building part
Let an agent explain building parts and how they are named and classified, support architectural description and heritage recording, identify parts in specific building types, and support learning architectural vocabulary.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What building parts are.
Concept
Concept and classification.
Concept
Concept.
- How are building parts distinguished from building elements, and how are they classified by structure, space and function? definition
- Which building type is meant? boundary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary by type.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary.
- What terms name the parts of houses, churches, castles, towers and other building types? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific part? action
Record Description and recording.
Describe
Describing a building.
Describe
Describing.
- How can this building be described part by part for heritage or survey purposes? action
- Which entry fits architectural survey? action
BIM
Classification in modelling.
BIM
Classification.
- How are building parts classified in building information modelling and asset systems? provenance
- Which entry fits building information modelling? action
Identify Identifying parts.
Religious
Religious building spaces.
Religious
Religious.
- What are the parts of churches, mosques, temples and synagogues, in the terms of each tradition? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific religious building type? action
Regional
Regional terms.
Regional
Regional.
- What regional and historical terms exist for building parts, such as roof ridge styles or local room types? provenance
- Which entry fits vernacular architecture? action
Learn History and teaching.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did architectural vocabulary for building parts develop? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can architectural vocabulary be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- kemlade, religious building space, tower base level, horseback style roof ridge
What it is Filled
A distinct portion or division of a building, whether structural, spatial or functional, such as a wing, storey, tower base level, roof ridge, apse, nave or other religious building space, a bay, a vestibule or an annex, identified in architectural description, surveying and heritage recording as a component of the whole building; building parts are described with terms that vary by building type, period and region.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain building parts and how they are named and classified, support architectural description and heritage recording, identify parts in specific building types, and support learning architectural vocabulary.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Part of a whole
- Named by function or position
- Type-specific vocabulary
- Recorded in surveys
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Remove or alter load-bearing or fire-separating parts without engineering approval.
- Enter restricted or sacred parts of a building without permission.
- Misreport the condition of a part to hide defects.
- Describe parts of a sacred building disrespectfully.
Only with a human decision
- Closing part of a building because of structural or fire risk.
May
- Identify and describe parts of a building, structural, spatial or religious.
- Report the condition of building parts it is authorized to inspect.
Moral aspects Filled
- Failures of structural parts injure occupants.
- Parts of religious buildings carry sacred meaning.
Who is affected
- Occupants
- Worshippers
- Workers
Owners Filled
Steward
The building's owner; occupants control everyday use.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q56052926 - registry parent class
related
- building division - category
- airport terminal - a building type with named parts
- block construction - a building type
- mastaba - a historical building with named parts
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.building-part
- Wikidata: Q3305339 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3305339)
Direct properties required Filled
- Linear dimensions: m - Measure relevant lengths, widths and heights between explicitly identified boundaries of the building part.
- Surface area: m2 - Measure or calculate the area of a specified surface from survey data and state how openings are treated.
- Volume: m3 - Calculate volume from surveyed geometry and distinguish enclosed space from solid material.
- Elevation: m - Survey the elevation of a named point or level relative to a stated vertical datum.
Recognition required Filled
- Portion of a building
- Structural, spatial or functional
- A building element such as a window is a component; a building is the whole
- Wings, storeys, towers, roofs, rooms and other visible divisions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain naming and classification
- support description and recording
- identify parts by building type
- support learning vocabulary
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Inconsistent terminology across regions
- Confusing parts with elements
- Misidentifying historical parts
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Architectural and heritage recording vocabularies
- Building information modelling classification systems
- Building codes referring to parts
Context of use required Filled
- Divisions and components of buildings.
- structural parts such as storeys, wings and towers
- roof parts such as ridges and eaves
- religious building spaces such as naves and apses
- circulation parts such as vestibules and stairs
- regional and historical parts
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q3305339: building part - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (de): Bauteil (Architektur) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each part type be a separate entry?
- How should vocabularies be linked?
- How should building type entries be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q3305339/spec.json