The role of balconies and atrium as a strategy for climate mediation in the design of tall buildings, with a focus on the central west climate

Abstract

Climate change unexpectedly impacts cities and their buildings, imposing new dynamics on living standards. Project requirements change, facing the challenge of adapting current demands to environmental quality. These cientific iniciation research aims to discuss, based on the observation of the number of buildings disconnected from the climate, the project flows that best respond to the climate needs of the urban context, arguing about the potential of atriums and balconies as strategies for climate mediation in Brazil. The methodology used begins with a collection of representative projects, goes through a synthesis of possible layouts of atriums and balconies, highlights their performance within the project needs: heating, cooling, ventilation, and lighting and, at another point, observes the potential of digital tools integrated into the shape generation process. In this way, the contribution of the research is made by characterizing and qualifying the design process, in addition to highlighting the importance of the concept of environmental adaptation based on design, offering illustrative analysis diagrams that can be incorporated into the initial design stages.