Tropical climate architecture
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about tropical climate architecture
Project • By S&AA - Patrick Schweitzer & Associés Architectes • Primary Schools
Kangani School
creation of a modern, climate-addapted school
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Project • By Km Architecture Office • Private Houses
Long Thanh Villa
Designed and built after the Covid pandemic, Long Thanh Villa serves as a peaceful home inside the tropical garden for a retired couple. It was located with the intention of reconnecting with family and siblings, living close to nature, and enjoying the simple pleasures of old age.
Hiroyuki Oki
Hiroyuki Oki
Hiroyuki Oki
Hiroyuki Oki
Hiroyuki Oki
Hiroyuki Oki
Hiroyuki Oki
The shape of two rectangular blocks slided on top of each other with voids created by cutting the blocks to form small gardens interspersed within the overall large garden. It also creates buffer zones: corridors, wide porches, canopies, ... allowing the main rooms (kitchen, living room, and bedrooms) to have a wide view of the garden thr... More
News • News • 2 Jan 2023
Vietnam’s Wyndham Club House bridges modernity and tradition with a contemporary translation of vernacular brick architecture
In the coastal resort of Phu Quoc, Vietnam, the Wyndham Club House by MIA Design Studio offers an architecture that is both modern and traditional, making the most of the sun, the wind, grass, and water.
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Constructed with raw brick and exuding the precision of the local mason, the spacing of the brickwork provides excellent natural ventilation and soft sunlight filtering into the building, a prerequisite of architecture in tropical climates. At night, the building glows like a lantern when illuminated.
Trieu Chien
Inside the lobby space is a courtyard, another hallmark of tropical architecture. This courtyard brings daylight deep into the central portion of the building, where a reflecting pool that help... More