Using Every Tool to Design for Wind


Shaping the massing around the wind

A simple wind feasibility appraisal sketch, setting out the key factors that drive the wind microclimate for the site.
A simple wind feasibility appraisal sketch, setting out the key factors that drive the wind microclimate for the site.

Testing the emerging design

The eventual Whitehall Sidings design.
The eventual Whitehall Sidings design.

Turning complex airflow into practical advice

An interpretive sketch, summarising key findings from CFD modelling for ease of interpretation by the design team.
An interpretive sketch, summarising key findings from CFD modelling for ease of interpretation by the design team.

Verifying the developed design


What the CFD missed

Imagery from both CFD and wind tunnel test, including close-ups of flow-visualisation 'tuft' testing to verify the presence of a recirculation pattern. Together, both tools drive diagnosis of the cause and development of the solution to critical wind effects.
Imagery from both CFD and wind tunnel test, including close-ups of flow-visualisation ‘tuft’ testing to verify the presence of a recirculation pattern. Together, both tools drive diagnosis of the cause and development of the solution to critical wind effects.

From wind mitigation to place-making

A close-up of the final landscape concept.
A close-up of the final landscape concept.