How did buildings keep cool before the invention of air conditioning? As architects consider how to reduce the energy demands of new builds, some are turning to the past for simple, low-tech solutions.
And that is what Manit Rastogi of Morphogenesis Architects had to do because the budget for the Pearl Acadamy of Fashion did not allow for high investment & running costs. Now, at the height of summer, in the sweltering industrial suburbs of Jaipur in north-west India, the building remains 20 degrees cooler inside than out by drawing on Rajasthan's ancient architecture. So here old principles, like building orientation, external shading, natural ventilation, evaporative cooling, keep a modern building cool. But all "modern" architecture & construction everywhere can utilise "old" building priciples & materials to be more sustainable. CN
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDBMmOT0JM
Text : http://www.morphogenesis.org/data/projects/1004/project.pdf
And that is what Manit Rastogi of Morphogenesis Architects had to do because the budget for the Pearl Acadamy of Fashion did not allow for high investment & running costs. Now, at the height of summer, in the sweltering industrial suburbs of Jaipur in north-west India, the building remains 20 degrees cooler inside than out by drawing on Rajasthan's ancient architecture. So here old principles, like building orientation, external shading, natural ventilation, evaporative cooling, keep a modern building cool. But all "modern" architecture & construction everywhere can utilise "old" building priciples & materials to be more sustainable. CN
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCDBMmOT0JM
Text : http://www.morphogenesis.org/data/projects/1004/project.pdf