AR3008 Climatic Design Procedures Syllabus:
AR3008 Climatic Design Procedures Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES
To introduce the procedure of climatic design of buildings.
To emphasize on the climatic significance of architectural “form”.
To learn through application; the understandings of climatic design in form of design exercises.
UNIT I SITE AND BUILDING FORM
Climatic data of a place: sourcing, analysing and inferring. Mahoney tables, periodic chart, Overheated periods, other climatically significant periods, activity charts of building. Site specific climatic factors; identification, listing and analysis. Land form and orientation – its effects on radiation and daylight. Open space and built form – its effects on radiation and air flow. Ground character. Climatic design of outdoor spaces and adjacent outdoor spaces – its design considerations; lowering surface temperature and air temperatures of outdoor spaces. Orientation of building; evaluation of best orientation, optimum orientation climatically. Form and proportion of the overall building and site. Exercises on analysis of the above aspects at different climatic conditions.
The geometrical form of building envelop and its climatic significance; varieties of form and its influence of heat gain and wind flow. Study of various roof forms and Study of various building form in plan, for various climatic conditions. Form and its relation to radiant and convective cooling. Optimum built form. Exercises on the application of the above understandings.
UNIT II FORM, MATERIAL AND HEAT FLOW
Form, material and heat flow. Selection of materials for climatic performance. U value and time lag calculations for various climatic situations. Homogenous material elements and Heterogeneous material elements Thermal properties of commonly used building materials. Thermal performance of some typical building section and building components. Exercises on the application of the above understandings.
UNIT III CLIMATIC DESIGN OF BUILDING ELEMENTS – I
Wall opening varieties. Wall opening design considering wind, light and heat gain. Orientation, Size, Position; its climatic significance. Protection and Control of wall openings. Sunshade and Louver design; its varieties, its performance optimization considering wind, light and heat. Exercises on design and detailing of wall openings for different of climatic conditions.
UNIT IV CLIMATIC DESIGN OF BUILDING ELEMENTS – II
Courtyards and its effect on heat gain and heat loss in building interiors. Form, scale and proportion of courtyards; their climatic effect. Courtyards and ventilation inside building. Exercises on design of courtyards for applying the understanding of above aspects. Verandahs, corridors and other transition spaces and their roles. Different varieties of roof openings; their climatic significance. Water bodies in building and evaporative cooling.
OUTCOME
An understanding of procedures involved in climatic design of buildings
An understanding on the significance of architectural “form”; climatically.
Ability to design and generate multiple iterations for various building elements climatically.
TEXTBOOKS
1. O.H. Koenigsberger and Others, ‘Manual of Tropical Housing and Building- Climatic Design’,`Orient Longman, Madras, India, 2010.
2. Arvind Krishnan, Szokolay et.al, ‘Climate Responsive Architecture- A Design Handbook For Energy Efficient Buildings’, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.
3. Bureau of Indian Standards IS 3792, ‘Hand book on Functional Requirements of Buildings other than Industrial Buildings- Part I – IV’, New Delhi,1987.
REFERENCES
1. Martin Evans, ‘Housing Climate and Comfort’, Architectural Press, London, 1980.
2. B. Givoni, Man, ‘Climate and Architecture’, Architectural Sciences Series, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, 1981.
3. B. Givoni, ‘Passive and Low Energy Cooling of building’, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York,1994.
4. Galloe Salam and Sayigh A.M.M, ‘Architecture, Comfort and Energy’, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford,1998.