4D Research Lab

We are very happy that we can share the release of the 1st 4DRL Report Series paper with you! An open access series that will increase transparency and availability of information on 4DRL virtual visualisation projects, workflow and pipeline development and technical experiments.

https://uvaauas.figshare.com/collections/4DRL_Report_Series/5503110

The first paper is an explanation of our take on modeling concepts like level of detail and uncertainty, but reports on specific modeling projects (Rietveld Pressroom is in the waiting room) and technical backgrounds (Augmented Reality experiments in Blended Learning projects) will follow soon.

(image is a visualisation of certainty in the reconstruction of 18th century houses of the Bloemstraat in Amsterdam, modelled for the Freedom of the Streets project https://www.freedomofthestreets.org/blog/3d-street-life)

In 2018 at the re-launch of the 4D Research Lab we awarded MA student Santje Pander with the 4DRL launch award for a project about Gerrit Rietveld's 1958 UNESCO pressroom. Her original research question regarded the simulation of colour using a 3D model to test alternative possibilities for reconstructing the original linoleum colours. Since then we continued developing this project together with the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, which culminated in the creation of a virtual tour of the room. This tour shows you the reconstructed room and contains stories about the design, use and dismantlement of this amazing piece of modern art history.

Rijksdienst conservator Dorian Meijnen recently wrote a blog on the history of the pressroom and the creation of the virtual model:
https://www.cultureelerfgoed.nl/actueel/weblogs/collecties-en-musea/2021/bijzonder-rietveld-interieur-in-3d-model

You can visit the pressroom yourself on our website: http://4dresearchlab.nl/research/pressroom/
Warning! Unfortunately it is not yet optimised for mobile viewing!

Some brief project information is also available on our website:
http://4dresearchlab.nl/research/pressroom/

Gerrit Rietveld's UNESCO Pressroom, 1958 > 4D Research Lab Gerrit Rietveld’s UNESCO Pressroom, 1958 Years: 2019 Supervision: Tijm Lanjouw Modelling and research: Tijm Lanjouw / Santje Pander Project description: Project in collaboration with Post-MA trainee (Conservation and Resaturation) Santje Pander. The lost press room of the UNESCO headquarters in Pa...

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Het 4D Research Lab werkt in 2021 aan verschillende projecten op het terrein van 3D modelleren, drone remote sensing, spectral analysis, AR en VR op het gebied van archeologie en erfgoed. Zin om mee te helpen en aldoende kennis en ervaring op te doen in deze technieken? Contact: [email protected] / http://4dresearchlab.nl/

In 2021, the 4D Research Lab is working on various projects in the field of 3D modelling, drone remote sensing, spectral analysis, AR and VR for archaeology and heritage. Would you like to help and gain knowledge and experience in these techniques? Contact: [email protected] / http://4dresearchlab.nl/

After nearly a year of hard work, we present to you: the historical reconstruction of the Waterlooplein neighbourhood! On display in the Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam. Their new exhibition opens on thursday!

The project covers the historical change of the islands Vlooienburg and Marken or Valkenburg (later: Valkenburgerstraat) from their inception in 1600 to just after the creation of the Waterlooplein around 1890.

With the installation in the museum you can navigate these historical 3D spaces on touchscreens, while other visitors are watching your actions. The VR also includes a reconstruction of a dinner table in a Jewish interior of around 1650 with objects found in cesspits during the Waterlooplein excavations of the 1980s!

So much thanks to everyone who has contributed their time and energy to this project! A full list of credits can be found below the following walkthrough video:

Vlooienburg/Valkenburgerstraat historical VR, walkthrough Research, reconstructions and video by 4D Research Lab, University of Amsterdam, made for the Waterlooplein exhibition at the Jewish Historical Museum Amster...

4DRL coordinator and drone/GIS specialist Jitte Waagen talking about new research on Troy using drones.

Drone Over Troy: The Contribution of Low Altitude Remote Sensing in Archaeology by Jitte Waagen The Amsterdam Troy Project is dedicated to researching the archaeology of archaeology. But what exactly is this field of study, and how do we go about lookin...