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The arcade environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

André Potvin
André Potvin
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Demers Potvin, architectes1375 rue de MontmorencyQuebec CityQuebecCanadaG1S 2G7
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Abstract

This paper is an account of a study of existing arcade environments in London and Cardiff. Seasonal surveys were undertaken in order to understand both the arcades' thermal performance and their contribution to the environmental diversity of the city. Arcades, which are genuine bioclimatic buildings and urban spaces, appear to generate progressive environmental transients that draw on the ability of users to adapt and thus improve their comfort. The surveys were conducted using a portable sensor array. The results are analysed in terms of environmental transients and seasonal performance.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , Summer 1997, pp. 64 - 79
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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