The Effect of Enclosure Layout on Wind Environment in Chinese Classic Landscape Gardens: A Case Study of Beijing’s Summer Palace Ruins Garden

Research on the Summer Palace Ruins Garden reveals that enclosure layout significantly influences wind comfort and ventilation in classical Chinese landscape gardens. Key findings indicate that increasing the direction index of earthen hill spaces reduces wind speed and comfort but enhances ventilation, while higher density indices similarly decrease wind speed and comfort, improving airflow. Conversely, larger area indices boost wind speed, potentially enhancing comfort but risking poor ventilation. The study employed on-site measurements and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to analyze these effects, offering critical insights for optimizing wind environments in historic gardens like the Summer Palace.

Wang, Z., Wang, M., Wang, Y., Huang, T., Chen, J., & Liu, T. (2024). The Effect of Enclosure Layout on Wind Environment in Chinese Classic Landscape Gardens: A Case Study of Beijing’s Summer Palace Ruins Garden. Buildings, 14(1), 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14010280