Reconstructing the past take two: Herengracht 476

The next challenge was to use the Structure Sensor to capture a 17th century house on the 'Gouden Bocht' (Golden Bend) in Amsterdam. This two parcel wide majestic residence of the then Mayor of Amsterdam was the home where the porcelain teacup, we follow was used. The building is now used by the Prins Bernard Cultuurfonds.

The team (Audrey Loef (Architecture), Rosan Foppen (industrial Design), Ingmar Klappe (Architecture) and Senna Meij (Industrial Design) of the Technical University Delft, needed to use all their resourcefulness to get the job done. Despite of the 'promise' the Structure Sensor proved to have extreme difficulties with reflective surfaces, such as windows and glass, high ceilings and strong light/dark contrast.

The result: the beautiful ‘salon’ changed into a more ‘cave-like’ space. Clearly the Structure Sensor wasn’t up to the task of scanning a historical abundantly decorated sitting-room! 

Herengracht 476, Huize de Vicq

Salon, huize de Vicq

Salon, huize de Vicq

3D scan by the Structure Sensor

reconstructing the past take one: a 17th century plate

Last week Audrey Loef (Architecture), Rosan Foppen (industrial Design), Ingmar Klappe (Architecture) and Senna Meij (Industrial Design) of the Technical University Delft have been working on a project for the Minor Augmenting Prototypes. They have tested a new 3D scanning device the 'structure sensor' for its use in reconstructing historical objects. This week the object was a porcelain plate, made in the 17th century in Japan, ordered by the then Mayor of Amsterdam. The plate is part of a set of tableware that was (likely) ordered for the marriage of the mayor with Aletta Pancras that took place at august 30, 1667. This plate is part of the collection of the Amsterdam Museum, and we are greatful that we had the oppertunity to scan the object in their depot.
Other (known) part of the set of tableware are two cup-an-saucers at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, a plate at the Victoria&Albert in Londen and a plate at the Idemitsu Museum in Japan.
Hre you can see the plate and the 3D computer reconstruction after the scan.

17th century plate, collection Amsterdam Museum, foto Senna Meij

3D scan of Structure sensor

3D computer model, modeled after scan, bottom view

3D computer model, modeled after scan, top view (excluding decoration)

Students Technical University Delft test 3D Structure Sensor

Last week the Minor Augmenting Prototypes at The technical University Delft took of.
Audrey Loef (Architecture), Rosan Foppen (industrial Design), Ingmar Klappe (Architecture) and Senna Meij (Industrial Design) did take up the challange to make a 3D model of a 17th century teatable at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, using the just developed Structure sensor. Their project can be followed at their blog
The reconstruction of this table will be part of the content of the prototype of the Smart Replicas of the 17th century Japanse teacup.