Project 06 / Luxury residential · Thermal comfort

Luxury Apartment Air Conditioning Performance CFD Study

Air distribution assessed against the comfort expectations of a premium Type CP apartment.

Location: 22 Mary Avenue, Broadbeach, QLD
Project context: The Madeline · Developer: Mosaic Property Group · Building services: JHA Consulting Engineers · CFD instruction: Confidential

The Madeline tower exterior

Headline resultTarget average achieved

VerifiedFull apartment model

VerifiedTransient response

VerifiedDraft-risk review

The study

Capacity, distribution and draft risk assessed together.

Challenge

The most premium apartment configuration required uniform cooling across an architecturally complex layout—not simply adequate total cooling capacity.

Method

The transient model included occupancy, lighting, equipment, solar gains, outdoor air and infiltration. Temperature and velocity were reviewed across multiple occupied-zone sections.

Outcome

Cooling capacity and velocities were acceptable. The analysis identified remote zones where diffuser reach and mixing strategy were decisive to comfort quality.

Project library

Simulation views and result contours.

8 project visuals, including verified simulation outputs

Apartment temperature volume rendering for the luxury apartment ac CFD study — 01Apartment temperature volume rendering

Apartment velocity volume rendering for the luxury apartment ac CFD study — 02Apartment velocity volume rendering

Temperature through living zones for the luxury apartment ac CFD study — 03Temperature through living zones

Temperature through remote zones for the luxury apartment ac CFD study — 04Temperature through remote zones

Temperature at occupied level for the luxury apartment ac CFD study — 05Temperature at occupied level

Upper-level temperature contour for the luxury apartment ac CFD study — 06Upper-level temperature contour

The Madeline tower exterior render — 07The Madeline tower exterior Source: Mosaic Property Group

The Madeline coastal facade render — 08The Madeline coastal facade Source: Mosaic Property Group