I was fortunate enough to have a webcam chat with a Tropical Architect from back home (Townsville) who has worked on many residential designs, but recently works such as the Townsville hospital and Lavarack barracks.
Some points he thought should be stressed in the design include:
-Keep it open wherever possible… through ventilation is very important
-Use reduced height walls where walls are necessary
-Conventional windows should be avoided, there are many more suitable systems available that enable the opening to be fully utilised.
-Louvers allow controlled airflow – user can define their comfort
-Roller screens are great in cyclonic regions – stops debris from breaking glass or the like.
-Use materials that warm and cool quickly… i.e. avoid block work or other materials that work as heat-banks.
-You need to protect from the southern sun (Victorian and NSW architects often forget this). This will be during winter… but can still be very hot. Solution: verandas and/or eaves on the south.
-Use appropriate insulation in the ceiling and if possible high cathedral ceilings with roof lights or louvers to allow hot air to escape and maintain air flow
-Use reduced height walls where walls are necessary
-Conventional windows should be avoided, there are many more suitable systems available that enable the opening to be fully utilised.
-Louvers allow controlled airflow – user can define their comfort
-Roller screens are great in cyclonic regions – stops debris from breaking glass or the like.
-Use materials that warm and cool quickly… i.e. avoid block work or other materials that work as heat-banks.
-You need to protect from the southern sun (Victorian and NSW architects often forget this). This will be during winter… but can still be very hot. Solution: verandas and/or eaves on the south.
-Use appropriate insulation in the ceiling and if possible high cathedral ceilings with roof lights or louvers to allow hot air to escape and maintain air flow
He also gave me this very helpful link"
http://people.aapt.net.au/jclark19/designing-for-climate.pdf
This document addresses and defines different kinds of tropical environments and how you should design and build in each.
This pdf basically covers everything Richard has covered inSRT257 lectures, however applies it to a tropical scenario instead of a Victorian temperate one. From psychometry to ventilation, Martin Clark (a Troppo Architects architect) covers it.
He explores design conditions such as having a slab house or elevated house, and the situations in which each have their own merits.
Some bits and pieces are only really applicable to Townsville though (such as winds)
http://people.aapt.net.au/jclark19/designing-for-climate.pdf
This document addresses and defines different kinds of tropical environments and how you should design and build in each.
This pdf basically covers everything Richard has covered inSRT257 lectures, however applies it to a tropical scenario instead of a Victorian temperate one. From psychometry to ventilation, Martin Clark (a Troppo Architects architect) covers it.
He explores design conditions such as having a slab house or elevated house, and the situations in which each have their own merits.
Some bits and pieces are only really applicable to Townsville though (such as winds)
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