TROPICAL DESIGN - MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Any climatic condition in a relatively small area, within a few metres or less above and below the Earth’s surface and within canopies of vegetation.

• Macroclimate

• Microclimate

• Weather

• Climate

The term usually applies to the surfaces of terrestrial and glaciated environments, but it could also pertain to the surfaces of oceans and other bodies of water.

• Topography

• Snow Cap

• Microclimate

• Marine

Refers to the direction that a slope faces. This will determine how much solar radiation it receives, which in turn impacts upon temperature and shading.

• Slopes

• Terrain

• Soil Temperature

• Topography

Very high daytime temperatures, with very little precipitation and a short and mild season characterize this climate. Another important characteristic is a high diurnal temperature variation.

• Hot and Humid Climate

• Hot and Warm Climate

• Hot and Dry Climates

• Hot & Wet Climate

A building materials which is one of the poorest conductor of heat.

• Wood

• Concrete

• Sun Dried Bricks

• Bamboo

DEFINED BY THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTICULAR MATERIALS INDIGENOUS TO ITS PARTICULAR REGION AND REFLECTS LOCAL TRADITIONS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES.

• Tropical Architecture

• Filipino Architecture

• Vernacular Architecture

• Environmental Architecture

It is a branch of the architecture, the study of the climate of the oriented architecture the weather in a place where the mass of the building or group of buildings, and the impact or impact on the environmental link or influence on the tropical surroundings.

• Vernacular Design

• Environmental Design

• Urban Design

• Tropical Architecture

It is the strategic arrangement of elements in buildings and structures to respond to specific conditions of weather, sun and climate prevalent in the Tropic Region.

• Climatic Design

• Tropical Design

• Environmental Design

• Microclimate Design

a design that works with the environment to exclude unwanted heat or cold and take advantage of sun and breezes, therefore avoiding or minimizing the need for mechanical heating or cooling.

• Passive Cooling

• Natural Ventilation

• Cross Ventilation

• Passive Design

concerns the position of the building on the site as well as the arrangement of the rooms within it.

• Site Planning

• Space Planning

• Architecture

• Orientation