I like the aesthetics, but it's boring if it's the only thing. Also, that shit will get way too hot way too fast in summer, put a lot of trees everywhere and we can talk about having brutalist buildings. My gold standard for urbanism is the public universities in Brazil, there are a lot of trees, buildings are mostly well planned, they are entirely walkable, it's like a degree or two colder inside the campus, it's crazy.
When I lived in Juiz de Fora, the building I was in wasn't air-conditioned but you'd never know it because it was well planned and ended up acting like a giant chimney, funneling all the heat from the day upward, replacing it with cool air from the trees next door. It was like natural air conditioning.
Yeah, you can minimize the need for air conditioning, or even completely ignore it if the building is well planned, well built and in an area with sufficient vegetation. The air carries the heat away, and the trees help cool the air too
I like the aesthetics, but it's boring if it's the only thing. Also, that shit will get way too hot way too fast in summer, put a lot of trees everywhere and we can talk about having brutalist buildings. My gold standard for urbanism is the public universities in Brazil, there are a lot of trees, buildings are mostly well planned, they are entirely walkable, it's like a degree or two colder inside the campus, it's crazy.
When I lived in Juiz de Fora, the building I was in wasn't air-conditioned but you'd never know it because it was well planned and ended up acting like a giant chimney, funneling all the heat from the day upward, replacing it with cool air from the trees next door. It was like natural air conditioning.
Yeah, you can minimize the need for air conditioning, or even completely ignore it if the building is well planned, well built and in an area with sufficient vegetation. The air carries the heat away, and the trees help cool the air too