Cornet Monastery: verified geometry for conservation and restoration
In a single day on site, 3D Discovery documented the complex with a RIEGL VZ-400i laser scanner and survey measurements. The data was turned into a 3D model and architectural drawings ready for the design team.
A monument cannot be restored correctly from approximate geometry
Cornet Monastery lies in the Olt gorge, in a sensitive built and topographic setting. Preparing the conservation and restoration documentation required a coherent representation of the church, the enclosure and the relationship between the volumes.
The survey combined terrestrial laser scanning with land survey measurements so that architects and engineers could work on a common base that can be checked and easily updated.
From the real monument to the design documentation
Planning
Setting the scan stations and control points, with attention to hard-to-reach areas and data continuity.
Capture
Laser scanning with a RIEGL VZ-400i and a topographic survey, carried out in one day on site.
Processing
Registering and cleaning the point cloud, checking the geometry and organising the information for modelling.
Delivery
3D model, plans, sections and architectural elevations usable in the conservation and restoration project.
A single digital base for every discipline
Registered point cloud
A metric reference for later checks and measurements.
3D model of the complex
The volumes, the church and the enclosure in their real relationship.
Architectural drawings
Floor plans, sections and elevations extracted from the measured geometry.
Topographic survey
Placing the documentation coherently in a coordinate system.
What the restoration team gets
- verifiable dimensions and levels;
- a coherent picture of the existing condition;
- fewer repeat measurements on site;
- a common base for the architect, structural engineer and conservator;
- a digital archive for comparisons and future interventions.
A foundation of 1666, set between the mountain, the Olt and the railway
The church of Cornet Monastery was built in 1666 by the great vornic Mareș Băjescu and his wife Maria. The complex stands at Călinești, in the town of Brezoi, on the right bank of the Olt, and keeps the character of a fortified monastic enclosure.
The church has a triconch plan and two towers, and its exposed masonry and decorative bands give it a strong identity in the Olt Valley landscape. Over time the monument went through destruction and successive restorations; in the 20th century it received work from the Historic Monuments Directorate.
An unusual technical context
When the Olt Valley railway was built, the tunnel was driven beneath the monastery enclosure. Today, exact geometric documentation is all the more valuable for monitoring the building’s behaviour over time and for underpinning responsible interventions.
The history is summarised from public presentations by Cornet Monastery and the Archdiocese of Râmnic.
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