MÉTODO COMPLEMENTARIO AL DISEÑO DE ESPACIOS PÚBLICOS A PARTIR DE LAS PREFERENCIAS DE CONFORT TÉRMICO SEGÚN LAS ACTIVIDADES DE LOS USUARIOS

Abstract

The design of public spaces in climates located in the equatorial zone tends to be a process in which various climatic, personal and psychological factors converge. The repercussions that these factors have on the user experience can be addressed from a more conscious and appropriate design. The present work formulates a method that complements the design, through which thermal comfort in public spaces is analyzed, based on the preferences of the users and the activities carried out. Methodologically, a digital model is created with the climatological and formal information collected from the case study (Plazuela de San Ignacio - Medellín, Colombia), to simulate its performance in terms of thermal comfort and subsequently evaluate the results in relation to the ranges of thermal preferences and people's activities. The developed method presents the possibility of being used to make decisions when scheduling events or proposing a redesign of the existing public space so that people can enjoy thermal comfort in each activity that is carried out while taking into account social distancing raised by health organizations.