Explanation of optimal architectural physical form patterns with the approach of providing comfortable conditions in open spaces of residential complexes (case study: Tehran)

Heydari, Teymour; Yeganeh, Mansour; Pourmahabadian, Elham

doi:10.48311/UDD.5.3.5

Explanation of optimal architectural physical form patterns with the approach of providing comfortable conditions in open spaces of residential complexes (case study: Tehran)

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

T. Heydari ¹

M. Yeganeh ²

E. Pourmahabadian ³

¹ PhD student in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord. Iran. Student in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran

² Visiting Professor, Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat University, Tehran, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.48311/UDD.5.3.5

Abstract

The problem of thermal comfort of users has long been the concern of architects and designers of residential spaces. In the traditional architecture of Iran, according to the climate of each region, the form, the placement of spaces and the design of open spaces are formed according to the climate of each region. In modern times, due to the increase in the population of cities and the increase in the need for residential spaces and traffic space, the issue of open and social spaces and its role in providing human comfort has been given less attention. Residential has become effective in providing thermal comfort to the residents. For this purpose, using the study of scientific texts, the components of urban form affecting the thermal comfort of urban open spaces were extracted in a hierarchy from texture to building, then ENVI-met software was used to simulate and analyze the design factors, and each of the blocks Residential houses with a certain height are simulated in the software. The results show that the nine isolated cubes provide better heat in the open space. The better performance of this arrangement in providing thermal comfort in the open space can be attributed to the distribution of building blocks, which prevents the creation of open spaces without large shadows inside the site. The shade created by the building blocks prevents the temperature from rising too much in the summer afternoon hours.

Keywords

Outdoor thermal comfort

ENVI-met software

building typology

residential complexes

Tehran

Subjects

Environment and Urban Climate

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