Keywords
The ideal climatic shape
Document Type
Original Study
Abstract
Climute imposes big impact on the life of human and his activities, among them his residence which if designed and executed suitably to the climate without additional artificial treatments, it will achieve the thermal comfort to the resident.Hence the idiom ,, climatic efficient residence" rises which means harmonizing the effective climatic factors (with using minimum amount of energy) leading to the " ideal climatic shape,, which is characterized by the receiving of minimum amount of thermal iaad in si[nmer and maximum amount of it in winter, this will effectively reduce energy consutnption. The ideal climatic shape implies, as well as, the geometrical tharacteristlc, the physical characteristic through the thermal behavior of its skin materials.These two characteristics were tackled in details to specify the practical dimensions and the received anergy by the ideat climatic shape ofthe house, this shape (that cannot be taken excluding the surrounding context, the general limitations and regulations), is leading to the concept of flexibility in the climatic and environmental design.
Recommended Citation
Yadco, Bahaa Issa
(2004)
"The ideal climatic shape of detazched houses in hot arid regions,"
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 6.
