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Thermal notation as a design tool evaluating the thermal comfort of pedestrians moving in spatial sequences
Carolina [email protected]
Marialena NikolopoulouCentre for Architecture and Sustainable EnvironmentUniversity of Kent, UK
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Thermal notation as a design tool
Contents
•Walking•Outdoor thermal comfort•Methodology of Thermal Walks•Thermal Diversity•Thermal Notation•Conclusions
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Walkingsatisfies the needs for the smallest scale of transport and for healthy physical activity
Patterns of Movement
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Thermal Comfort Outdoors
Relevant Studies
•Street orientation•Old city vs. new city•Comparison between geometries•Microclimatic schemata•Parks vs. urban spaces•…
subjects:dynamic
researcher :static
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Thermal Comfort Outdoors
in movement
Relevant Studies
•Transitions•Comparison of urban textures
subjects:no subjects
researcher :walking
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Thermal Walksa methodology that combines microclimatic monitoring with sensewalking techniques
Hybrid Methodology
•Monitoring of microclimatic conditions•Climatic simulation•Group walks and survey•Longitudinal studysubjects:
walking
researcher with portable equipment :
walking
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Thermal Walksa methodology that combines microclimatic monitoring with sensewalking techniques
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Thermal Walks in Rome
a methodology that combines microclimatic monitoring with sensewalking techniques
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Thermal Walks in Rome
a methodology that combines microclimatic monitoring with sensewalking techniques
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Thermal WalksRome
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Thermal WalksLondon
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Rome
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London
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Romesummer
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Romewinter
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Rome
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Thermal Walks questionnaire
1) How do you find the thermal environment at this precise moment?a) Temperature: Cold / Cool / Neither warm nor cool / warm / hot [ASV]b) Wind: no wind / breeze / OK / windy / too windy [Windvote]c) Sun : would like more / OK / too much sun [Sun vote]2) Do you feel a thermal variation at … in relation to your previous sensation?
Colder / Cooler / No variation / Warmer / Hotter [dASV]3) You find this: Uncomfortably cold / uncomfortably cool / Comfortable / uncomfortably
warm / uncomfortably hot [PTC]
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Thermal NotationA visualisation method of objective and subjective data
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Thermal Notation
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Applications in urban designSocial revitalisation
Public engagement•Subtle microclimatic variations that result in greater variation in thermal perception and comfort•Association of specific spaces along the walk with climatic attributes•In warm temperate climate, high density and degree of complexity create a pattern of thermal diversity between interconnected streets and squares.•Greater impact on time of exposure, opportunity for thermal adaptation
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ParisRue de Faubourg du Temple
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ParisRue de Faubourg du Temple
Changing Cities II Spatial , Design, Landscape and Socio-Economic Dimensions22-26 June 2015, Porto Heli, Peloponnese, Greece
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Thermal Walks in Paris
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Thermal Walks in Paris
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Thermal Notation Application
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Thermal Notation
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Conclusions
•Development of design guidelines for pedestrianisation
•Proposal for climate-responsive spaces (hot/cold spots)
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