Climate Considerations Week - 4: Climatology (Rar - 309)
Climate Considerations Week - 4: Climatology (Rar - 309)
Climate Considerations Week - 4: Climatology (Rar - 309)
CLIMATE CONSIDERATIONS
WEEK -4
APEEJAY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND
AR. KANIKA VERMA 1
PLANNING
FACTORS AFFECTING CLIMATE
• macroclimate- largest
area of study, area
extends for 4 x 108 m2,
up to 6000 m vertically
• (continental in scale)
• mesoclimate- 103 m2 up
to 4 x 108 m2 in area
• (sub continental in scale)
• Local climate - a group
of microclimates that
characterize a specific
region; 103 to 108 m2 in
size
• Microclimate - the
smallest category 1 to
104 m2 in area
• An individual field or
park
APEEJAY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND
AR. KANIKA VERMA
PLANNING
IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE : REGIONAL, VERNACULAR,
TRADITIONAL & INDEGINOUS
IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE : REGIONAL, VERNACULAR,
TRADITIONAL & INDEGINOUS
Temperate : The summers are hot and humid and winters are cold. Topography is generally flat, allowing cold winter
winds to come in from the northwest and cool summer breezes to flow in from the southwest. The four seasons are
almost equally long. This housing maximizes flexibility in its design in order to be able to modify the envelope for
varying climatic conditions.
APEEJAY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND
AR. KANIKA VERMA
PLANNING
IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE : REGIONAL, VERNACULAR,
TRADITIONAL & INDEGINOUS
These buildings do not employ insulation and have very limited window openings so that
the sun cannot enter. They use reflective colours to keep it cool. Small windows also exclude
ventilation to avoid hot daytime air from entering the building.
APEEJAY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND
AR. KANIKA VERMA
PLANNING
IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE : REGIONAL, VERNACULAR,
TRADITIONAL & INDEGINOUS