New methods are need to coordinate the conflicting spatial demands through urban design research and strategies from the perspective of multi-scale urban climate analysis.To integrate windethermal environment with urb...New methods are need to coordinate the conflicting spatial demands through urban design research and strategies from the perspective of multi-scale urban climate analysis.To integrate windethermal environment with urban design,we propose three scale levels,namely the district-superblock,superblock-block,and block-building levels,and divide the urban design elements into voids and solids.Thereafter,we establish a multiscale methodological framework in which the urban design contents are clarified by each scale,and the information transmitted between scales is obtained to ensure consistent value propositions and strategic approaches.The microclimate shaping of the urban open space is transformed into guiding strategies and quantitative indicators of the spatial form of the solid space.Information is transmitted between the scales through the windethermal indicators of windward side and the morphological indicators of solid space.Subsequently,the methodology was applied to the project in the core area of Suzhou Science and Technology City,and the findings preliminarily verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the methodology.This research influences urban climate studies and urban design practice in three ways:1)improving understanding of the correlation between scales;2)facilitating interaction between the two domains;and 3)providing tools for urban design practices.展开更多
文摘New methods are need to coordinate the conflicting spatial demands through urban design research and strategies from the perspective of multi-scale urban climate analysis.To integrate windethermal environment with urban design,we propose three scale levels,namely the district-superblock,superblock-block,and block-building levels,and divide the urban design elements into voids and solids.Thereafter,we establish a multiscale methodological framework in which the urban design contents are clarified by each scale,and the information transmitted between scales is obtained to ensure consistent value propositions and strategic approaches.The microclimate shaping of the urban open space is transformed into guiding strategies and quantitative indicators of the spatial form of the solid space.Information is transmitted between the scales through the windethermal indicators of windward side and the morphological indicators of solid space.Subsequently,the methodology was applied to the project in the core area of Suzhou Science and Technology City,and the findings preliminarily verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the methodology.This research influences urban climate studies and urban design practice in three ways:1)improving understanding of the correlation between scales;2)facilitating interaction between the two domains;and 3)providing tools for urban design practices.
