gorgeous.
http://blog.ounodesign.com/2009/01/21/brick-screen-wall-new-delhi-by-anagram-architects/
Showing posts with label ventilation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ventilation. Show all posts
Friday, October 2, 2009
American Screened Porches
If, in Thailand, walls don't really have to be walls...the screened porch comes to mind as a viable solution to allow for unobstructed views and insect management....and doesn't the first example even look Thai?
http://lovettconstruction.net/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/new_screen_porch.22391517_std.jpg
http://www.asastanford.com/wp-content/gallery/renovations/AnotherScreenPorch.JPG
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Brandhorst Museum in Munich, Germany (Hunter Douglas facade)
The museum's most striking feature is its facade, composed of 36,000 TERRART®-Baguette ceramic rods in an assortment of 23 custom colors.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the technical design of NBK's system is also dynamic, and uses the principles of a rainscreen, ventilated facade. Instead of being engineered as a relatively impervious layer, caulked and sealed against the weather, the facade features open vertical joints that allow free flow of air. The facade's ability to balance air pressure, along with a support system that drains rainwater away from cavities behind, discourages water from entering wall cavities.
In a recent architectural review, Jonathan Glancey of The Guardian had architect Matthias Sauerbruch describe his inspiration for the building: "'What we've tried to create,' says Sauerbruch, 'is a jewellery box that, hopefully, catches your eye and makes you want to see what's inside. And when you get inside, the jewellery is the art - and not the architecture.'" Glancey's own assessment is even more generous: "Sauerbruch is being too modest," he says. "The Brandhorst Museum is a jewel of a building, one that will greatly bolster Munich's growing cultural significance."
In a recent architectural review, Jonathan Glancey of The Guardian had architect Matthias Sauerbruch describe his inspiration for the building: "'What we've tried to create,' says Sauerbruch, 'is a jewellery box that, hopefully, catches your eye and makes you want to see what's inside. And when you get inside, the jewellery is the art - and not the architecture.'" Glancey's own assessment is even more generous: "Sauerbruch is being too modest," he says. "The Brandhorst Museum is a jewel of a building, one that will greatly bolster Munich's growing cultural significance."
could something similar be done at lower cost with plastic tubes/cylinders?
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Designing of a thai bio-climatic roof (paper)
I just came across this paper and thought the concept to be interesting, but not sure how it works...
Author(s)
WAEWSAK J. ; HIRUNLABH J. ; KHEDARI J.
Affiliation(s)
Energy Technology Division,
Abstract
This paper presents an innovative roof design. The roof is designed in response to the Tropical climate of
Thursday, October 23, 2008
'Colonial' Thai layering/ventilation
1. old hospital thailand07, 2. Savannakhet, 3. Phayathai Palace, Bangkok, 4. vimanmak-15, 5. Vimanmek Mansion, Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand, 6. By the way - 20A lot of times, there were really intricate wood carvings that worked as vents in the top of the wall, or transoms over doors...I can't find any of my pictures of these! :(
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
External wall screens
This 'cool' project in Alabama has got me thinking about different types of screen around covered spaces- particularly mobile screens that can be used to change the degree of privacy, as well as reducing sunlight, wind and rain. Curtains/drapes? and/or sliding screens, and/or rotating slats? Roll up blinds, fold out awnings etc
.This is the Jim Thomson office building in BKK with some attractive sliding screens etc
This is in N BKK, near Don Meuang- fixed screens that soften the light and provide some security.
This is part of a rich Thai tradition- here's a louvred screen in a house near the river in BKK- maximum ventilation with total privacy.
I like the way these awnings soften the light. Can we find other examples
including screens or drapes that have a decorative/symbolic function?
Monday, October 20, 2008
Roof Images cont'd
Here's another example of a recent linear raised ridge vent roof.
And a stepped pyramid roof on an old farm building near Chiang Rai.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Alternative Roof Forms for large Thai buildings
Hi Valerie,
Thanks so much for the solar model studies. I think this whole question of an appropriate roof form is going to be a major challenge for us. Here are some preliminary thoughts:
LOWER PITCHED ROOFS
- not very Thai, but are there precedents?
- lighter loads on the structure per m2
- shorter columns
- greater wind uplift
- greater risk of leaks
HIGHER PITCHED ROOFS
- more Thai, greater 'presence'
- scope for attics/mezzanine floors within roof space
- High walls or windows under high roof eaves (in gable walls, or high walls under mono-pitch roofs), adding cost and maintenance issues, but enabling better high level ventilation and daylight.
- Greater overhang and/or sun screens required on north side (assuming this is the higher
side in a mono-pitched structure) to protect facade from direct sunlight
- larger cross-walls required, with greater cost, need for piers or other stiffening
ISSUES FOR ALL ROOFS
- design of roof eaves on high and low sides of monopitch roofs to reduce wind turbulence and encourage cross ventilation.
- what is the optimum pitch of a monopitch roof to encourage cross-ventilation? This will need to take account of different conditions at different times of day and year. How is the 'stack effect' of such a roof reduced by thermal insulation in the roof? Maybe it's important to distinguish between quilt insulation and foil insulation (ie reduce UV transmission
rather than conducted heat).
-how is cross-ventilation effected by the width of a building, relative size of windward and leeward ventilation openings etc?
-How many of these variables can be tested by computer modelling?
Thanks so much for the solar model studies. I think this whole question of an appropriate roof form is going to be a major challenge for us. Here are some preliminary thoughts:
LOWER PITCHED ROOFS
- not very Thai, but are there precedents?
- lighter loads on the structure per m2
- shorter columns
- greater wind uplift
- greater risk of leaks
HIGHER PITCHED ROOFS
- more Thai, greater 'presence'
- scope for attics/mezzanine floors within roof space
- High walls or windows under high roof eaves (in gable walls, or high walls under mono-pitch roofs), adding cost and maintenance issues, but enabling better high level ventilation and daylight.
- Greater overhang and/or sun screens required on north side (assuming this is the higher
side in a mono-pitched structure) to protect facade from direct sunlight
- larger cross-walls required, with greater cost, need for piers or other stiffening
ISSUES FOR ALL ROOFS
- design of roof eaves on high and low sides of monopitch roofs to reduce wind turbulence and encourage cross ventilation.
- what is the optimum pitch of a monopitch roof to encourage cross-ventilation? This will need to take account of different conditions at different times of day and year. How is the 'stack effect' of such a roof reduced by thermal insulation in the roof? Maybe it's important to distinguish between quilt insulation and foil insulation (ie reduce UV transmission
rather than conducted heat).
-how is cross-ventilation effected by the width of a building, relative size of windward and leeward ventilation openings etc?
-How many of these variables can be tested by computer modelling?
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