Thermal regulation through additive manufacturing

Name

Adrian Rygh Brun

Education degree

Kandidat

Fagfelt

Architecture

Institute

Architecture and Technology

Program

Computation in Architecture

Year

2022

Natural ventilation in remote arid areas

Deserts cover 33% of land on earth, and expands along with population growth. 1/6 of humans lives in desert conditions - 5 million people die each year due to excessive heat/cold. Temperatures in northwestern Sahara fluctuates from 42°C during day, to 4°C at night. How could we inhabit desert areas, and regulate temperature in extremely hot/cold environments?

Windcatcher channels high altitude winds down to cooled water cellar. Air rises trough columns, and out of solar chimney/roof.

Inhabiting the desert

Windcatchers, thermal mass and cooled watercellar. All in 3D geometry - ready to be sent to a large scale printer.

exterior shade, interior ventilation and plan view. All in 3D geometry - ready to be sent to a large scale printer.

Elements: windcatcher, watercellar and solarchimney/thermal mass

Elements page

Workflow, methods and evaluations

The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals

Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s)