Digital Urban Simulation : Documentation of the Teaching Results from the Autumn Semester 2015

Digital Urban Simulation HS2015 – Alice Chevrier
Digital Urban Simulation HS2015 – Alice Chevrier
Figure 3.1 – Winter analysis
figure 3.1 - Winter analysis
Figure 3.2 -­‐ Summer analysis
figure 3.2 - Summer analysis
The area encircled with red (figure 3.1) should have some seating possibilities. If no equipped area can
The area encircled Figure be found 3.1 with – Winter inside red (figure analysis this red 3.1) figure, should this could have lead some to seating lower Figure frequentation 3.2 possibilities. -­‐ Summer of analysis If the no park equipped
in winter. area can
be found inside this red figure, this could lead to lower frequentation of the park in winter.
The The area emplacement encircled with of red the (figure park, with 3.1) its should proximity have some to railways seating is possibilities. in this case a If huge no equipped advantage area as there can
are
be found no buildings inside this in the red lower figure, corner, this could which lead would to lower project frequentation shadows in of the the afternoon. park in winter. This is
the reason why
The emplacement the red
of area
the stays
park, shadow-­‐free
with its proximity from 12h
to on.
railways
is in this case a huge advantage as there
are no buildings The emplacement in the lower of corner, the park, which with its would proximity project to railways shadows is in in the this afternoon. case a huge This advantage is the as reason there are
why the red no area buildings Summer stays solstice in shadow-free the lower corner, from analysis: which 12h on. would project shadows in the afternoon. This is the reason why
the red area stays shadow-­‐free from 12h on.
Summer solstice Here shadow the same analysis:
reflection can be applied as in winter. However as the sun is high in the sky, it produces
Summer very little solstice shaded shadow areas. analysis: This can
be seen on figure 3.2. This lack of shaded area can lead to lower
Here the same comfort reflection for the can users be applied in summer. as in This winter. is why However shadings as have the to sun be is installed. high in The the blue sky, encircled it produces
area
Here represents the same reflection the area that can receives be applied sun as in in winter. from However 12h on. as It the is preferable sun is high to in install the sky, shadings it produces out of
very little shaded areas. This can be seen on figure 3.2. This lack of shaded area can lead to lower
very this little blue shaded zone, areas. in order This no can to affect be seen the on shading figure 3.2. on this This area lack in of winter. shaded area can lead to lower
comfort for the users in summer. This is why shadings have to be installed. The blue encircled area
comfort for the users in summer. This is why shadings have to be installed. The blue encircled area
represents represents the area that the area receives that receives sun in winter sun in from winter 12h from on. 12h It is on. preferable It is preferable to install to install shadings shadings out of out this of
blue zone, this in order Now blue we zone, no will to in affect analyze order the no three to shading affect variants, the on shading and this see area on if it in this matches winter. area in our winter. expectations.
Those three variants were
part of the competition for the park’s design. Variant 1 won the competition and was built. The variants
Now we will analyse can be seen three on variants, the next figures. and see The if it trees matches in the first our variant expectations. are quite Those dispersed three over variants the whole were
park.
part of the Now competition The we second will analyze for variant the three park’s has variants, a more design. structured and Variant see if distribution, 1 it matches won the our competition as expectations. the green and area Those was is divided built. three in The variants quadratic variants were parts.
can be seen part on Finally of the competition next the last figures. version for The has the trees park’s most in of design. the its trees first Variant on variant the 1 lower won are the quite peak. competition dispersed and over was the built. whole The park. variants
The second can variant The be seen analyses
has on the a were
more next done figures. structured for The 12h
distribution, trees as well in as the for first
as 16h. variant the
green are area quite is dispersed divided over in quadratic the whole parts. park.
The second variant has a more structured distribution, as the green area is divided in quadratic parts.
Finally the last version has most of its trees on the lower peak.
Finally Winter the last analysis: version has most of its trees on the lower peak.
The analyses
The
were
analyses
done
were
for
done
12h
for
as
well
12h as
as
well
for
16h.
as for 16h.
Winter analysis: Winter analysis:
Fig 3.3 – Variant 1: 12h Fig 3.4 – Variant 2: 12h Fig 3.5 – Variant 3: 12h
Fig 3.3 – Variant 1: 12h Fig 3.4 – Variant 2: 12h Fig 3.5 – Variant 3: 12h
figure 3.3 - Variant 1: 12h figure 3.4 - Variant 2: 12h figure 3.5 - Variant 3: 12h
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