HBIM for Sustainable Documentaion of Historic Buildings: Case Study of Al-Faddain Umayyad Mosque

Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) is one of the most powerful multidisciplinary process that has been increasingly employed worldwide for managing and documenting heritage buildings. The aim of this study is to put forth a methodology for adoption of HBIM process to propose a hypothetical digital model for a damaged monument by using the available historical archives and the existed remains of the monument. Also, comparison with other archeological structures that were built in the same era and located in the vicinity of the monument was made to hypothesize its architectural details and the structural system. To achieve this aim, the Al-Faddain Umayyad Mosque located in the Jordanian city of Mafraq has been selected as a case study. Using the collected data, the 3D model of the mosque was implemented in Revit software following parametric modelling procedures. The improvements added by this paper are the inclusion of empirical evidence that sheds light on both advantages and challenges associated with the use of HBIM for damaged historical buildings. The results show that the capability of the proposed methodology in establishing a collaborative space for supporting revitalization and documentation of damaged cultural heritage buildings by creating a comprehended and sustained database for them.