S1_Environmental Analysis

The theme of the design is to provide a comfort and pleasant place coping with the hot and damp weather – A Cooling Paradise

Studying into 4 scenarios of Sun/Wind occurrences concludes that wind is the critical factor for human comforts

Take advantages of the unblocked prevailing wind of the site

Building treatment also makes reference to vernacular / conventional wisdoms

Comfort Data suggest that ventilation and cooling down are the keys to tackle problems, the later is directly used for informing retail strategies

Optimization of retail layout as a result of comfort data informed

Retail Layout generation process

Conclusion: Tropical climate in Philippines is hot and humid throughout the year. Wind / Ventilation is essential for human comfort and this can be employed for a variety of applications such as planning/building design as well as retail strategies.