Baroque banded vaults with independent arches: from literature to realizations in Turin atria

Fabrizio Natta

Abstract

This contribution presents a part of the work and the methodology applied to it developed for the realization of an international research project. It is aimed at the analysis and preservation of an architectural heritage characteristic of Turin s Baroque architecture: the a fasce vaults, locally named as a fascioni (banded vaults). This architectural element, used by important architects, such as Guarini up to the local masters, to cover spaces of various sizes, found in the Turin area a wide application in palaces atria. A considerable number of banded vaulted atria were identified and surveyed by the research group. Then, those whose bands are generated from independent arches have been recognized and surveyed. The objective is the comparison of metric and geometric data between ideal models and built architecture over time, to evaluate their variations and understand the constructive methodology through three-dimensional modeling.

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