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Climatic Design Priorities: Sustainable Housing Project in China
Climatic Design Priorities: Sustainable Housing Project in China
Climatic Design Priorities: Sustainable Housing Project in China
South-facing
36.1m 47.1m 50m 52.8m
wall Area
4 / 5 x 100
34,000
Problems
- North wing units do not receive
enough southern light.
- Privacy compromised between
north wings.
- Building plan exposes too much
34,200
surface to outside, increasing heat
loss.
- Too compact unit plan creates
poor natural ventilation within
units.
- Symmetry of plan does not consider
local climate conditions.(ie. west sun,
Original Block Plan north winds)
Scale:1/200
48,000
Improvement
- More compact design decreases
exterior surface area.
- Improvement of natural
cross ventilation.
- Privacy provided between
29,000
Scheme A
Scale:1/200
45,000
Features:
- A more compact form decreases
surface area of the building. This
greatly reduces heat loss thru
exterior walls.
- Service core at north of building
29,000
buffers residences from winter
winds.
- Each apt. has both south-facing
bedrooms & living areas.
Scheme B - Living areas contain sunspaces that
Scale:1/200 mediate extreme outdoor conditions.
- Deep closable niches between units
provide ventilation in summer and
act as buffer spaces in winter.
49,000
30,500
Scheme B’
Scale:1/200
A B
5 unit scheme A
57,000
A
Features:
- Building is divided into 5-story
cluster configurations.
- Each cluster contains a common
24,400
space for ventilation. This common
space allows for natural ventilation
of building in temperate seasons
thru the stack effect.
Scheme A_1 - Each unit has both south-facing
Scale:1/200 bedrooms & living areas.
A’
- Living areas contain sunspaces that
meditate extreme outdoor
conditions.
- Roof garden absorbes heat gain
from roof.
- Cross ventilation possible thru each
units.
Scheme A_2
Section A-A’
Scale:1/200
South Elevation
Scale:1/400
5 unit scheme B
53,000
Features:
- 2 floors / elevator stop (skip-stop).
- Maximum southern exposure.
- Minimum north expsure.
- Service core north-west buffer.
31,000
- Natural ventilation for common space.
- Avoids west exposure.
Scheme B
- upper level plan
Scale:1/200
- Diagram
- Axonometric
Features:
Typical/Luxury
- Sunspace / Solar buffer
- Stack ventilation
- Enlarged south-facing wall for living area
- Simplified floor plan for maximum air
Typical floor plan circulation
Scale:1/100
Penthouse
- Double-height sunspace/ living area
- South-facing terrace
- South-facing bedrooms
Penthouse Penthouse
floor plan 1 floor plan 2
- Ventilation
- Insulation
- Design 1
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Design 2
- Section 3
- Design 3