Wind safety consideration of coastal tropical architecture

(Paper presented on INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COASTAL PLANNING, ARCHITECTURE & TOURISM , MANADO, 28 & 29 OCTOBER 2008)

Sangkertadi *)
Hieryko Manalip **)
Aristotulus Tungka *)

*) Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado
**) Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sam Ratulangi, Manado

Abstract
Tropical architecture placed in coastal area has to consider of wind behavior as part of concept of structure and its building envelope. Wind considerations do not just for fulfilling ventilation requirement. Building also has capacity to detain the strong coast wind. Extreme tropical wind like wind ‘barat’, tropical storm and hurricane which may blow to the coastal and shore area can cause the disaster and the damage of constructions and also result the big enough loss. Wind with heavy rains also can result the floods and pond around building and may cause of problems access to exit and enter into building and to neighborhood environment. This article emphasized to the principles of design especially for building installed in tropical coastal area. Wind factor influence the device of some of architectural elements : basic form, roofing, building sitting and also landscaping.

Keywords : tropical architecture, high wind, coastal design

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