From the quarry to the monument: integrated study of São João de Calvos Church (Guimarães, Portugal)

Fabio  Sitzia; Filipe  Brandão; Paulo  Bernardes; Vera  Pires; Rebeca  Blanco-Rotea; Jorge  Ribeiro

doi:10.3989/arq.arqt.2026.464

Autores/as

Fabio Sitzia Hercules Laboratory, University of Évora - IN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4183-3370
Filipe Brandão Escola de Arquitetura, Arte e Design (EAAD), University of Minho - Lab2PT Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território - IN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3378-0176
Paulo Bernardes Archaeology Unit, University of Minho - Lab2PT Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território - IN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0838-1349
Vera Pires DER and CERENA, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon - Hercules Laboratory, University of Évora - IN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-1627
Rebeca Blanco-Rotea Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho - Lab2PT Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e Território - IN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3975-2149
Jorge Ribeiro Institute of Social Sciences, University of Minho - Lab2PT Laboratório de Paisagens, Património e TerritórioIN2PAST, Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1792-9145

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/arq.arqt.2026.464

Palabras clave:

materiales de construcción, análisis estratigráfico de paramentos, HBIM, geo-arqueología, Rota do Românico, arquitectura eclesiástica medieval

Resumen

as iglesias románicas constituyen uno de los elementos más significativos del patrimonio portugués, por su calidad arquitectónica, técnico-constructiva, y el trabajo de cantería. Las regiones del Minho y el Duero concentran una mayor densidad de ejemplos. El uso de herramientas de Modelización de Información de Edificios Patrimoniales (Heritage Building Information Modelling, HBIM) favorecen hoy su protección, conservación y promoción. Se presenta el estudio de la iglesia románica de S. João de Calvos (Guimarães, Portugal), que contiene una gran cantidad de información arquitectónica, histórica y técnico-científica, recuperada mediante diferentes herramientas de análisis aplicadas al estudio de su arquitectura y materiales de construcción. Un conjunto completo de datos arqueológicos y físico-químicos de los materiales fueron integrados en un modelo HBIM capaz de gestionar información geométrica y no geométrica. Un estudio piloto para futuras iniciativas, como la “Rota do Românico”, incorporando la información a una base de datos municipal Heritage Building Information Modelling con diferentes finalidades.

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