Svartöstaden is a residential district to the West of Luleå. Originally the area served as the main worker neighborhood for nearby SSAB steal factory. The area is today listed as a heritage site by the national authorities. In recent years, cheap property prices in Svartöstaden have contributed to attract new inhabitants such as artists, young families, etc. See also:
The project steps were:
1. Urban Climate Analysis of Svartöstaden. The analyses consists of large scale, 3D computer simulation (e.g., in Vasari, Ecotect, etc.) of the area in winter conditions. In particular, local solar accessibility and wind flow will be analyzed against wind temperature and humidity. Students will retrieve available data about temperature, wind, and solar radiation in the winter months and apply these conditions to a virtual model.
2. Selection of Urban Climate types for which guidelines are needed (e.g., retrofitting of parks, streets, etc.; new developments). Based on the above analyses, students will select sub-areas (e.g., narrow streets, large alleys, parks, etc.) to be used as case studies for climate-sensitive design strategies.
3. Guideline manual for urban climate retrofitting and new projects. A set of design strategies will be devised and re-tested with computer simulation to assess their effectiveness. If successful, these strategies will be codified for large scale use in Luleå.
