Architectural Information Modelling for virtual heritage application

Architectural Information Modelling

for virtual heritage application
14th international conference on virtual systems and multimedia (VSMM)
October 20th - 25th, 2008 - Limassol, Cyprus
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten,
prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout
Ghent University, Belgium
Department of Architecture & Urban Planning
Department of Electronics & Information Systems
Architectural Information Modelling for virtual heritage application
14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia. October 20th – 25th, 2008. Limassol, Cyprus.
ir. arch. Pieter Pauwels, ir. arch. Ruben Verstraeten, prof. dr. Ronald De Meyer, prof. dr. ir. Jan Van Campenhout

Introduction

BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Contents:
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Introduction
Background: BIM – Building Information Modelling
Proposal: AIM – Architectural Information Modelling
Future Work
Conclusion

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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

ICT techniques in digital heritage archiving ?

ICT

Three-dimensional modelling

2D digital drawings, maps and plans

Digital Archiving

for application in digital heritage

computer vision and automatic
3D reconstruction techniques

Procedural modelling

…

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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Three-dimensional modelling applications
Bentley Microstation
AutoCAD

Autodesk Revit

Vectorworks

3dsmax
…

Nemetschek ArchiCAD
Google Sketchup
Maya
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

“BIM-boom”: evolution from CAD to BIM applications

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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

BIM in digital heritage
Can BIM improve or contribute to the digitisation, documentation
and archiving of digital heritage information?
If so, in what form should this information modelling technique be
provided?
What advantages and perspectives can be generated through the
adoption of this information modelling approach?
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Test-case: The Casino, Ghent - architect Louis Roelandt

built: 1835
demolished: 1945
Louis Roelandt Casino
Ghent, City Archive
Ghent, University Library
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Existing archives: information spread
Several very diverse information sources with each a part of
the overall building information
 concrete building information
 historical information
 theoretical information
 Put together: overall building knowledge
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Test-case conclusion
Concrete building information OK
historical & theoretical information NOT OK
 apparently not very useful for heritage documentation
and archiving

+ A lot of information can be stored in a building information model
+ This information is accessible through a highly interoperable,
ontology-based file format (.ifc)
 calculation & visualisation tools accessible
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Proposal : Architectural Information Modelling Approach
 Concepts BIM Building Information Modelling
+ ‘semantical twist’ in information content:
more historical – theoretical information related to
digital heritage applications
 Architectural Information Modelling (AIM)
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Ontology schema

Conclusion

...
geometry

topology

historical
references

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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Future Work
An extensive comparison between the proposed
architectural information modelling approach and the existing
procedural modelling approach
Exemplary AIM ontology schema as start point for an AIM
Demonstrator application
Integration

Müller, P., Vereenooghe, T., Wonka, P., Paap, I., Van Gool, L., “Procedural
3D reconstruction of repositories
within existing digitalPuuc buildings in Xkipche”, VAST 2006
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Conclusion
The adoption of a BIM-like approach can improve or
contribute to the digitisation, documentation and archiving of
digital heritage information.
This requires an additional shift towards more historical and
theoretical information.
Advantages and perspectives
Heritage Memory – Calculation – Visualisation
based on semantical datamodel
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BIM

AIM Approach

Future Work

Conclusion

Thank you for your attention
Questions?

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