slides on westin hotel, Xi'an

1. Asian architecture
project 1: case study presentation
chungwei jin
0313789

2. Strategiesto achievethermalcomfort usingmaterials,courtyards and
fenestrationsas the approach in westinhotel,xi’an

3. Researchquestions
1. What isthermalcomfort?
2. Howdoeschinesetraditionalarchitectureusematerials,courtyardsand
fenestrationstoachievethermalregulation?
3. Howdoesthecourtyardshelptoachievethermalregulationinwestin
xian?
4. Howdoesthematerialshelptoachievethermalregulationinwestinxian?
5. Howdoesthefenestrationshelptoachievethermalregulationinwestin
xian?

4. Thermal comfort
thermalcomfort is thecondition of mind of theusers of a
building thatexpresses satisfactionwiththe thermal
environment

5. COURTYARDS

6. “JUST ASWE TAKE ADVANTAGEOF WHATIS,
WE SHOULD RECOGNIZETHE USEFULNESS
OF WHATISNOT”
-NELSONWU

7. AT LEAST ONEOPEN SPACE.

8. CLIMATE AFFECTSPROPORTIONS OF ENCLOSED
STRUCTURES, TRANSITIONAL SPACES AND OPEN
SPACES.

9. NORTHSOUTH

10. Shaanxi style
siheyuan

12. Elongated+ narrow courtyards

13. Buildingsare placed closer together to blockintense
sunlightduringsummer

14. Tight structure + highwalls blockcoldwind during
winter

15. Sunkencourtyard

17. materials

18. Darkstuccoand stone claddedexterior
• Traditionallyused as bases of pillars to prevent the invasion of
termiteson the wooden pillars
• Has a highthermalmass
• releases heat during summer and stores heatduring winter
• Aids in regulatingtemperaturein thebuilding.

19. fenestration

21. • Thick walls creates egg crate shadingdevice.
• Windows are specially designed to be slantedfacing away
from direct sunlight.
• East and west facing walls have windows slanted at opposite
directions.

23. reference
1. R.g.knapp, (2005),chinese houses: the architectural heritage of nation,
singapore: tuttle publishing.
2. C.z.chen,h.x.pan& b.j.lu,(2008), chinese houses: A PICTORIAL TOUR OF
CHINA’S TRADITIONAL DWELLINGS, SHANGHAI:THE READER’S DIGEST
ASSOCIATION. INC.
3. Archdaily, (2015, may 30), Xi'an Westin Museum Hotel / Neri & Hu Design and
Research Office, retrieve from http://www.archdaily.com/386244/xi-an-westin-
museum-hotel-neri-and-hu