Architecture and Space Planning.  Sustainable Development.  Green Building.  Housing and Urban Development.  Commercial and Residential Architecture.  Home Design.  Interior Design

 The house was oriented to optimized solar exposure specifically for this Turkish site.  

• Passive cooling and heating strategies are used eliminate cooling costs and reduce heating.  This is done by manipulating  building orientation & forms in response to sun azimuth & altitude angles. We used deep southern overhangs, integral sun shading devices, and strategic window placement. Thus the winter sun penetrates the windows and the summer sun is  prevented.  

• A shaded water pond on the north facade allows the summer's prevailing winds to be cooled.  The long facade of the narrow open plan allows for cool air to enter the house and then is pulled up thermodynamically through a 2 1/2 story  circulation tower.

• Strategically located deciduous trees  off the eastern and western facade provide shade for the hot summer sun

• Winter sunlight  allowed to enter the house is absorbed by masonry materials and then radiated back into the space even after the sun has set.

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