Question

Design criteria of warm and humid climate

Answer 1

Climatic design recommendations for warm humid regions that don't fit appropriately to traditional compact urban zones are discussed in this chapter, by a case study of a housing building project located in the historic centre of Matanzas city in Cuba. Natural cross ventilation to take advantage of air velocity in getting comfort, and solar protection are the main design criteria traditionally proposed for warm humid climate. Usually, priority is given to natural ventilation related to design decisions, such as orientation and windows. However, the wind is the most variable climatic factor, also affected by the urban context, the architectural shape and even opening and closing windows and doors.