Gonçalo Roque Araújo

• MSc Architecture
• Researcher at Technical University of Lisbon

Nowadays, the large set of available simulation tools brings numerous benefits to urban and architectural practices. However, simulations often take a considerable amount of time to yield significant results, particularly when performing many simulations and with large models, as is typical in complex urban and architectural endeavors. Additionally...

Glazings systems are responsible for significant building gains and losses regarding energy and thermal loads. Thus, current research has converged on finding glazing solutions that minimize heating, cooling, and lighting needs. One example of innovative glazing systems is thermochromic glazings. These glazings change their optical and thermal prop...

Urban Building Energy Model (UBEM) approaches help analyze the energy performance of urban areas and predict the impact of different retrofit strategies. However, UBEM approaches require a high level of expertise and entail time-consuming simulations. These limitations hinder their successful application in designing and planning urban areas and su...

Passive design strategies aim at creating comfortable buildings while reducing their energy consumption. Simple strategies such as the correct orientation of the building, the correct design of the building's openings, or the correct sizing of the building's constituent parts (such as walls, ceilings, etc.) according to their material specificities...

Urbanization growth in developing countries raises concerns regarding these coun-tries' ability to consider slums, underdeveloped communities, and neighbourhoods in economic , health, and climatic goals. This research proposes a methodology that integrates algorithmic design and analysis strategies to define, study, and measure key parameters that...

Urbanization growth in developing countries is an undeniable reality that translates into concerns regarding these countries’ ability to include slums, underdeveloped communities, and neighborhoods in economic, health, and climatic goals. This research focuses on the integration of algorithmic design and analysis strategies to develop a methodology...

Urbanization growth in developing countries is an undeniable reality and translates into concerns regarding these countries' ability to include slums, underdeveloped communities, and neighborhoods in economic, health, and climatic goals. This research focuses on the development of algorithmic design and analysis strategies to compose a methodology...

The impacts of climate change and extreme weather events can be seen all around us, causing record-breaking damage. Such events, coupled with wars and social unrest, are resulting in people losing their homes at an unprecedented and growing rate, forcing them to rely on semi-permanent structures. To explore the design of these structures in extreme...

As urbanization rapidly increases towards concerning levels, new methodologies and approaches are required to shape future cities. This research combines passive design approaches with building performance simulation in the same algorithmic description, to highlight the bidirectional impact of the building and the urban context in which it is inser...

Nowadays, there are several simulation software for building performance analysis. Whether for energetic or structural analysis, these programs work as a powerful development and support tool for the design, concept, and execution of a project.

Shared bicycles have been around for a while and growing steadily in China. Recently, concept and volume of this new form of shared transportation vehicles captured a widespread attention and usage. This study is focused in two areas known as former French concession in Shanghai and in Xintiandi. Using one of the popular bicycle sharing app "Mobike...