Atrium Design in Hot and Dry Climates: Understanding the Influence of Achitectural Form Variation on Indoor Thermal Conditions
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.38027/ICCAUA2024EN0310Keywords:
Centralized Atrium, dynamic thermal simulation, hot and dry climate, architectural aspects, vertical temperature distributionAbstract
The atrium is becoming more prevalent in desert regions as a key architectural and functional element in the urban
landscape. In southern Algerian cities, we are observing an increasing integration of centralized atriums in public
buildings. However, this integration may have an impact on the indoor environmental conditions of the buildings. This
study investigates the influence of architectural aspects on the indoor thermal behavior of an existing centralized and
enclosed atrium in the hot and dry climate of Laghouat. The study analyzes the influence of tow parameters, namely
height and glazed area ratio, during summer season. The EDSL-Tas software for dynamic thermal simulation modeling
was used. The results revealed that the vertical temperature distribution in the atrium varies depending on its design,
as a result of incoming solar radiation.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Ph.D. Khalida Boussebci, Prof. Noureddine Zemmouri, Dr. Chafik Mahaya
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