POSTULATES FOR ARCHITECTURAL INVESTIGATION GUIDELINES, BASED ON A VIRTUAL RECONSTRUCTION OF DOBRA CASTLE NEAR NOWOGARD

Abstract

A virtual reconstruction of a historic building is based on building its digital model based on available research data. The success of this procedure depends on the model’s level of detail, which is in turn derived from what is known about the building. Should necessary data be missing, they are ignored and the model’s value decreases; alternatively, one can use suppositions and risk crossing the boundary of academic conduct. Virtual reconstruction is a procedure during which gaps in knowledge about the reconstructed building are identified, and their list defines the scope of postulated tasks that could lead to the building’s full exploration. This procedure was applied in a virtual reconstruction of Dobra Castle.