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Badgirs, or windcatchers, guide air down from roof towers to ventilate and cool buildings in hot, dry climates.

Badgir / windcatcher

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The idea in context

A windcatcher is architecture that behaves like a lung. Vents catch moving air above the roof and pull it down into rooms or cisterns; in still weather, warm air rising can draw cooler air through shaded spaces. The lesson feels newly old: comfort can be designed with climate instead of only against it. Before the switch and compressor, there was section, shade, pressure and patience.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Bâdgirler, yani rüzgâr yakalayıcılar, sıcak ve kuru iklimlerde binaları havalandırmak ve serinletmek için havayı çatı kulelerinden aşağı yönlendirir.
Bâdgir / rüzgâr yakalayıcı

Rüzgâr yakalayıcı, akciğer gibi davranan mimaridir. Açıklıklar çatının üstündeki hareketli havayı yakalayıp odalara ya da sarnıçlara indirir; durgun havada ise yükselen sıcak hava, gölgeli alanlardan daha serin havayı çekebilir. Ders yeniden eski geliyor: Konfor yalnızca iklime karşı değil, iklimle birlikte de tasarlanabilir. Anahtar ve kompresörden önce kesit, gölge, basınç ve sabır vardı.

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