A proposal on technification of a monumentas a living archive of itself

The complexity of the restoration process of a monument consumes a huge exertion from a cross-discipline team that gathers big data throughout a long period of time. This process brings together data from prospection across historical documents in searching for relevant facts, knowledge arising from the archaeological excavation as well as from the artistic and technical architectural assessment to make appropriate decisions for restoration works. This large amount of data can easily end up dispersed in diverse files and formats, depending on the concerned speciality, the restoration timeline or the working process and so, the shortage in involved activities synergy often compromises the final result [1]. In addition, for cultural heritage, most of the previous information is scattered in different historical private and public archives which could make matter information arduous to understand due to the lack of physical connection with the real object. Built heritage constitutes one of the most important cultural assets in society. It describes the sediment of our past to explain what we are made of, nourishing feelings of belonging to a place and a community. Context is so relevant that the monument is no longer considered alone [2]. Protecting and understanding heritage is invaluable for community and its comprehension can be broadly improved by using the physical monument as a digital repository of information related to itself as well. This information that can be extracted in real time when visiting the place. It is a matter of structuring provided data according to interest or curiosity of those who request for them, ensuring a variety of levels of information on demand, turning the monument into a living archive of itself. Hosting a database that can grow up in a sequential or additive process, entering data starting from relevant historical and artistic assets, followed by different types of information that can be increasingly added in layers or digital strata when available or depending on their interest for scientific, technical or cultural purposes. The goal is to discuss a simple and basic methodology to make cultural, technical or scientific information available on site. Different layers of information concerning cultural and historical values can be merged [3]. Structured data can subsequently be superposed coming from archaeological or restoration data files, from the physical properties of documented materials or the building evolution analysis. By adding real-time data provided by sensors strategically located inside/outside the monument we could have accessible information on heritage or historical values and we could better understand how the building works itself, its pathologies or tectonic evolution. We could use stored structured data or compute and simulate in real time physical processes to dive in what it could be defined as a living organism in terms of chemical, biological or physical interaction with the environment. To know about historical data, temperature and humidity for artwork conservation, air movement or pollutants, construction techniques, artistic values or historical facts.