PRODUCTIVE VALLEYS MAXIMIZING SOLAR EXPOSURE FOR PRODUCTION OVERVIEW
BUILDING HEIGHT RULES
Having identified an emergent organisational structure within our blocks, with clear concentrations of production, we can now begin to prioritise these areas for solar exposure.
The building height redistribution algorithm steps are as follows:
The previous algorithms have lacked local rules for regulating building heights, only an overall cap. By introducing a post-processing step at this point we can ensure that the building heights are distributed according to their proximity to productive surfaces. Buildings that are nearer to a productive common will have a lower maximum height. As buildings get further from the common, their maximum height will be higher. Building heights will be highest at the perimeters of the blocks, along the urban circulatory corridors, adding to the different characters of the two spatial zones.
ƌɄ First identify the productive commons within each block ƌɄ Set the obstruction angle, according to the local climate and the corresponding sun height ƌɄ For each dwelling, check the proximity to the productive common, and the elevation of the dwelling ƌɄ Check if this data corresponds with the allowable height, dependent on the obstruction angle ƌɄ If the position of the dwelling is too high, look outwards of the productive common to find the first location that matches the criteria. Relocate the dwelling to this new found position ƌɄ Continue the steps for all the dwellings, until all are inside of the obstruction envelope
Built Form
Built Form Productive Common
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c Corridor
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Edible Infrastructures
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a Interior Patch
b Thick Edge
c Corridor
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