This elective design course explores outdoor comfort in urban public spaces in the city of Gdańsk, with a specific focus on Heweliusza Street as a contemporary case study. The course investigates how microclimatic conditions, spatial configuration, materiality, greenery, mobility patterns, and social use influence thermal, acoustic, and experiential comfort in dense urban environments. By situating Heweliusza Street within Gdańsk’s historical and morphological context, the course examines the relationship between urban form, climate adaptation, and every day public life.
The course aims to develop a systematic framework for evaluating outdoor comfort in urban streets and public spaces, combining environmental analysis with human-centered design approaches among others : to understand how digital technologies can support the analysis, design and communication of outdoor comfort. Using environmental simulations, digital mapping, 3D models and virtual environments, students will visualise comfort conditions in different spatial and temporal scenarios, including daily and seasonal changes, to inform design-oriented solutions.
- Teacher: Joanna Badach
- Teacher: Paulina Bone
- Teacher: Justyna Borucka
- Teacher: Barbara Chomicka
