MATERIALS AND FURTHER 2D PROPOSAL

After the first proposal of the ground floor functions and first thoughts about the roof composition, we want to make proposal for the height and sections.

But first we just want to include our little research about the materials and construction used in the time of the roman empire.

MATERIALS

The construction of the romans can be identified as roman concrete construction in which we find three methods:

• OPUS INCERTUM
• OPUS RETICULATUM
• OPUS TESTACEUM
  
  
  
  Opus incertum
  
  
  As we see from the pictures technique which was used in the Column house is Opus Incertum. It is the earliest technique which consists of the different stones available in the area, gathered from all around. Stones were put randomly, filled with “concrete” between and so they formed a solid construction. The first evidence of this technique are dating from the 3. Century BC in Pompeii. The technique developed in the time of the population growth of the Republic and therefore a need for the prefabricated production of the components and standardisation. This was somehow a “industrialisation” and it made easier for the growing cities and population of new era of the Roman Empire.
  
  
  
  Construction techniques of the Roman empire
  
  
  The use of fine stones was primarily used in the houses or as a “coating”. The most common materials used in the Empire were Tufa- which is a variety of limestone and was very easy to cut, so it was mainly used for the interiors, Travertine is also type of a limestone which was very unusable near the fire and in the end Granite which we assume it was a material used as a “coating” for the most of the parts in the Column house- it is the most sustainable and hard of all the stones mentioned.
  
  
  
  Column and Corinthian capital
  
  
  Here we can see clearly the “coating method” in which we assume it is travertine- it has white, creamy colour.
  
  
  
  Corinthian capital
  
  
  The corinthian capital with granite “coating” with typical mineral grained structure.
  
  
  THE HEIGHTS
  The further investigation is a proportional comparison of the columns with corinthian capital and our seccion proposal based on the height and roof analysis.
  
  
  
  Analysing the heights by the Vestibulum entrance
  
  
  
  Proportions for the Vestibulum entrance columns
  
  
  
  
  
  Roof and level analysis
  
  
  
  
  
  Map of sections
  
  
  
  
  
  Section A-A through the southern part, Atrium and northern part
  
  
  
  
  
  Section B-B through Vestibulum and shops
  
  
  
  
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• Starting with simple 3D Model of the Column house
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   3D Model from another perspective
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