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architectural element

vr.tr.architectural-element · thing-q391414

Let an agent handle architectural elements as the parent of building parts, with type, function, style and condition.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.MED
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Identification Which element.

Type

Element type.

Type

Element type.

  1. Which architectural element is this? definition
  2. Which vocabulary term applies? provenance

Style

Period.

Style

Style.

  1. What style is it? definition
  2. From which period? provenance
Function What it does.

Role

Structural or decorative.

Role

Role.

  1. Is it structural or decorative? boundary
  2. What does it support? definition

Performance

Fire, weather.

Performance

Performance.

  1. What performance requirements apply? provenance
  2. Does it meet them? boundary
Condition State.

Survey

Defects.

Survey

Condition survey.

  1. What condition is it in? measurement
  2. What defects? measurement

Repair

Conservation.

Repair

Repair.

  1. How should it be repaired? action
  2. Does it need heritage consent? boundary
Vocabulary Terms.

Terms

Names.

Terms

Terminology.

  1. Which standard vocabulary names it? provenance
  2. Is there a more specific entry? action

Plans

Layout types.

Plans

Plan types.

  1. Is a plan type such as centralised or octagonal meant? boundary
  2. How is it described? definition

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.MED
Other names and narrower kinds
centralized building, triconch, octagonal building, calefactory, water feature, Durchhaus-passage, couvreface, water balance tower, Parking lot bollards, lamb's tongue chamfer stop, ornamental Slab of a Fountain, gorge

What it is Filled

A distinct part of a building or structure with a design function, such as a wall, column, roof, door, window, arch or dome, and forms such as centralised or octagonal plans.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle architectural elements as the parent of building parts, with type, function, style and condition.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Part of a building with a role
  • Structural or decorative
  • Style-specific forms
  • Plans such as triconch or octagonal describe layouts

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Remove or alter a load-bearing element without a structural assessment.
  • Damage or remove historic elements of a protected building.
  • Present a decorative element as structural, or the reverse, in a survey.

Only with a human decision

  • Altering, removing or replacing an element of a listed or occupied building.

May

  • Identify and describe architectural elements from drawings, photographs and records.
  • Report damage to elements such as columns, arches or roofs to the building's owner.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Structural elements keep people safe; mistakes can bring buildings down.
  • Historic elements carry the craft and identity of places and communities.

Who is affected

  • Occupants and passers-by
  • Building owners
  • Communities that value the heritage

Owners Filled

Steward

The owner of the building; heritage authorities protect listed elements.

Master systems

  • Heritage registers where listed

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q55412936 - registry parent class

related

  • wall, column, roof, door, face - elements
  • building - whole
  • architecture - discipline
  • design element - category

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.architectural-element
  • Wikidata: Q391414 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q391414)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Recognisable building parts
  • Architectural vocabulary
  • Specific elements are separate entries
  • Walls, columns, arches, domes, windows, doors, roofs and ornament.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • identify and name elements
  • design and specify them
  • survey their condition
  • conserve historic elements

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Misidentifying structural elements
  • Removing load-bearing parts

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Building codes
  • Heritage protection for historic elements

Context of use required Filled

  • Organising the parts that make up buildings.
  • structural elements: walls, columns, beams
  • openings: doors, windows
  • roofs, domes and vaults
  • decorative elements
  • plan types

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q391414: architectural element - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Architectural element - general description of the item

Open questions

  • How should architectural elements be organised?
  • How should plan types be separated?
  • Which vocabulary should be used (such as Getty AAT)?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q391414/spec.json