واکاوی معیارهای مورفولوژی شهری همساز با اقلیم شهر شیراز مطالعه موردی محله تاریخی سنگ سیاه شیراز.

Climate-Adaptive Urban Morphology: A Case Study of the Sang-e-Siah Historical Neighborhood in Shiraz City.

The expansion of modern cities, the resulting environmental consequences, and the need to ensure human comfort in urban spaces have introduced new challenges for urban development designers. The morphological structure of cities, comprising patterns of streets, blocks, and urban areas, can significantly alter micro-climate conditions compared to macro-climate conditions, thereby influencing the thermal comfort of urban space users. Ancient Iranian architecture, known for its harmony with the macro climate, offers valuable insights through the historical textures of its cities, serving as threedimensional documents of climate-adaptive design solutions. This research focuses on the Sang-e-Siah historical neighborhood in Shiraz City, utilizing documentary and library studies, field surveys, and GIS software simulations to analyze historical morphological conditions compatible with Shiraz’s climate systematically. The findings reveal that the morphology of the Sang-e-Siah neighborhood, with its winding streets, high height-to-width ratios, limited sky visibility, semiopen spaces, complex block forms, and strategic building orientations, effectively mitigates hot afternoon radiation, blocks hot winds, and enhances shading and ventilation. These features collectively improve the thermal comfort of the area’s users. In conclusion, this study presents a design framework for climate-compatible urban morphology based on the historical context of Shiraz, offering guidelines to enhance thermal comfort in contemporary urban spaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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