Architects are already looking into and developing self-cooling homes to help individuals in countries with excruciatingly hot summers find reprieve. Indian studio Samira Rathod Design Atelier produced one iteration of a self-cooling home called the Cool House. The building was “a direct response to the context, geography, and climate of its site in Bharuch, a city in Gujarat in western India with an extremely hot and arid summer climate.”
A number of design decisions contribute to the cooling properties of the home. For example, the windows face inward which helps with diffusing “sharp light” and bringing in the breeze. Samira Rathod Design Atelier also included vertical courtyards that start from the first floor to “allow light and air to reach the spaces within the building.
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