ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY

Ambition

According to the user category of this design, one of the design problems that I found to be related was the declining mental level of the people. The main purpose of this design was to find a solution to that problem. This is designed so that views are not blocked to solve the problem. The use of louvered swing windows allows for better ventilation inside each unit through cross ventilation, and the windows and light well are designed to allow light to enter each individual unit. Therefore, a good thermal comfort is created inside the building. There, the use of such environmental strategies raises the mental state of the people and thereby improves the quality of life.

Site Analysis

Plumbing Room

Plumbing Duct & Light well

Solar maintenance Room

Generator Room

Garbage chutes

Morning Direct sun 8 am

Resolution Of Building Services

Water supply - Water from the Drainage Board is used to meet the water requirement. The water coming from the road through the pipes is stored in a sump and the pressure pump is used to carry the water collected in the sump to the overhead tank at the top of the building. The water is distributed to all the units through pipes passing through the overhead tank.

Waste water recycling - Due to this design, a large area of land is allocated to the landscape area and a large amount of water is required to maintain it. There, this wastewater management is an important aspect that needs to be looked at critically. If this wastewater is used for maintenance without treatment it can be harmful to living organisms in the land. Therefore, the wastewater should be transmitted through anaerobic filters for treatment and then discharged into the environment.

Roof drainage & rain water harvesting- Here a rainwater harvesting system can be used to collect and store rainwater and reuse it. In this design, the collected rain water can be used for supply water to plant tuff and the toilet flushing system. The water collected on the roof of the apartment complex is piped to an underground tank below. The water in the sump is then pumped through a pipe to the units on each floor.

Waste management - The collection of organic waste and solid waste is done through the Colombo Municipal Council There are common spaces in this design where the organic waste & solid waste are placed in the garbage chutes installed near the lift lobby so that they go through the pipe of the garbage chutes into a room on the ground floor. The location is easily accessible to the municipal council vehicle.

Energy supply – The basic electricity requirement is provided by the Electricity Board. The solar panel on the roof of the housing complex also supplies electricity to the housing complex.