Lol it’s a totally normal question NS. Just the other day I was riding my bike and wondering what the suitable orientation of a building in a hot climate was.
Feb 10, 20 7:14 am ·
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Non Sequitur
It's a common dinner topic around here too. Just replace hot climate with freezing cold and tonnes of snow.
Feb 10, 20 8:30 am ·
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atelier nobody
What's a tonne? Is that like a ton? How many beers in a metric six-pack?
You can study how the Charleston, SC, residents coped with the same problem. The often oriented their buildings with the end toward the breeze so as to allow the wind to reach the houses behind them. They used full-length porches with multiple doors open to the porch, transom windows above the doors (inside and out) to allow breezes to go from room to room, high ceilings, and landscaping to provide for localized evaporative site cooling, and many other features. You could incorporate many of these items in the modern idiom.
Orientate the building so the long axis is running east/west. The south side of the building will be easiest to shade and you have an opportunity to collect diffused north light.
Feb 10, 20 9:36 am ·
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Non Sequitur
Would that not be the opposite if in Southern Hemisphere?
Feb 10, 20 9:39 am ·
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threeohdoor
North/South, up/down, black/white - who cares anymore?
Feb 10, 20 10:05 am ·
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Chad Miller
Don't try and force your predefined orientation rolls on me NS.
Suitable building orientation in a hot coastal city
Hello, what would be the best building orientation for a 3 story building in a coastal city, facts summary is:
- coastal city, but the lot is few km away from the beach
- Southern hemisphere, near the city of Fortaleza, Brazil
- Humidit pretty high all year long
- Prevailing winds direction from South-East
- Avg. temp are 21-32 all year long, and there are only two seasons in the year raining and non-raining
If it is a retangular building, for maximum climate confort which way is orientation is best?
When is your homework due?
Lol it’s a totally normal question NS. Just the other day I was riding my bike and wondering what the suitable orientation of a building in a hot climate was.
It's a common dinner topic around here too. Just replace hot climate with freezing cold and tonnes of snow.
What's a tonne? Is that like a ton? How many beers in a metric six-pack?
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You can study how the Charleston, SC, residents coped with the same problem. The often oriented their buildings with the end toward the breeze so as to allow the wind to reach the houses behind them. They used full-length porches with multiple doors open to the porch, transom windows above the doors (inside and out) to allow breezes to go from room to room, high ceilings, and landscaping to provide for localized evaporative site cooling, and many other features. You could incorporate many of these items in the modern idiom.
any building orientation is acceptable. it’s 2020, people! we no longer discriminate against a building’s orientation.
Gold star.
Orientate the building so the long axis is running east/west. The south side of the building will be easiest to shade and you have an opportunity to collect diffused north light.
Would that not be the opposite if in Southern Hemisphere?
North/South, up/down, black/white - who cares anymore?
Don't try and force your predefined orientation rolls on me NS.
Orientation is the least of your problems. Coastal cities will be under water in a few years.
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