Courtyard design requirement such as the courtyard configurations orientation and natural features in courtyard buildings in utm were investigated.
Courtyard design variants and microclimate performance. The intention was to verify two critical design variants affecting the performance of an. This study assessed the microclimate performance of a u shape courtyard in a general hospital in malaysia. While several literature have identified aspect ratio of a courtyard and its orientation as two design variants that are critical. Study approach information from past researches on courtyard design variants and their impact on environmental performance were collated and used as the basis to formulate a courtyard descriptor checklist.
While several literature have identified aspect ratio of a courtyard and its orientation as two design variants that are critical to the microclimatic performance of courtyards this claim need to be substantiated with empirical evidence. Courtyard optimization through analysis of design variants could contributes in reducing the duration of hours of discomfort to the barest level in a building. Microclimate simulations by freefem for efficient architecture design the interaction between the buildings and the atmospheric phenomena produce microclimates in its nearby environment. Courtyard is often regarded as a microclimate modifier that improves comfort conditions of the surrounding environment.
Again it has been revealed in a study conducted by almhafdy et al 2013 on courtyard design variants and microclimate performance that the possibilities of optimized. The methodology of this study involved the developing of a checklist based on literature for the field survey. Of the courtyards were inventoried using the prepared courtyard descriptor checklist and walk through observations were recorded. The results showed that form wind orientation and number of floors had a significant effect on the microclimate and visual performance of the courtyard.
Courtyard is often regarded as a microclimate modifier that improves comfort conditions of the surrounding environment. Besides the design variants courtyard usage in such buildings was also examined. While several literature have identified aspect ratio of a courtyard and its orientation as two design variants that are critical to the microclimatic performance of courtyards this claim need to be substantiated with empirical evidence.