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Passive Design in Hot Humid Climates - IBD

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ARGUMENT<br />

The same th<strong>in</strong>g applies to architecture.<br />

Traditional architecture cleverly<br />

appreciate climate which <strong>in</strong> turn become<br />

part of the cultural understand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />

creat<strong>in</strong>g built form.<br />

For example, the construction<br />

technology depicted the available<br />

technology at that time but somehow<br />

illustrated an accurate prediction of<br />

controll<strong>in</strong>g, filter<strong>in</strong>g and respond<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

outdoor climate.<br />

The outdoor expressions were<br />

respond<strong>in</strong>g to the exposure of the<br />

build<strong>in</strong>g surfaces or envelopes and their<br />

aesthetic effect to the sunlight and even<br />

the sky condition.

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