Form follows climate

A naturally air-conditioned elderly community in Heerlen

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

X. Zheng Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. Snijders Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
R.R.J. van de Pas Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
E.J. van der Zaag Design of Constrution - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2019 Xiangyu Zheng
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Published Date

29-01-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The project is an elderly housing in Heerlen, the Netherlands. Since the elderly are vulnerable to climate change, It's aimed to offer them more options of social interaction by providing suitable climate for different functions. The rich climate hierarchy corresponding to spatial hierarchy is the key. Instead of common interior and exterior difference, more hierarchies of climate are created in both indoor and outdoor space. The natural air-conditioning system Earth,Wind and Fire and its principle are applior social interactioned for interior, and wind shelter effect is utilized for exterior space. As a result, elderly can always find their own comfortable zone in this building.