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Model Behavior: Anticipating Great Design | From Architectural Record | Originally published in the December 2008 issue of Architectural Record | Arc
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In order to ensure that the natural ventilation system functions as planned, CFD software
was used to model the building geometry and surrounding wind patterns. Hot winds
traveling at high velocities around and over the cone openings create low pressure areas,
inducing airflow out of the cones. The cone's shape captures cool air moving in the
opposite direction.
Image courtesy Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
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Model Behavior: Anticipating Great Design | From Architectural Record | Originally published in the December 2008 issue of Architectural Record | Arc
The King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture resembles a rock mass in the desert
(top). Streamlines generated using Ansys CFX trace the path and speed of particles moving
across and around the building. Different colors refer to varying velocity levels, which are
greatest at the building's corners. The white areas represent wells where wind shadows
would likely form (below).
Images courtesy Buro Happold
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Model Behavior: Anticipating Great Design | From Architectural Record | Originally published in the December 2008 issue of Architectural Record | Arc
Early schemes featured a slick facade meant to evoke the dark, viscous qualities of oil. But unlike structures within urban settings or hilly, wooded areas, the exposed
surfaces of this building are subject to destructive winds tossing sand and small stones. "The site is driving this specific set of analyses," explains Matthew Herman, of
Buro Happold's Computational Simulation & Analysis group. "CFD has been focused primarily on the particulate matter that's picked up from the surrounding terrain."
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Originally published in the December 2008 issue of Architectural Record
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