The partial implantation, at 1:2 scale, of Rabaçal’s Roman Villa

Year: 2011 Authors: João Pedro Xavier; Eliana Manuel Pinho

Core claim

Roman surveying and ad quadratum geometry can be used to reconstruct the villa’s octagonal peristyle at half scale on site.

Topics

Roman villa reconstruction, ground surveying, octagonal geometry

Domains

Euclidean geometry, ratios and scale, octagon construction, architecture, heritage reconstruction, site-based workshop

Methods

gnomon shadow method, compass and thread construction, ad quadratum layout

Media

nylon thread, wooden stakes, chalk

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