The Coherence Atlas

From Virgili Studio to cultural infrastructure

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The Coherence Atlas was developed from the research, methodological work and professional experience of Virgili Studio.

Over time, professional practice within complex artisanal and production ecosystems revealed a recurring structural gap:
processes, decisions and embodied knowledge are central to cultural value, yet rarely documented by traditional heritage systems.

The Atlas was conceived as an independent cultural infrastructure to address this gap, operating outside consultancy and commercial activity.
 

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Virgili Studio

and The Coherence Atlas

Different scopes, independent roles

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Virgili Studio:

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• Advisory and strategy studio

• Client-based activity

• Applied professional practice

• Bespoke and confidential work

• Market-oriented context​

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The Coherence Atlas:

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• Cultural infrastructure

• Non-commercial and open-access orientation

• Documentation of processes and embodied knowledge

• Research-based and heritage-oriented

• Long-term cultural transmission​

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Methodological backbone: The Coherence Framework™

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The Coherence Atlas is governed by the Coherence Framework™, a methodological reference model designed to document intangible heritage as a system of situated decisions, material interactions and non-linear temporalities.

The Framework defines what is observed, how it is documented and which limits apply, ensuring methodological coherence, ethical safeguarding and long-term interoperability.

It is not a training method and does not translate craft knowledge into technical instruction or replicable sequences.

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Values and positioning

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The Coherence Atlas operates according to principles of open access, non-extractive documentation and cultural safeguarding.

It is designed as a long-term cultural infrastructure, aligned with European values of heritage protection, ethical research and knowledge transmission.

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