🌬️ Urban Ventilation Corridors
Ventilation corridors help circulate cool air through dense urban spaces, reducing heat accumulation and improving air quality.
🌬️ Principles
- Understand urban wind patterns
- Avoid blocking airflows with dense construction
- Maximize north-south street orientation where possible
🏙️ Implementation
- Design green open spaces along wind corridors
- Minimize obstruction through zoning regulations
- Encourage aerodynamic building forms
🌡️ Benefits
- Reduces trapped heat in urban pockets
- Improves pedestrian comfort and air quality
- Contributes to passive cooling of buildings