Masdar Mk2 - A Comfortable Outdoor Development
Photo credit Ben Irons // M. Veysel Yilmaz // Adeyinka Adewoyin
Author Ben Irons // M. Veysel Yilmaz // Adeyinka Adewoyin
This project work is a proposal done with a focus on the optimization of thermal comfort at Masdar city.
The existing design of the city that addressed the thermal comfort parameters used were studied, analysed and considered for improvement. This is about the most relevant factor that determines the effectiveness of the such an "Eco-City" in a hot climate. A detailed investigation of what Masdar has done to tackle the negative impacts of the climate on the city was carried out to learn and to improve on it. Ladybug plugin in Grasshopper was used to carry out different analysis such wind rose, solar radiation,mean radiant temperature (MRT) and universal thermal climate index (UTCI). A genetic algorithm (GA) was used to carry out the fitness test for building heights variation for optimum shade, cell orientation for minimum solar radiation.
