HOT AND DRY CLIMATE

ORIENTATION OF THE SUN

IN SUMMER
INTROVERTED BUILDING MORPHOLOGY N • In The North Side The Angle Of The Sun Is High.
• Courtyard In Many Shapes And Spatial • The Max Temperature Is 40 - 45 Degree Celsius .
Layout Was Popular To Create A Better
Inhabitable Microclimate
ORIENTATION OF BUILDING
• Orientation Of The Building Is In North South
• Courtyard Is A Social Space With An
Direction. The Larger Building Dimension
Environmental Function.
Should Face North And South (Generally,
• Windows And Balcony Faces Are More W E West Orientation Is The Worst: High Air
Inside The Building.
Temperature Combined With Strong Solar
• There Are Three Different Courtyards .
Radiation) The Optimum Orientation For
• Two Courtyards Contain Water Body .
Any Given Location Has To Be Determined
In Order To Achieve The Most Satisfactory
VEGETATION
Distribution Of Total Heat Gain And Loss In
• In west and east side most evergreen plants All Seasons.
Are planted to give permanent shade from sun. S
• Soil Is Very Loose And Sandy IN WINTER
• Low Humidity And Less Rain Fall Results • Sun Is At Low Angle
In Poor Vegetation. • The Temperature Is Between 5 – 25 Degree
• Only Thick Leaves And Thorny Plants Can Easily Survive Celsius.
Water body
SKY CONDETIONS
Here. there are two water bodies .
• Sky Is Normally Clear And Blue In This Type Of
• In the south side Deciduous Trees are planted for shading Water bodies are used in hot
Climate.
in summer and for sunlight in winter. and dry climate to maintain
• Some Times Dust Storms Fill Complete Sky.
the inside climate and
SOLAR RADIATIONS • And These Dusty Skies Create Unbearable
moisture.
• Solar Radiations Are Direct And Strong During Day Times. Glare.
• And These Often Escapes Into Open Clear Skies During Nights.

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING-III REMARKS DATE OF INTRO. NAME – SHAMMI MAURYA

2A AP- 201 6TH SEP 2021 ROLL – 03918001620
TOPIC -HOT AND DRY DATE OF SUB YR/SECTION- 2ND / B
CLIMATE 16TH SEP 2021 DELHI TECHNICAL CAMPUS
 HOT AND DRY CLIMATE
USING DOMES INSTEAD OF FLAT ROOFS WIND DIRECTION
Roofs In The Shape Of Domes For Closed
And Semi-open
Spaces:
Insolation, To Create
N
More Shadow And
Self- Shadowing, And
Increase Contact
With
The Outdoor Winds.
W E
The Dome ELONGATED ROOF
Shape Roofing Of Buildings In This Region Shading Of Buildings And Building Elements By
Has Some Thermo-physical Reasons As Well. Elongated roof Construction, High Building Parts
Due To Having Convex And Unbalanced
WINDOWS
S
Surface The Impact Angle Of Sunbeam On Minimum Window Areas Located, Particularly On The
Dome And Arched Roof Is Different From West Facing Facades: To Reduce The Afternoon Direct
One Point To Another, And A Part Of It Insolation And Indoor Glare . Few Small Windows Were Main Walls And Windows Should
Used Facing The Direction Of The Cooler Winds: To Face The Prevailing (Cool) Wind
Always Remains In Shade During Morning
Allow Some Ventilation And Avoid Glare . Generally In Direction In Order To Allow Maximum
And Afternoon Times, For This Reason The Cross-ventilation Of The Rooms.
Hot & Dry Regions Windows Are Small And Are Located
Curved Shape Is Suitable For Releasing And
In The Upper Parts Of Walls Just Near The Ceiling . • Wind speed is between 20-
Emitting Sunbeams And Waves During Night Although External Walls Do Not Have So Many 30km/hr in south west to north
And It Helps To The Night Cooling. Windows There Are So Many Of Them On The Yard direction.
Facing Internal Walls. Cross Ventilation Is Done By • Wind often change direction
These Windows. locally.

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING-III REMARKS DATE OF INTRO. NAME – SHAMMI MAURYA

2B AP- 201 6TH SEP 2021 ROLL – 03918001620
TOPIC -HOT AND DRY CLIMATE DATE OF SUB YR/SECTION- 2ND / B
16TH SEP 2021 DELHI TECHNICAL CAMPUS