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With such climatic extremes I gather that’s a very
deliberate strategy to cool, vent or close up the place
using the inherent flexibility of sliding windows, walls
and doors as double-glazed units.
Through habitation there is the capacity to adjust and
moderate how the building works in its specific location.
Enclosed integrated pelmets accommodate the installation
of window furnishing to improve thermal efficiency
in winter.
Do you consider this project part of a conscious unfolding
of your design work?
Its design is an evolution and investigation. Those are two
absolutely critical components to architecture. I think good
design is shaped by its place and serves many roles.
The outcome then can be successful on many levels as
a result of getting those other parts right.