Research on planting arrangement of coconuts in Zhanjiang city under the climate adaptive design

Abstract

The essential factor that enables people to stay in the active space depends on whether the area can provide comfort to the human body. According to this theory, the climate-adaptive design will effectively improve space vitality. First of all, this paper analysis and summary the climate in Zhanjiang City based on the “golden section method,” obtaining that the comfort of Zhanjiang is dominated by thermal discomfort, and trees can improve the city’s thermal comfort level through shading. Then we established the sun’s orbit map and the trajectory model of coconut shadow changes and used the penetration threshold theory, the following coconut planting arrangement is derived: (1) when the planting quantity is less than or equal to seven or more than 608, there is a reserved space, and the planting arrangement of coconuts is compact; (2) when the number of coconuts is more than seven and less than 608, there will be no reserved space. Currently, the planting arrangement of coconuts is random, and the area of planting space units is less than or equal to 71. 6+x m2 (x is the number of coconuts). These findings will help the designer offer better guidelines for planting and improving the vitality of the space.