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Solar Optimization in Urban Design

by Andrei-Florin Magureanu




Institution: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Department:
Year: 2014
Keywords: Solar; Optimization; Urban; Design; Parametric; Simulation; Humanities; Arts; Architecture; Humaniora; Konst; Arkitektur; Degree of Master - Sustainable Urban Planning and Design; Teknologie masterexamen - HÄllbar samhÀllsplanering och stadsutformning; Urban Planning and Design; Stadsplanering och design
Record ID: 1338393
Full text PDF: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-146982


Abstract

The thesis attempts to construct a framework for urban design by finding an optimal balance between urban density and solar access. It presents the results of running a multiple objective optimization process on a predesigned urban grid, in order to find the spatial configuration that performs the best both urban density-wise and having the best facade radiation.