An integrated methodology for the simulation of buildings and open spaces interaction to define climate adaptive strategies: the case study of the Duchesca district in Naples, Italy

The research is motivated by the current shortage of theoretical methods and technological tools to investigate the relationship between the indoor and outdoor microclimates and to anticipate climate changes and their impact on urban environments. It has been defined a methodology that, making use of appropriate IT tools (ENVI-met, Ecotect Analisys, Grasshopper 3D), and exploiting the interoperability of their outputs, reveals the quantitative and qualitative impact of outdoor environmental conditions on indoor comfort. This goal is achieved by collecting the outputs of different simulations and environmental analyses into a single parametric virtual environment. The methodological process supports the definition of the urban regeneration project of the Duchesca district in Naples, Italy, showing how climate-adaptive design solutions for outer urban spaces to reduce thermal comfort (PMV) respectively by 61.5% in 2015 and 57.2% in 2050s, to ensure a simultaneous improvement of indoor comfort in the analysed building with a reduction of 80% in 2015 and 74% in 2050s.