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Originally Posted by sdm
Never experience is incorrect, i will correctly say for extended periods dependant upon the time of year.
The other study i would like to see is a wind study, as again with the placement and the southeasterly/northeast wind it would be interesting how the struture would interact along the street.
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Wind does seem like it might be an issue given the fact that the facade is mostly unbroken on the Argyle Street side.
Even if the buildings were much shorter (e.g. 8 storeys) they would block just about as much sun on Argyle, and during the nicest times of the year when the patios are used there tends to be a lot of light either way (not much shadowing in June, lots in December). Those patios are also busy at night when there is no sunlight either way. The sunlight issue is a little exaggerated and there's no way to preserve full light for the whole downtown area. This is part of why there are public spaces like the Citadel and Public Gardens.
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