Shade, Breeze, Cooling

Noof group
Gran vía – San Antón
2026

Shade, Breeze, Cooling directly addresses the growing thermal vulnerability of public space, proposing an intervention capable of generating specific environmental conditions: shade, cooling and habitability. In response to rising temperatures and the intensification of heatwaves, the proposal sets out an artificial landscape that acts directly on the urban atmosphere.

Far from representing nature or simulating a garden, the project assembles structure, matter and water to actively modify the climatic conditions of its surroundings. Through a modular, economical and scalable system —based on dry assembly with standardised elements, timber boards and a suspended water-misting system— it forms a device capable of transforming the experience of the space.

The combination of artificial shade and evaporative cooling reduces direct solar radiation and lowers the perceived temperature, generating a distinct atmosphere within the city. The intervention thus shifts the focus from permanent form toward the climatic experience of the body.

Beneath its structure, public space becomes a place to stay, meet and rest. Rather than offering a definitive solution to urban overheating, the project proposes the possibility of modulating climate through reversible, accessible interventions, activating a shared environmental awareness and framing comfort as a collective question.