Projects | Studio | Awards
UG - BARCH - Studio - 4 | Spring 2023 | Hearth - An Architect’s Studio & Residence, Leh
  • Student Radhika Maitra
  • Code UUR20109
  • Faculty Architecture
  • Unit L2 Studio Unit
  • Tutor/s Ravi Kashyap,Hiten Chavda
  • TA Aesha Shah

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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  

Case Study: Zollverein School of Management & Design
Retrofitting: From Perth to Leh
Understanding Leh's climate through data and case studies
Passive Strategy Model: Finding out scientifically if thermal mass truly works
Program: Defining the clients and understanding anthropometry
Process: Tweaking the design according to Leh's climate
Final Design: Ground floor plan and Design strategies
Plans: Basement Plan and First Floor Plan
Section AA'
Axonometric Wall Section