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Arsitektur TropisKuliah AR 3100

Semester 1 – 2008 / 2009Wiwik D PratiwiNovember 2008

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Tropical architecture courseFundamentals for the courseThis course is offered to all students with no previous knowledge of design projectionand means of graphic expression, who want to learn about tropical design.

General objectiveLearn about architecture in the tropics, and develop the skill to analyze a particularsituation and be able to offer adequate design solutions that will guarantee a goodquality environment.

Instructive objectiveExercise the analysis capacity in order to draw conclusions and create design

solutions that will respond to specific conditions such as climate. To broaden the experience of learning and challenge the creative process through exposure, investigation, observation, experimentation, group analysis and general discussions.

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Specific Objectives:

To understand the need for adequate climatic design.

To enjoy the form and shape of architecture as a response to climate.

To study the interesting diversity that we find in the world due to the fact thatevery place, as each person, presents different characteristics and destinies.

Find the balance between globalization and local identity.

To learn from the richest treasure of the poor: their ingenuity. Restrictedresources, knowledge of land and climate as well as a rural tradition wheredomestic construction is passed on from one generation to another, resulted invernacular architecture that has a lot of useful application and meaning.

Familiarize the student with the various contemporary climate-related designcurrents around the world.

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Character - expression -global

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Themes and Contents

I. Tropical ClimateA. Climatic ZonesB. The geographic belt between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

1. Diversity of People2. Similarities in conditions

C. Vernacular response to climateD. Design with climate

II. Climatic ConditionsA. Climatic ElementsB. Climatic FactorsC. Classification of Tropical and warm climatesD. Local ClimateE. Bioclimatic Design

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Vernacular - tropical

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III. Concept of Comfort zoneA. Comfort FactorsB. How to meet the comfort zoneC. Design criteria to improve local conditions

1. Materials and their properties2. Thermal design and control3. Ventilation improvement4. Natural and artificial lighting

IV. Design with ClimateA. Site Analysis and Local ClimateB. Topography and VegetationC. Orientation and ShapeD. Technology

V. Environmental DesignA. Landscape ArchitectureB. Vernacular ArchitectureC. Energy Saving DesignD. Earth-sheltered architecture

Tropical Architecture: Themes and Contents

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Site Analysis and Local ClimateEast-West Building’s Location

December at 08.00-10.00

June at 08.00-10.00

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for tropical climatesA. Tropical Dry Climate1. Climatic characteristics2. Design recommendations and examples

B. Tropical Humid Climate1. Climatic conditions2. Design approach and examples

C. Equatorial Climate1. Climatic characteristics2. Design criteria, examples

D. Tropical Climate of Altitude1. Climatic conditions2. Adequate design and examples

E. Desert Climate1. Climatic characteristics2. Design proposals, examples

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Weather & climate

Sun and Latitude

Weather: the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

Climate: weather conditions in a geographic region over a long time.

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climates:Tropical humid climate • close to equator• generally warm and wet year-round• climate supports dense rain forests

Tropical wet and dry climate• farther from equator; north and south of the tropical

humid zone• warm wet season alternates with cooler, drier season• seasonal variation supports savannas: tropical

grasslands with scattered trees and shrubs

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Dry climate areas:

Two types: Arid: “dry” and Semiarid• generally centered about 30 degrees north

and south of equator• subtropical high-pressure zone causes

sinking dry air, with little rain• winters may be cold, summers very hot• hardy plants and animals

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