Design principles of atrium buildings for the tropics

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Mohd. Hamdan, Mohamad Rasdi, Mohamad Tajuddin
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM 2000
• Subjects: NA Architecture
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29792/1/Mohd.HamdanAhmad2000_DesignPrinciplesofAtriumBuildingsFortheTropics.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29792/; http://www.penerbit.utm.my/cgi-bin/katalog/buku.cgi?id=40

Although atrium buildings are commonly found in modern public and commercial architecture in the world, there is little understanding about its design implications for environmental control for the tropics. From a simple climate modifier to provide light and ventilation in deep spaces or courtyards in traditional buildings of the past, the atrium is presently used as a glamorous architectural feature for purely aesthetic effects. Such attitude towards atrium design has serious financial implications on the energy loads of a building. This book contains an appraisal of atrium buildings in the tropics and sets out a guideline for the use of such element within the perspective of an energy conscious attitude.