Climate & Context
Design and architecture projects that respond to climate conditions, environmental change, and local context.
Apartments and Climate Adaptation in Mumbai
This research investigates how Development Control Regulations (DCRs) have shaped apartment housing in Mumbai. It reveals that older apartments offer greater spatial flexibility for climate adaptation, while newer developments prioritise built-up area, reducing adaptability and long term climate resilience.
Organon Day Care
Organon is the name of this daycare that is a music instrument which use air for making music. Our project located in Iran, Yazd city which has hot and arid climate. The building has closed form, like the knotted fingers of a fist that breathes through the wind catchers whose main space is sheltered in the soil, may be a short definition of the design set.
SHUBH
consistent, well argued, good design
Absolutely fabulous! -Anshumali Saxena
Wonderful
Kid's Heaven Daycare
Our chosen location is in Yazd, Iran, which has a hot and arid climate, so the architectural design needed to reflect the extreme conditions of the location. The conditions include high temperature difference between day and night, as well as extreme temperature differences between summer and winter. The area is also prone to draught.
Consistent intelligent and holistic - very good!!
Well done
ok it is very good design .
Form follows : function - flexibility - climate
I love the attention to details you brought in your project. We can tell that you worked on the city scale, and human scale. The kids can developp their senses with the different materials and textures. The raw material really give an atmosphere to the place. The school with it's flexible playground is very fun for kids. Everyday they will fully experience the place and invent stories at each recreation. Well done for your quality work !
would sent my kids here, looks good should feel even better
The Expandables
Create a flexible closed space for kids that whenever weather is OK, merges with adjacent open spaces to create a larger area. A space that can change its form in accordance to airflow and other climatic parameters.
Innovative forward thinking concept and ideas presented and designed so you really believe it is possible- very well done
Climate Resilient Urban Development Strategies for a Mega City: Case of NCT of Delhi, India
Cities are victims as well as primary reason for climate change. They account for over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and shelter over 50% of the global population. The these finds the interplay of urbanization, natural environment and climate variability for the NCT of Delhi, at macro, meso and micro levels, both empirically and theoretically
the NEON culture
The concept was to create a recreational entertainment project, amidst the coast, experienced in the night -with a blend in ethnic and world cultures to give a very immersive, heightened sensorial experience to the user. The project is a merging point for arts, creativity and technology.
ICH: International Community Hub in Amsterdam
ICH conforms to The Czaar Peterbuurt area, and its environment, and to the needs of the people of Amsterdam’s city center and eastern dockyard too. its form does not imply the conventional understanding of form follows function, but comes with a more enhanced understanding of form follows community and environment.
The Panic Pillar and Museum of Climate Change
Unlike typical memorials which codify previous events, the climate memorial has the added expectation of influencing peoples actions for the future. The urgency required ignores past needs for architecture to be aesthetic; instead, it spatially demands the confrontation of the uncomfortable and critical, both by individuals and a watching global audience.
Seems like a lot of concrete used, and lot's of CO2 produced creating the underground facilities. I do like the sense of anxiety that this leaning post evokes. Does communicate a message of a threatening future. Perhaps the structural supports could be made with something that reacts with CO2 and eventually when earth is too polluted this thing just collapses?
GLACIER METAMORPHOSIS_Climate change and melting Alps
The Swiss glaciers as known as the water tower of Europe. Due to climate change the uneven glacial runoff due to melting, water shortage or drought is projected to occur more often. Also, the retreat induces a lot of hazards to the environment and ecosystem changing the landform and existing system. How to tackle the rising issue?
GLACIER METAMORPHOSIS_Climate change and melting A
The Swiss glaciers as known as the water tower of Europe. Due to climate change the uneven glacial runoff due to melting, water shortage or drought is projected to occur more often. Also, the retreat induces a lot of hazards to the environment and ecosystem changing the landform and existing system. How to tackle the rising issue?
Excellent and thorough research that transitions well and rounds up the design of the project. Well done on addressing such a pressing subject, climate change.
Excellent job!
Inspirational!
Form Follows Climate: Sanctuary, a Daycare Shaped Entirely by Climatic Logic
A timber-framed daycare facility in a dense urban plot uses sawtooth roofs, clay plaster, and wool insulation to achieve near self-sufficiency.
The Expandables: A Childcare Center That Breathes with the Climate
Expandable panels, wind-driven ventilation, and age-zoned planning let this arid-climate kindergarten shift between open and closed configurations.
Climatic Responsive Architecture – Sustainable Design In Arid Regions (Hot Desert Climate)
Sustainable design in arid regions demands a balance of macro and micro strategies. Macro analysis shows Saudi Arabia using advanced materials like GRC panels, terracotta, and steel brise soleils for insulation and solar control, while India relies on sandstone, jali screens, and lime plaster for natural cooling. Micro analysis highlights how fine-tuning materials, orientation, and thermal performance enhances climate resilience. The study concludes that sustainable design must integrate traditional wisdom with modern technologies to address climate change. Further research expands to regions like Algeria, Egypt, Taiwan, and the UAE, where vernacular and modern practices suggest future material innovations for extreme heat, water scarcity, and energy efficiency.
Form Follows Climate: Passive Design Principles Shape a Children's Learning Space in Mainz
Three stepped volumes, rammed earth cores, and thermal buffer zones create a climate-responsive kindergarten along the Rhine.
Climate Membrane: Timber Ribs and Circular Geometry Shield Children from Urban Pollution
A shortlisted Form Follows Climate entry proposes a wood-framed community dome that filters air, buffers seasons, and centers child safety.
Form Follows: Function, Flexibility, Climate: A School as Urban Refuge
Julien Picard's bioclimatic school for children aged 0 to 7 transforms a constrained urban plot into a sheltered learning landscape.
Intelligent incorporation of innovative systems creating good looking architectural expression - well done