Modelling Based on a Certified Level of Accuracy: The Case of the Solimene Façade

The advances in surveying techniques based on high resolution 3D laser scanners and photo shot data sets make it possible to measure the deviation between the numerical experimental model and the mathematical model. The former model is discontinuous but objectively defined on the bases of the precision of the instrument whereas the latter is continuous but abstract in its analogically idealized geometrical form. By sharing survey data it is possible to devise interoperable workflows which are useful in the design activities of architects and engineers. This paper discusses the convenience of sharing survey data to manage models and information presenting a case study of the façade of Paolo Soleri’s Solimene factory as a pilot procedure to organize a shared and interoperable workflow.