Tropical Design

This architecture involves incorporating planning and design solutions into

the development to keep the interior temperature cool despite the hot and

humid climate.

• Interior Design

• Tropical Design

• Urban Design

• Vernacular Design

It is characterized by relatively high temperature, high

humidity and abundant rainfall.

• Climate

• Philippine Climate

• Tropical Climate

• Climatic Element

Warmest month in the Philippines occurs in ________.

• May

• April

• March

• June

It affects the country from July to September, is very warm and humid, occurs when warm

moist air flows over the country from southwest direction is characterized by heavy

rainfall that may last for a week.

• Northeast Monsoon

• Typhoon

• Rainfall

• Southwest Monsoon

Which among those mentioned is NOT a problem of areas with tropical climate?

• High Temperature Level

• Slow Wind Velocities

• Low Humidity Levels

• High Precipitation Levels during rainy days

Which should NOT be an objective in tropical climates?

• Maximize Heat Gain

• Maximize Ventilation

• Prevent unnecessary increase in humidity levels

• Have a good drainage systems to accommodate high annual precipitation

It is a low-energy design that uses a building’s morphology and construction to maintain a comfortable temperature within the building.

• Active Design

• Tropical Design

• Passive Design

These are best applied to the NORTH and SOUTH FACING SIDES of a building because the sun will hit these sides from a high altitude.

• Vertical Sunshades

• Horizontal Sunshades

• Vertical Fins

• Egg-Create Sunshades

These are best applied to EAST and WEST FACING SIDES of a building because the sun will hit these sides a low altitude and mostly from an oblique azimuth.

• Horizontal Sunshade

• Vertical Fins

• Sunshade

• Egg-Create Sunshade

Hot air or gas tends to rise within a vertical space. This draws in cooler air in lower levels of the space.

• Cross Ventilation

• Natural Ventilation

• Passive Cooling Wind

• Stack Effect