HOW TO TRACE A GOTHIC CHURCH? SOME KEYS AND A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Although there are many studies about the Gothic architecture, we still don’t know many aspects of the overall design of the building. Probably, the design process began with a general idea drawn in the trace, and later the building was designed at the same time that it was built. Particularly, the study of an Andalusian church detects a pragmatic modus operandi, linked to the construction process, and perhaps often used at the time. The building´s ground-plans and elevations were designed using orthogonal grids, simple geometric tracings and the same metrical pattern for all the work.

Keywords

• gótico
• diseño
• traza
• geometría
• iglesia