In Hurghada, the temperatures are around the comfort zone, leading to an important cooling period, but also a heating period, reached in winter. We will need to design a heating system but the most important is a cooling system. In fact, if we take into considerations the solar gains and the internal gains, the temperatures will rise, and the need of heating will not be so important, and some temperatures that were classified in the comfort zone will go into the cooling period.
Chapter 1 - Vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances.
The influences of the vernacular architecture will be:
- climate
- geography
- culture
- environment and materials
- labour skills
Arkhangelsk
Our first city is located in the north of Russia. Arkhangelsk lies in the Arctic Circle, at a point where the Northern Dvina River meets the White Sea. With its location, we can easily guess that the weather is really cold, with temperatures going from - 34°C in winter to 28°C in summer. With average temperatures of about -10°C in winter, the main issue is dealing with the cold in Arkhangelsk.
1.A first example: Sutyagin House