Asian Architecture Presentation

1. Design Approach of Natural Air Ventilation to Achieve
Thermal Comfort in Glass Shed, Sekeping Serendah

2. Thermal Comfort
Conserve
Energy
Natural Air Ventilation
Material
Passive
Design
Vernacular/
Climatic Adaptation
Brick
Glass
Timber
Concrete
Steel
Orientation
Fenestration (Openings)
Massing
Malay Traditional Houses
Contextual Design
Thermal Comfort (Environmental Factors):
• Air Temperature
• Radiant Temperature
• Air Velocity
• Humidity
Concept Mapping

3. Research Question:
1. What is Thermal Comfort ? How to achieve Thermal Comfort ?
2. How does passive design promote natural air ventilation of
Glass Shed ?
3. What is the influence of vernacular Malay houses design to
Glass Shed ?
4. What type of local material are introduced and used in Glass
Shed to enhance ventilation or to achieve thermal comfort ?

4. Material :
Bricks
Steel
Concrete
Glass
Timber
Modern Material : Traditional Material :

5. Steel Furniture
-reduce visibility to fuse with surrounding
-allow air to flow through (reduce obstacle)
Steel Façade
-to absorb heat and provide shade
Clear Glass
-to allow maximum amount of natural
light coming in
-to celebrate the contextual view
Concrete and Bricks
-low thermal capacity
-water resistant
-heat insulator (maintain cool temprature)

6. Vernacular Design:
ref: Lim jee yuan, L.I.M. (1991). The Malay House: Rediscovering Malaysia's Indigenous Shelter System. Malaysia: Institut Masyarakat.

7. Cross and Stack Ventilation

8. ref: Lim jee yuan, L.I.M. (1991). The Malay House: Rediscovering Malaysia's Indigenous Shelter System. Malaysia: Institut Masyarakat.

9. Lourve Window and Casement Window

10. Opening and Orientation of the
building allow the ventilation to
work well

11. Conclusion:
The design of Glass Shed carried
the architectural language of
traditional malay houses yet by
using the new modern material,
the façade is polish and elegant
compare with traditional houses.
The climatic design adaptation is
pretty well pictured in Glass Shed
as they use different type of
window for the façade to control
ventilation and frame view to show
the essence of architecture.