Ways To Attain Good Orientation In Residential Building

Housing And Space Management 3(2+1)

Lesson 08 :Orientation Of The Building Plan

Ways To Attain Good Orientation In Residential Building

  • House should be protected from sun’s direct heat by day and indirect one by night. House must admit the required amount of sunshine into it in the morning when it is very pleasant, and the intensity of the heat is less, and to minimize its duration and directness/intensity in the afternoon and evening when its rays are again likely to enter the house.
  • For this easiest way is to provide more opening towards east and less towards west. Sunlight can be obstructed by providing wide balconies, weather shades or overhanging roofs or to construct the roofs on the west at the depth of 3 – 4 feet from the exterior parapet of a terrace.
  • In hot – arid regions, the main problem in summer is to protect the house from sun’s heat and to keep the indoor cool i.e., lower temperature than the outside environment. The house may be oriented with the longer axis along north & south and provide windows in these directions, as it may minimize sun’s heat during summer.
  • Deep-plan buildings tend to be highly energy dependent. On the other hand, narrow plan construction is better suited to the application of natural ventilation and day-lighting. Rooms which are usually occupied by day i.e., living room and kitchen can be on north & east and all the bedrooms in the direction of prevailing wind. Large windows on southern side with projecting sunshade can prevent rain splashes.
  • Deep open verandahs or balconies towards the outer south and west minimizes heating up of the room walls and protects them from the heat of the afternoon sunshade or balconies towards the outer south and west minimizes heating up of the room walls and protects them from the heat of the afternoon sun.
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