VEX

HOUSE
INTRODUCTION
Architects : Chance de Silva
Location : Greater London, United
Kingdom
Category : Houses
Architect in Charge: Stephen Chance
Area : 115.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
SURROUNDINGS
URBAN AREA
Surroundings Surrounded by
green space area

Predominantly
Asphalt Road houses
Land Surface Temperature -
Kalo ada
MACROCLIMATE
AND
MICROCLIMATE
 Macroclimate

London, UK
Mild Climate
(warm and humid)
Microclimate
(Temperature)
 Microclimate
(Temperature)

Clapton, London,
UK

Mean annual temperatures for a

number of stations around
London
Microclimate
(Temperature)

Clapton, London,
UK

London ‘heat island’

(minimum temperatures in °C)
(mid-May: clear skies and
light winds).
Microclimate
(Precipitation)
Microclimate
(Precipitation)

Clapton, London,
UK

Mean annual rainfall totals for

a number of stations around
London.
SOIL TYPE

Cranfield University 2019. The Soils Guide.

Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield
University, UK. Last accessed 26/02/2019
FEN PEAT SOIL

Cranfield University 2019. The Soils Guide.

Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield
University, UK. Last accessed 26/02/2019
 FEN PEAT SOIL
CHARACTERISTICS
Texture : Peaty
Drainage : Naturally wet
Fertility : Mixed, very low to lime-rich
Land Cover : Arable and horticulture
Habitats : Wet fen and carr woodlands
Topsoil Carbon : Medium/High
Mostly Drains To : Local groundwater
Water Protection Issues
Cultivated soils are drained. Shallow groundwater and marginal ditches to most fields mean
that the water resource is vulnerable to pollution from nutrients applied to the land. Drainage
of peat containing sulphides will release extremely acid drainage water
General Cropping Guidance
Once drained, soils are suitable for arable and horticultural cropping but cultivation leads to
gradual loss of the peat through wind erosion and oxidation. Where sulphide is present,
extremely acid subsoil prevents rooting and leads to an irrigation requirement.
Microclimates around
Building
- Local wind Climate
- Surrounding areas and local terrain topography
- Building form, shape, height, location and orientation
- Landscapes (trees, fences, hedges)
- Effects of the proposed development on the surrounding pedestrians areas
- Construction stages of the buildings that form the scheme and surrounding
developments
DAYLIGHT
N

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Sun Path Diagram
Clapton, London, UK
Placement of Windows
WINDFLOW
ANALYSIS
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winds)
west or
GOING
DOWNSTAIRS
c
Section B-B
WINDOWS
TRIPLE GLAZING WINDOWS

Triple glazing windows or also

known as insulating glass (IG)
consists of three window panes
seperated by a vacuum or gas filled
space to reduce heat transfer. This
creates a nearly twice the insulation
as single glazed units. Once sealed
the unit becomes airtight
ENERGY SAVINGS

Airtight construction of glazed windows

creates thermal insulation. This
reduces the flow of incoming and
outgoing heat. Less energy is used to

LIMITED CONDENSATION

The air between the two panes of glass

and the airtight seal, prevents
condensation from building up by
blocking moisture in cold weather.

TRAP HEAT

During the winter months, the heat

trapping benefit is an advantage
Adding a ayer of glass increases the insulation value of your window. Each layer of glass traps a
significant amount of heat that passes through, increasing the windows protection against heat loss.

DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS TRIPLE GLAZED WINDOWS

MATERIAL
CONCRETE
Composition of Concrete
Stack heights:
A - Discharge into cavity should be avoided because re - entry
will occur.
Dispersion equations not applicable.
B - Discharge above cavity is good. Re -entry will be avoided,
but dispersion may be marginal
or poor from standpoint of air pollution. Dispersion equations
not applicable. C - Discharge above contour zone is best -- no
re - entry, maximum dispersion.

INSULATION
THERMAL PROPERTIES OF INSULATION
Upper and Lower Temperatures
Temperature Limits
Time Rate - steady heat flow- induced
by a unit temperature difference
Thermal Conductance (C) between body surfaces

Time Rate - steady heat flow- induced

Thermal Conductivity (K) by a unit temperature gradient in a
direction perpendicular to that unit area

Emissivity (E) Relative ability of its surface to emit

energy by radiation

Thermal Resistance (R)

Relative ability of its surface to emit
energy by radiation
Thermal Transmittance (U)
The overall conductance of heat flow
through an “assembly”
Thermal conductivity/ λ (lambda)  W  / m . K = 0.023–0.026(18)

Thermal resistance at 100mm K⋅m2/W = 4.50

Specific Heat Capacity J / (kg . K) = n/a

Density kg / m3 = 30 – 40

Thermal diffusivity m2/s = n/a

Embodied energy MJ/kg = 101 (17)

Vapour permeable: No

POLY
STYRENE
How to construct the insulations
board
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http://www.armacell.com/C1256AF100412A28/F/NT011B234A/$FILE/Condensati
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file:///Users/nathaniadella/Downloads/AcceptedmanuscriptSimkoetal.2017.pdf

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Britain/Weather.htm

http://www.shadyattia.net/academic/BioclimaticDesign/Lecture%2001.html

http://andrewmarsh.com/apps/staging/sunpath3d.html

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/mohippo/pdf/n/9/fact_sheet_
no._14.pdf