5 Enhancing and Enjoying Nature
The structure and the space it defines impose a degree of control on the climate. To enjoy the climate there should be devices to soften the severe elements of heat, cold and humidity. Deep eaves, earth-covered roofs, wind passages and air-wells are some of the softening devices we employ. The imperative of our design process is to search for balance between a mechanically controlled environment and nature in architecture. Feeling hot or cold and being able to mark the changes of seasons within the structure is an important factor. From eons of living with nature, our bodies have evolved an internal awareness of the march of time. We want to design spaces that enhance our sensitivity to the events of the seasons, keeping the rhythm of our internal clock.
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