Allgemein – Design Principles in Late-Gothic Vault Construction

Related projects – Reconstruction of the vaulted ceiling in the chapel of Dresden Castle: Shell structure in unreinforced masonry

On 14. February 2018 By dnaldiva In Allgemein

In the chapel of Dresden Castle, the vaulted ceiling was reconstructed 2010-2013 in resemblance of the original late Gothic rib vault with looping ribs from the 16th century. Like the original structures of this kind, …

Diamond Vaults

On 12. February 2018 By dnaldiva In Allgemein

Form, Construction and Design Principles of Late Gothic Diamond Vaults – “Reverse Engineering” and Experimental Archaeology Funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), and Staatsbetrieb Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen, 2009-13 The so-called Diamond Vaults (or …