The study investigates the design and construction processes of masonry domes built without the use of centrings. In particular, it focuses on those built using a ‘compass’, i.e. an erection device that simplifies the construction process, and guarantees the bricklaying accuracy. The foundation of this research project can be found in the work of Fabrizio Carola (1931-2019) who used an erection method for masonry domes inspired by the ‘Nubian vault technique’. The design and construction processes used by Carola have been analyzed with the aim of identifying a sequence of operations, which were then simulated in a digital environment by means of recursive algorithms. Finally, the study moved to the implementation of two bespoke designed contraptions for the design of non-spherical domes. The result of this study is a computational tool which can be used to design different typologies of centring-less masonry domes and simulate their construction process.
Computational morphogenesis and digital simulation of the building process of masonry domes built without centrings / Esposito, Lorenzo; Boccia, Gaetano; Luporino, Alessandro; Pone, Sergio. - Form and Force:(2019), pp. 183-192. (Intervento presentato al convegno Structural Membranes 2019. Form and Force tenutosi a Barcellona, Spagna nel 7 – 10 October 2019).
Computational morphogenesis and digital simulation of the building process of masonry domes built without centrings
BOCCIA, GAETANO;Sergio Pone
2019
Abstract
The study investigates the design and construction processes of masonry domes built without the use of centrings. In particular, it focuses on those built using a ‘compass’, i.e. an erection device that simplifies the construction process, and guarantees the bricklaying accuracy. The foundation of this research project can be found in the work of Fabrizio Carola (1931-2019) who used an erection method for masonry domes inspired by the ‘Nubian vault technique’. The design and construction processes used by Carola have been analyzed with the aim of identifying a sequence of operations, which were then simulated in a digital environment by means of recursive algorithms. Finally, the study moved to the implementation of two bespoke designed contraptions for the design of non-spherical domes. The result of this study is a computational tool which can be used to design different typologies of centring-less masonry domes and simulate their construction process.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
