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In the example you give, there’s no way of knowing if it’s been properly designed for Indian climate per given budget constraints. There appears to be windows
by pembrook 4y ago
In the example you give, there’s no way of knowing if it’s been properly designed for Indian climate per given budget constraints.
There appears to be windows on only 2 sides of the building, 1 of which is far enough inset to create significant shade.
Depending on what direction the building faces, this could in fact be optimal design for staying cool while still having windows.
Now, of course, the best design for staying cool would be an underground cave carved out of rock with no windows—-but is that really how we want to live?
There is no scalable home design that works without AC when temperatures regularly get to 100-120F with high humidity.
- wongarsu 4y agoI think this facade [1] demonstrates a better way to maximize shade, along with windows that are normal-sized instead of floor-to-ceiling. It doesn't look "modern", but it's a lot more practical 1: https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1600x900/p0cyz4dz.webp https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1600x900/p0cyz4dz.webp (yes, it's from the article)
- nisegami 4y ago>Now, of course, the best design for staying cool would be an underground cave carved out of rock with no windows—-but is that really how we want to live? Adding light and some ventilation is a lot less energy intensive than cooling
- SanjayMehta 4y agoCaves can get unbearably hot and humid here too.
- nisegami 4y agoThen you need to dig deeper
- Animatronio 4y agoNot too deep because you know what's there. I don't mean the balrog, rather infrastructure for water, sewage, etc. Granted that might not be the case on private property, and in India, but still. Where I live people sometimes cut underground power cables, water or nat gas.
- pas 4y agonot too deep though https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_gradient https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_gradient