An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives
Table 1 Skycourts benefits from multiple perspectives
Benefits of skycourts | Refs. | |
|---|---|---|
Environmental perspective | Allows light and air to infiltrate the interior spaces | Pomeroy (2013) |
Contributes to acoustic insulation | Kim et al. (2014) | |
Acts as a thermal barrier that reduces the effect of solar radiation and glare | Jahnkassim and Ip (1988) | |
Provides a comfortable indoor environment in terms of air temperature, relative humidity, and air velocity, and increases occupant satisfaction | Ismail et al. (2011) | |
Reduces heat gain in summer and reduces surface heat loss in winter | Castleton et al. (2010) | |
Social perspective | Promotes different levels of social interaction | Pomeroy (2013) |
Strengthening communication with the city | Yeang (1999) | |
Enhances daylight benefits the occupants’ health | Altomonte and Daylight and the Occupant, in: Vis. (2009) | |
Promotes helpful psychological changes, e.g., reducing stress and increasing pain tolerance | Burghardt et al. (2009) | |
Enhances residents’ satisfaction with their neighborhood and increases their sense of well-being | Kaplan (2001) | |
Economic perspective | Provides a space for communication between workers | Pomeroy (2007) |
Saves energy by reducing heating and cooling loads | Clements-Croome and Baizhan (2000) | |
Increases productivity by improving worker happiness and health | Miller et al. (2009) | |