Abstract
This paper develops a hypothetical urban mass model for thermal comfort in the equatorial tropical outdoors, in response to the needfor high density living in the tropics and the increasing problem of urban heat-island. The shadow mask (“shadow umbrella”) that can shade a greater portion of urban outdoors by its very configuration is created by a CAD software (MicroStation) and made more attuned to tropical living by the use of vegetation. The use of water in climate amelioration is also considered.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 173-184 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Architectural Science Review |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Climale control
- Computer tided deign
- Tropiol building
- Urban deiign in he tropici
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
