ADAPTUS - Adaptive Evacuation & Communal Hub

MBE241078 | 2024202501 | DESIGN PRE-THESIS 3

This study investigates the airflow distribution within Adaptus, an adaptive evacuation & communal hub in Kota Damansara, which facilitates a multipurpose respite hall to function as an efficient and comfortable evacuation centre during natural disasters or emergencies. The study explores how airflow patterns can affect air flow distribution and overall usability of the space during mass occupancy events.

Key research objectives include assessing the appropriate layout configuration of an evacuation hall which maximise air flow distribution in the designated compound, evaluating suitable and sufficient opening design of an evacuation tent that provides sufficient air flow distribution in an open plan and also to propose a flexible tent configuration that enables users to deploy as a module. The study uses a combination of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and field measurements to model and analyze airflow patterns.