The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading
The existing built heritage is excessively energy intensive compared to the standards required by European policies that promote zero- or near-zero-energy buildings. Hence the need to promote a radical energy requalification of the existing stock through ad hoc solutions. In the modelling of buildin...
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| description | The existing built heritage is excessively energy intensive compared to the standards required by European policies that promote zero- or near-zero-energy buildings. Hence the need to promote a radical energy requalification of the existing stock through ad hoc solutions. In the modelling of buildings undergoing redevelopment, the boundary conditions considered by the designer are often underestimated, resulting in a digital model that does not perfectly adhere to reality, due to a lack of historical and documentary knowledge. The present work—which concerns the Santa Maria Micaela residential complex built in Valencia by architect Santiago Artal Ríos, a representative work of Spanish Modernism—aims to overcome this vulnus with modelling that also takes into account historical and archive information. The housing complex was studied using a multidisciplinary approach with historical–archival analyses and site surveys that allowed BIM modelling and localisation in a WEB-GIS platform. The modelling took into account the peculiarities of the original design (exposure, windiness, and shading) and data from historical research (stratigraphy of building elements, dimensions, types of materials). The energy simulation, on the other hand, referred to a representative dwelling unit of the complex, and using SolidWorks software the ventilation flows were evaluated, which made it possible to create a model that was more in keeping with reality and to more correctly identify the performance upgrading proposal. The energy improvement was then evaluated according to the hypothesised interventions using two different analysis methodologies, TerMus and CE3X, for direct comparison. The transposition into WebGIS then made it possible to assess the potential of a digital platform to enhance information sharing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-10ffe2607fa44a8e988098356b96639d2025-08-20T02:53:34ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-11-011412381910.3390/buildings14123819The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy UpgradingGiuseppe Angileri0Graziella Bernardo1Giuseppina Currò2Ornella Fiandaca3Fabio Minutoli4Luis Manuel Palmero Iglesias5Giovanni Francesco Russo6Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyDipartimento delle Culture Europee e del Mediterraneo, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, 75100 Matera, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyEscuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46000 Valencia, SpainDipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Messina, 98100 Messina, ItalyThe existing built heritage is excessively energy intensive compared to the standards required by European policies that promote zero- or near-zero-energy buildings. Hence the need to promote a radical energy requalification of the existing stock through ad hoc solutions. In the modelling of buildings undergoing redevelopment, the boundary conditions considered by the designer are often underestimated, resulting in a digital model that does not perfectly adhere to reality, due to a lack of historical and documentary knowledge. The present work—which concerns the Santa Maria Micaela residential complex built in Valencia by architect Santiago Artal Ríos, a representative work of Spanish Modernism—aims to overcome this vulnus with modelling that also takes into account historical and archive information. The housing complex was studied using a multidisciplinary approach with historical–archival analyses and site surveys that allowed BIM modelling and localisation in a WEB-GIS platform. The modelling took into account the peculiarities of the original design (exposure, windiness, and shading) and data from historical research (stratigraphy of building elements, dimensions, types of materials). The energy simulation, on the other hand, referred to a representative dwelling unit of the complex, and using SolidWorks software the ventilation flows were evaluated, which made it possible to create a model that was more in keeping with reality and to more correctly identify the performance upgrading proposal. The energy improvement was then evaluated according to the hypothesised interventions using two different analysis methodologies, TerMus and CE3X, for direct comparison. The transposition into WebGIS then made it possible to assess the potential of a digital platform to enhance information sharing.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/12/3819Santiago Artal RíosSanta Maria Micaela building complexsocial housingSpanish ModernismH-BIMWEB-GIS platform |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Angileri Graziella Bernardo Giuseppina Currò Ornella Fiandaca Fabio Minutoli Luis Manuel Palmero Iglesias Giovanni Francesco Russo The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading Buildings Santiago Artal Ríos Santa Maria Micaela building complex social housing Spanish Modernism H-BIM WEB-GIS platform |
| title | The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading |
| title_full | The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading |
| title_fullStr | The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading |
| title_short | The Santa María Micaela Residential Complex in Valencia (Spain) Study of the Original Design to Assess Its Bioclimatic Potentials for Energy Upgrading |
| title_sort | santa maria micaela residential complex in valencia spain study of the original design to assess its bioclimatic potentials for energy upgrading |
| topic | Santiago Artal Ríos Santa Maria Micaela building complex social housing Spanish Modernism H-BIM WEB-GIS platform |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/12/3819 |
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