The Colonnade
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The Colonnade will offer vibrant outdoor spaces at the Mawalih Souk of Life. The design principle is to increase the comfortable period in the colder seasons, rather than attempt to deal with the very hot summer conditions. The Colonnade features a combination of different outdoor
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comfort tools such as tree shading, air movement, evaporative cooling, passive, and in priority areas by active means. A localized outdoor floor
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cooling system is connected to the district cold water loop.
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North facing Colonnade For the north orientated area, an adaptive shading system is designed. Only in summer months does this location receive direct solar gains, whereas in winter months the sun shading system can be removed (manually seasonal adaptation) in order to increase daylight to the shops and restaurants.
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South facing Colonnade The exposed south facing Colonnade needs to be highly shaded, because the location receives direct solar gains during the entire year. However, during evening and night hours some parts of the shading system can be retracted to allow night cooling of the thermal mass and daylight to the indoor areas behind.
East facing Colonnade In contrast to the western facades the eastern facades will receive evening sun. Hence, the shading system need to be flexible. Providing excellent shading when required.
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West facing Colonnade The western facades receive solar gains in the morning hours. Hence, the shading system needs to be flexible in order to provide night cooling. These shading system will be motorized in order to guarantee an optimized operation
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etc. These different approaches will provide excellent public spaces by
Gehl Architects ¡ Urban Quality Consultants • Behnisch Architekten with haascookzemmrich STUDIO2050
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