LIGHT
Orientation of the building
The four long facades of the building can receive plenty of sunlight due to its orientation, more glazing will be used at these places
The pedestrians are the areas where sunlight get blocked
The width of the "street" in the middle is larger than 6 meters, which allows plenty of sunlight to enter and make the "street" a key space for the whole building.
Summer morning
Summer afternoon
Summer evening
Winter morning
Winter afternoon
Winter evening
Sefaira test shows that the building is mostly overlit, therefore more timber cladding will be added to provide shades for indoor area.
Different types of timber cladding patterns are generated from the privacy requirement and solar shading requirement of indoor space.
Light and Shadow study
AIR
The orientation of the building also increases airflow during summer
Bi-folding doors maximize the inlet area, which helps with the natural ventilation
WATER
An overview of rainwater harvesting strategy
1.5%
Slopes with 1.5% degree angle for rooftop lead water into roof gutters
Pervious pavement is a method used to collect rainwater and reduce rainwater runoff, this technique will be applied to the ground floor open-air area
Heat extraction in summer
Ground heating system
ground heating pipes will take over a very large area.
Night time cooling
Heat supply in winter
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