The Racetrack Oval Frame Vault of Villa Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda

The paper describes the analysis of the oval frame vault of the ballroom of Villa Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda (Milan), one of the most important, yet not deeply studied, countryside villas of the Adda family. The vault is a particular example of a frame vault on an oval plan, where the main elements...

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Published in:Nexus network journal 2020-12, Vol.22 (4), p.1117-1131
Main Author: Stanga, Chiara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
16th century
18th century
Arches
Architects
Architecture
Construction
Design
History
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Photogrammetry
Popular Science
Racetracks
Religious buildings
Rural areas
Three dimensional models
Villas
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Summary:The paper describes the analysis of the oval frame vault of the ballroom of Villa Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda (Milan), one of the most important, yet not deeply studied, countryside villas of the Adda family. The vault is a particular example of a frame vault on an oval plan, where the main elements that characterize the space are the skene arches and the curved lunettes. The article sheds light on the constructive and geometric genesis of this particular type of vaulting, which was a common construction practice of architects and builders in the Modern Age in Northern Italy. The analysis of the vault geometries and construction techniques is carried out through a geometric and photogrammetric survey, the elaboration of drawings, and a 3D model.
ISSN:1590-5896
1522-4600
DOI:10.1007/s00004-020-00529-6