part exposed to transformations, where the disposition of supports in a vault's plan becomes the main input for the computation. The method provides the design of the variety of complex affine vaults, as well as the automated calculation of the resultant loading exerted to supports with their graphical representation.

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“…The geometry of an oval dome is much more complex than that of the usual dome with a central vertical axis of symmetry… the architect would have to think first in a general way of parameters which define the overall form of the intrados of the dome: the relationship between the two axes of the oval plan, the relation between the height and the span, and the profile of the dome. All these parameters must have a certain relation with one another (Huerta 2007) (Fig. 15).…”

Section: The Domementioning

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“…If the longitudinal section of the dome is a semi-oval, in order to match the geometry of the plan, then the dome intrados is a surface of revolution around the major axis. Any cross section is thus a semicircle, ''and by placing semi-circular transverse centring the dome may be easily built by successive rings, until it is closed'' (Huerta 2007).…”

Section: The Domementioning

confidence: 99%

Baroque Oval Churches: Innovative Geometrical Patterns in Early Modern Sacred Architecture

Duvernoy

2015

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Italian religious architecture of the late Cinquecento is marked by an innovative interpretation of the canon of the central plan that generates a new type of Baroque church: the elongated central space. By building oval churches covered with oval domes, Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola (1507-1573) introduced a new pattern into the architectural shape grammar. The geometry of the oval figure gracefully combines the theoretical concept of cosmic centrality and the pragmatic necessities of liturgical linearity. However it raises a number of design problems for which architects devised various and inventive solutions. The comparison of various churches dating back to no later than the end of the Seicento, highlights the diversity of all the projects. Although every church is unique in its layout, design, features and decoration, all oval churches propose similar challenges to their designer, the most important of which are the choice of the geometrical pattern, the dome, and the façade. Keywords Oval churches Á Italian baroque Á Religious architecture Á Central space Introduction: the Concept of Centrality Sacred architecture of the Italian Renaissance is marked by the dissemination of a special kind of building: the centrally planned church. The morphological features of the centrally planned church are quite simple and therefore recognizable. They differ from other models such as the basilica type or Latin cross type in the sense that the inner space does not expand longitudinally but & Sylvie Duvernoy

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Oval Domes: History, Geometry and Mechanics

Cited by 53 publications

References 3 publications

A Gothic-Renaissance Synthesis in a Diego de Riaño Vault

A Gothic-Renaissance Synthesis in a Diego de Riaño Vault

Parametric Design of Masonry Vaults Based on Structural Affinity

Baroque Oval Churches: Innovative Geometrical Patterns in Early Modern Sacred Architecture

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