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Proportional Analysis of Bom Jesus Church

The document provides a detailed proportional analysis of the Church of Bom Jesus, focusing on the dimensions and layout of its complex, including the nave, courtyard, and sacristy. It describes the use of geometric shapes, particularly rectangles with a 4:3 ratio, to define the architectural proportions and relationships within the structure. The analysis emphasizes how these proportions are consistent throughout the church's design, influencing various spaces and elements within the complex.

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Proportional Analysis of Bom Jesus Church

The document provides a detailed proportional analysis of the Church of Bom Jesus, focusing on the dimensions and layout of its complex, including the nave, courtyard, and sacristy. It describes the use of geometric shapes, particularly rectangles with a 4:3 ratio, to define the architectural proportions and relationships within the structure. The analysis emphasizes how these proportions are consistent throughout the church's design, influencing various spaces and elements within the complex.

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A = 122 goa palms

TRANSIT ARMS
SACRISTY ANTEROOM
PROFFESED HOUSE

CHOIR

NAVE

COURTYARD

Fig. 12. Plan of the entire complex, Church of Bom Jesus. Dimensions in goa palms Fig. 16. Proportional analysis of the plan of the complex of the Church of Bom Jesus
based on module A
Proportional
analysis of the
façade
 two rectangles inscribed with
the proportion of 4:3 in the
great façade circle (radius r),
one standing and one lying.
 The standing rectangle
encloses the outer pedestals
and columns of the ground
floor. The horizontal one
touches the top of the spheres
over the outer façade pilasters.
 The circle with radius r touches
the upper corner of top
pediment
 Both coincide in proportion
and in dimension with the
inner perimeter of the church’s
Fig. 14. Proportional analysis of the façade based on module A and courtyard visible in plan. Fig. 15. Proportional analysis of the façade based on radius r,
Church of Bom Jesus
radius r, Church of Bom Jesus
 A 4:3 rectangle causes the
proportions of façade and plan
to coincide
Fig. 14. Proportional analysis of the façade based on module A and radius r, Fig. 15. Proportional analysis of the façade based on radius r, Church of Bom Jesus
Church of Bom Jesus
PROPORTIONAL
ANALYSIS OF
THE PLAN
BASED ON
 the center of a circle with radius r in
PROFESSED HOUSE

RADIUS r
the north-east corner of the Bom
Jesus church courtyard encloses a TRANSEPT ARMS
4:3 rectangle – equal to the
perimeter of the inner courtyard–
the rectangle’s right side touches
the front wall of the staircase and
of the sacristy at the southeast
corner of the complex.

 The diagonal of a transversal 4:3


rectangle coincides with the COURTYARD
sacristy’s southeast corner. A great
circle concentric with the first one
and enclosing this point also
touches the corner of the Professed
House near its staircase and gets
very close to the façade’s
northwest corner.

 The inner courtyard perimeter


defines the sacristy length. Again, a
similar but transversal 4:3 rectangle
encloses the sacristy and the wall
section up to the window opening
of the anteroom, but excluding the
sacristy’s altar volume.
PROPORTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE PLAN
BASED ON MODULE E

 the unit of the 4:3 rectangle is present in the entire complex of


church, courtyard and sacristy.
 Spaces like the false transept arms, the choir, the church’s nave or
the space underneath the tower (between choir and anteroom to
the sacristy) were dimensioned according to the module E.
 considered important enough to be re-utilized in the construction
of the new sacristy

Fig. 19. Proportional analysis of the plan of the complex of the Church of
Bom Jesus based on module E NOTE : Here, Module E refers to the unit of 4:3 rectangle

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