Thematic visualization of built environment using microclimatic coupled mapping methodology to support urban neigbourhood design

Document Type : Original Article

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1 School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.+

2 Department of Architecture, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt.

3 School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

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Abstract:
In order to understand the relation between urban neigbourhood design and its effects on
microclimate, two experimental software cycles have been applied to a newly designed urban
site in Cairo. These cycles were applied for outdoor -indoor microclimate meteorology
generation; also a 3D web based modelling method was used to increase the awareness in the
Egyptian research society about the importance and benefits of climate based ur ban design.
The first cycle was shown by visualizing meteorological output data. The concluded thematic
maps were then plotted on the 3D models in the second cycle. Results in terms of 3D
meteorological mapped perspectives of the selected site show a stron g relation between
outdoor and indoor conditions for architects and urban planners who may not normally deal
with the many interdisciplinary field of urban climate. However, these results show that
climate based modelling using CAAD can become an informati ve process specifically to
support sustainable design and climate change awareness. It also proves the effectiveness of
adopting passive design options such as green roads in urban neighborhood design.

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