Mapping outdoor comfort for increasing environmental quality: a design proposal for Munich’s Viktualienmarkt

The environmental quality of public space is of determining importance for generating attractive urban spaces. The center of European historical cities is usually structured along market places that during the last centuries have partially shifted their function, still maintaining a high level of spatial quality and attractiveness. The present study investigates on the micro-climatic conditions that occur at present in the Viktualienmarkt in Munich’s city center and the impact of improving measures prefigured through simulation, designed to mitigate extreme climatic phenomena and to preserve livability through guaranteeing environmental qualities of such spaces.