This study uses the method of “research through design” to develop landscape interventions that can be used to improve the thermal climate on the Paasberg in Arnhem. The focus is on the effect of downhill wind. The study implies that ventilation passages can transport cool wind from the slope towards the stream valley, thereby improving the thermal climate along the passage and in the stream valley. It would therefore be logical to create housing in the stream valley, where thermal comfort can be easily increased. However, this conflicts with the vision of the municipality of Arnhem, which states that no construction is allowed in the stream valley in order to preserve the nature and cultural history of the site. This study can therefore be used as a means to open the conversation about integrating thermal climate into urban design.

Location: Paasberg Arnhem