To address thermal comfort across Singapore, this research established a framework to design a city with wind as the primary driver. The in-depth analysis of thermal comfort involved annual climatic data from weather stations and building density patterns etc. Through calculations, the research produced measures of universal thermal climate index, urban heat island, skimming wind flow index and pedestrian wind speed. By overlapping these measures, a problematic site - Central Business District - was identified. Wind simulation was conducted to different building height patterns and the research found that the overall wind speed across the site could be improved if the tall buildings were distributed throughout the site instead of being clustered. Through computational methods of modelling on the urban, district and building scale, the research algorithmically simulated thermal conditions to have a range of satisfactory results, as well as extract patterns that could also be manually applied.

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Credit: Shaun Mak , Phoong Zhiawen , Muszynski Marius , Weon Junseok