CLIMATE

COOLING:

THERMAL MASS IN CEILING, WALLS AND FLOOR ABSORB HEAT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND RELEASES AT NIGHT.

WATER FEATURES COOL THE AIR

VENTILATION:

STACK VENTILATION IS CREATED BY THE ATRIUM SOLAR SHADING:

SOUTH SOLAR SHADING HAS BEEN CALCULATED AT A TOTAL WIDTH OF 3.84m (3 s.f.) AND HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO 10 EQUAL PARTS OF 0.384m (3 s.f,) AT 0.3m APART TO SHADE THE FACADE WHICH STOPS OVERHEATING.

HEATING:

INSULATION FROM DOUBLE THICK WALLS (0.5m) STORES AND RELEASES HEAT LARGE WINDOWS (3m TALL) ON THE FACADE ABSORB AND LET IN HEAT CREATING A GREENHOUSE EFFECT WARMING THE SPACE

DYNAMIC SOLAR SHADING:

SOUTH SOLAR SHADING CAN BE REMOVED TO LET IN MORE LIGHT IN THE WINTER.

MY MICRO CLIMATE HAS STAIRS WHICH LEADS DOWN NTO A POND CONNECTED TO THE RIVER THAT GO DOWN BY 1 m WHICH IS ACCOMPANIED BY A 15 m RAMP FOR DISABLED ACCESS TO ENABLE INCLUSIVITY IN THE SITE.THE LOWERED SURFACE CREATES THERMAL MASS AND WARMS THE SPACE;.