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Design Office – Miami, FLNicole Collie, Zac Rott, & Kathleen Cox

Ramah Penghulu, Malaysia

• The characteristics of its locale is that is has a tropical climate, which is similar to ours in Miami.

• Their thermal response was to raise the building off the ground to allow wind to flow freely underneath it. • This allows it to cool the space above

• Creates a cool, shaded space underneath the building for outdoor living.

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Eastgate, Harare Zimbabwe

• Massive ventilation stacks that allow all the hot

air to escape through them, and leave the

space and keep it pretty cool. That’s pretty

cool!

• Cool air is let in through vents at the base of the

complex, and near the bottom of the curtain

wall in each room. After it warms, that air is then

released through the vent in the top corner of

each space into a large central shaft. This air

then travels to the large stacks that are on the

roof, and the air is exhausted from the building.

Program: Shopping Center/ Office block Architect: Mick PearceSource: Archnet.org

Brillhart House

• Building allows wind to go through freely, cooling down the space.• Allows for cross ventilation

• There are shading devices that are up when the sun is the most intense, and can be taken off when it begins to cool down.

Miami, FL

Program: HouseArchitect: Brillhart ArchitectureSource: ArchiExpo.com

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Bioclimatic Chart Plot

• There is no such thing as a comfortable moment in Miami. Though it is more comfortable in the winter time.

Climate Response Matrix

Spring WinterFallSummer

We have found that through the seasons the most comfortable time is in the Shade with wind, and the

least comfortable is in the Sun with no wind.

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Matrix Analysis

WinterSpring, Summer, Fall

Psychrometric Chart and Design Guidelines• It is very hot and very humid. Only

4.2% of the time is actually comfortable. 66.8% of the comfort comes from air cooling and dehumidification.

• During the winter, the natural air ventilation is preferable to the air conditioning systems because the climate is able to satisfy the comfortable level without additional A/C.

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Air temperature• The air temperature exceeds

comfort levels during the months between early May and mid-September.

• On a day-by-day basis, in the daytime between November and January the temperature does not exceed the comfort level; however, in the evening, the air is cooler than the comfort limits allow.

Timetable Plot• The cooling months: All months of the year.

• The heating months: Early Winter (just before sunset and just after sunrise) to early Spring.

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Wind Wheels

• During the summer, there is a lot of hot and humid air coming from the South-East.

October – March April – September

• During the winter, it is cooler and less humid. But still hot…. And still humid. Gross

Wind Diagrams • The wind in Miami is fairly

similar throughout the year. Most of the winds come from South East

• Moscow is the exact opposite, most of the winds come from the North West.

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Site Analysis

• Temperature: Over a course of an hour with DMOC (our HOBO friend) the temperature went down around 8 degrees.

• RH: It spiked around 10:01am. This could be due to the rain that started around this time.

• Light Intensity: Around 9:50 we left regular tree cover and came out into a clearing that covered most of the site. Due to this the lumens increased.

The fruit of DMOC’s labors

Site Selection• (1) Initially we thought about how hot and

humid Miami is, so when we visited we kept that in mind. We noticed the ragingwinds of the Palouse and the Kestrel Weather Meter confirmed that they were, in fact, raging. They most prominently passed along the top edge of the highest hillside in the South-West corner of the site. We assumed that the breeze would counteract the heat in Miami.

• (2) For the second spot, we thought about shade. Since there were a lot of trees surrounding the South-East corner of the site, we concluded that this would provide appropriate natural shading for the Miami climate.

• (3) For our final decision, we noticed the creek running down the south slope. Our hypothesis was that this natural steam would help cool the building from beneath. Ultimately we chose to take the best of all scenarios as pick a spot with access to the stream, exposure to the breezes and shading from the trees from the south.

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Conclusion