Radhika Maitra

AR2024

Harshness is a feature common to Leh’s rugged landscape and cold-dry climate, and its vernacular architecture shows how residents have come to deal with it. The climatic conditions that one has to tackle in such a cold desert-like climate are: - Extreme cold during winters, - Cold NE winds, - Ventilation and prevention of glare during August.  

This project aims to create a comfortable residence and workspace for an Architect and a Baker using Bioclimatic techniques and passive heating strategies. The following main strategies are used: 1. The bakery's chimney 2. Sunspaces 3. Trombe walls 4. Buffer spaces