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This document discusses the characteristics and design considerations for hot, arid climates. It begins by defining where these climates are typically located, including parts of India like Rajasthan and Gujarat. Key characteristics are then outlined, such as very hot temperatures that can exceed 50 degrees Celsius, low humidity between 10-50%, scarce rainfall of 50-150mm annually, and strong winds. Design aims to avoid hot sun and capture cool air. Concepts discussed include north-south orientation, thick external walls, small openings, courtyards, and use of light colors and materials that reflect heat. Construction techniques that can be used include wind towers, cavity walls, and double glazing.

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Hot, Arid and Semi-Arid Climate: Presented By

This document discusses the characteristics and design considerations for hot, arid climates. It begins by defining where these climates are typically located, including parts of India like Rajasthan and Gujarat. Key characteristics are then outlined, such as very hot temperatures that can exceed 50 degrees Celsius, low humidity between 10-50%, scarce rainfall of 50-150mm annually, and strong winds. Design aims to avoid hot sun and capture cool air. Concepts discussed include north-south orientation, thick external walls, small openings, courtyards, and use of light colors and materials that reflect heat. Construction techniques that can be used include wind towers, cavity walls, and double glazing.

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HOT, ARID AND SEMI-ARID

CLIMATE
PRESENTED BY:-
MANDEEP DALAL
NITIN GREWAL
PRASHANT
PRAVEEN
RIYA
GENERAL
WE ALL KNOW THAT OUR HABITAT/
BUILDINGS ETC ARE GREATELY
INFLUENCED BY MANY FACTORS AND
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR
AMONGST THEM IS CLIMATE OF THAT
PARTICULAR REGION/ AREA.
HOT AND ARID CLIMATE

THIS TYPE OF CLIMATE PREVAILS AROUND 15


DEGREE FROM EQUATOR IN THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE AND 30 DEGREES FROM EQUATOR IN
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
IN INDIA THIS TYPE OF
CLIMATE CAN BE
EXPERIANCED IN
RAJASTHAN, GUJRAT ,
MAHARASHTRA AND SOME
PARTS OF MADHYA
PRADESH AND KARNATKA
ALSO .
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
TEMPERATURE
IN THIS TYPE OF CLIMATE
TEMPERATURE IS USUALLY VERY HOT.
IT CAN VERY EASILY GO UPTO 50* AND
EVEN MORE IN SUMMERS.
THE DIFFRENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT TEMPERATURE IS VERY HIGH (15
TO 20 DEGREE CELSIES)
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
HUMIDITY
DUE TO VERY HOT AND HARSH SUN
RAYS.
HUMIDITY IS VERY LOW.
IT GENERALLY VARIES BETWEEN 10
TO 50 PERCENTAGE.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
PRECIPITATION

AS THE AIR IS TOTALLY HOT & DRY IN THIS


TYPE OF CLIMATE.

PRECIPITATION IS VERY LOW.

IT MAY VARY BETWEEN 50 TO 150 mm PER


YEAR.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
SKY CONDITIONS
SKY IS NORMALLY CLEAR AND BLUE
IN THIS TYPE OF CLIMATE.
SOME TIMES DUST STORMS FILL
COMPLETE SKY.
AND THESE DUSTY SKIES CREATE
UNBERABLE GLARE.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
SOLAR RADIATIONS

SOLAR RADIATIONS ARE DIRECT AND


STRONG DURING DAY TIMES.

AND THESE OFTEN ESCAPES INTO


OPEN CLEAR SKIES DURING NIGHTS.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
WIND
HIGH SPEED DUSTY WINDS ARE VERY
COMMON FOR THIS TYPE OF
CLIMATE.
WIND SPEED MAY VARY BETWEEN 20
TO 30 KILOMETER PER HOUR.
WIND OFTEN CHANGE DIRECTIONS
LOCALLY.
CHARACTERISTICS
OF HOT AND ARID CLIMATE
SOIL AND VEGETATION
SOIL IS VERY LOOSE AND SANDY
LOW HUMIDITY AND LESS RAIN FALL
RESULTS IN POOR VEGETATION.
ONLY THICK LEAVES AND THORNY
PLANTS CAN EASILY SURVIVE
HERE.
AIM WHILE DESIGNING
ARCHITECTS MAIN AIM IS TO AVOID
HOT SUN AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.
TO CAPTURE AS MUCH COOL AIR AS
POSSIBLE.
TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM
DUST STORMS.
PLANNING CONCEPTS
SITE DWELLINGS
HOT
WIND COOL
IRRIGATED WIND
AREA

DWELLINGS
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
ORIENTATION
1. NORTH SOUTH ORIENTATION BEST SUITS
FOR THIS TYPE OF CLIMATE AS IT
PROTECTS FROM MORNING AND EVENING
SOLAR RADIATIONS.
2. APART FROM THIS LOCAL SITE CONDITIONS
AND ITS SURROUNDINGS ALSO PLAYS
MAJOR ROLE IN DECIDING ORIENTATION .
3. BEDROOMS SHOULD BE ORIENTED TO
RECEIVE COOL NIGHT AIR.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
COURT THICK
YARD EXTERNAL
WITH WALLS
SMALL
TREE
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
WALLS
1.THE WALLS OF DAY TIME LIVING
AREAS SHOULD BE MADE OF HEAT
STORING MATERIALS SO THAT THESE
CAN STORE HEAT IN DAY TIME AND
KEEP THE INSIDE COOL AND RADIATE
HOT SOLAR RADIATION BACK IN TO
ATMOSPHERE DURING NIGHT.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
WALLS
2. EASTERN AND WESTERN WALLS
SHOULD BE SHADED WITH TREES
OR SOME OTHER SCREENS.
3. DOUBLE WALL CONSTRUCTION
WITH PROPER VENTILATION MAY
ALSO BE CONSTRUCTED ON
WESTERN SIDE.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
OPENINGS
1. EXTERNAL OPENINGS SHOULD BE
SMALL.
2.EASTERN AND WESTERN SIDE
WINDOWS SHOULD BE PROTECTED
BY TREES.
3.LARGE GLASS AREAS SHOULD BE
AVOIDED.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
OPENINGS
4. DEEP SUN SHADES ARE REQUIRED
TO SHADE WINDOWS EFFECTIVELY.
5. IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE,IF WE
SOME HOW ,SEPARATE OUR SUN
SHADES FROM MAIN STRUCTURE .
6. WINDOW SILL SHOULD BE HIGHER TO
PROVIDE DUST PROTECTION.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
OPENINGS
7. VENTILATORS SHOULD BE
PROVIDED TO DISSIPATE SOLAR OR
ANY OTHER HEAT TRAPPED NEAR
THE INNER CEILINGS.
8. WINDOWS SHOULD BE DEEP/
RECESSED INTO WALLS TO AVOID
HEAT AND GLARE.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
INTERIORS
1. LIGHT COOL COLOURS SHOULD BE
USED FOR INTERIORS .
2.SURFACES THAT MAY REFLECT
RADIATIONS SHOULD BE PAINTED
DARK TO REDUCE GLARING
EFFECT.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
EXTERIORS
1. DARK SURFACES SHOULD BE
AVOIDED AS THESE WOULD
ABSORB HEAT.
2.LIGHT COLOURED /SHINEY
REFLECTIVE SURFACES SHOULD
BE USED TO REFLECT SOLAR HEAT.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
EXTERIORS
3. PROVIDE AS MUCH GREEN
SURFACE AS POSSIBLE AS THIS WILL
COOL THE SURROUNDINGS.
4. AVOID HARD PAVED SURFACES AS
THESE MAY CREATE GLARE AND
RADIATE HEAT INSIDE THE BUILDING.
DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
EXTERIORS

HARD PAVED SURFACE


DESIGN / PLANNING
CONCEPTS
EXTERIORS
5.GLASS FACADE BUILDINGS SHOULD
BE PROVIDED WITH LARGE
VERANDAHAS IN FRONT OF GLASS
WALL TO CUT GLARE AND HEAT.
6. FACADE CAN BE TINTED TO REDUCE
EFFECT OF HEAT RADIATIONS AND
GLARE.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
USED FOR HOT ARID ZONES

SLIDE SHOWING WIND TOWER AT HIGHER LEVEL TO


CATCH DUST FREE WIND AND TRANSFER IT INTO
BUILDING.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
USED FOR HOT ARID ZONES
INNER WALL
OUTER
WALL CAVITY

CAVITY WALLS ALSO HELP IN LIMITING PENETRATION


OF SOLAR HEAT AND RADIATIONS INSIDE BUILDINGS.
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES USED FOR HOT
ARID ZONES
EXTERNAL INTERNAL GLASS
GLASS
GAP FILLED WITH
ARGON GAS

VERTICAL SECTION SHOWING DOUBLE GLAZED


WINDOWS WHICH LETS THE LIGHT COME IN AND KEEP
THE HEAT OUT.
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES USED FOR HOT
ARID ZONES
LOW HEAT EMITTING LIGHTING
DEVICES SHOULD BE USED INSIDE
BUILDING.
HEAT PRODUCING AREAS SHOULD
BE SEPARATED FROM MAIN
ACTIVITY AREAS.
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES USED FOR HOT
ARID ZONES

CONCRETE
HOLLOW
BLOCK

HOLLOW BLOCK CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE ALSO


HELP IN THERMAL INSULATION OF BUILDINGS.
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES USED FOR HOT
ARID ZONES

SOLAR
PANELS

HOT SOLAR RADIATIONS CAN BE CONVERTED IN


USEFULL ELECTRICITY BY USING PHOTOVOLTIC CELLS.
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES USED FOR HOT
ARID ZONES
INNER
SPACE OPEN
TO SKY &
WATER
BODY.

THIS DESIGN IS INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL COURTYARD


PLANNING.
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNIQUES USED FOR HOT
ARID ZONES

COVERED COLONADE PROVIDED FOR


COMFORTABLE MOVEMENTS.
DESIGN FOR HOT AND DRY CLIMATE
THANK YOU

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