KNOW THE PAST / CHALLENGE THE PRESENT / CREATE THE FUTURE: DESIGN AND INNOVATION ACADEMY, AHMADABAD-INDIA
GRADUATION PROJECT Instuctors: C. Abdi Güzer, Lale Özgenel, Kadri Atabaş, Nadide Gür, Ece Yoltay D&I Academy Ahmedabad is the first world heritage city in India. It has a diverse and colorful culture . It has a hot semi-arid climate and a high amount of sunny days. Solutions for hot days vary in Indian architecture. One of them is using thick masonry or concrete wall . These walls help to cool the space, create shadow and control the air movement . Evaporative cooling also another feature that seen in Indian architecture. Neighboring countries solve this problem by using windcatchers . This system also resembles the evaporative cooling system of Indian architecture . I inspired these features and I designed series of walls that create wind corridors . Then I placed windcatchers end of the corridors and collected wind that created in the corridor. These walls also create shadows for open space activities which is an important part of Indian Culture. Also, I used these walls to ...