Optimized Wind Environment in Campus Transitional Spaces: A Case Study of Kunming University of Science and Technology Office Building in Moderate Climate

Abstract

In the post-epidemic era, there is a growing demand for health-oriented spaces. In moderate climate regions (where the outdoors is warmer in the summer and cooler in the winter, neither to an extreme), external spaces offer a greater potential to create healthy and comfortable environment compared to internal spaces, with extended utilization periods. Transition spaces, a distinctive type of external space, are prevalent in numerous campus architectural designs; however, their utilization remains relatively unexplored. The quality of the physical environment in transition spaces plays a pivotal role in influencing people’s decision to stay or leave. This study, utilizing the office building at Kunming University of Science and Technology (Chenggong Campus) as a case study, focuses on creating a conducive wind environment within the transition space. Employing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation, the study analyzes contributing factors and proposes optimization strategies. The findings aim to serve as a valuable reference for the design of the transition spaces on university campuses in moderate climate regions, aligning with the heightened emphasis on health-conscious spatial planning in the contemporary era.