(Ebook) Mediterranean Morphologies in Hot Summer Conditions: Learning from France’s “Glorious Thirty” Holiday Housing by M.Sc. Marjan Sansen , Dr. Andrés Martínez , Dr. Philippe Devillers

(Ebook) Mediterranean Morphologies in Hot Summer Conditions: Learning from France’s “Glorious Thirty” Holiday Housing by M.Sc. Marjan Sansen , Dr. Andrés Martínez , Dr. Philippe Devillers

Climate change and rising temperatures lead to an air-conditioningproliferation in the summertime of the Mediterranean regions. This studylinks urban morphology to the microclimate. It claims that a lesson can bedrawn from holiday housing morphologies designed with an additiveapproach during the “Glorious Thirty”French coastal development (1946-75). It is based on a morphological analysis of four case studies, with on theone hand re-drawing and site visiting, on the other hand, assessment ofenvironmental performance through key parameters: Absolute Rugosity,Compactness Ratio, Building Density, Mineralization, Sky View Factor (SVF)and Height/Width (H/W) Ratio. Compared to literature reference values of atraditional courtyard morphology, the case studies are less compact and witha lower H/W Ratio (higher SVF), but they are less mineral than a historicmedieval city centre. This research contributes to the search for semi-collective alternatives (for example additive morphologies) to individualhousing in peri-urban areas, with high environmental performance in thesummertime. JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2021),5(1), 19-34.https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2021.v5n1-2