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Figure 3.1 - Map of Pippara Village with grid iron street pattern
from CLIMATE RESPONSIVE ARCHITECTURE INTEGRATING CLIMATIC CONSIDERATIONS AS AN PART OF PLANNING AND BUILD
3. Case Study
❖ Introduction
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All of the case studies are from the rural residential areas of the southern region of India, which contains warm and humid climate, and I've been researching traditional architecture using climate responsive design principles and applying my conceptual framework and parameters to learn more about the connections between them.
3.1 Case study 1 - Pippara village of West-Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
• Pippara is a traditional villages of Andhra Pradesh near Godavari River basin with a population of 7,719 (Census, 2011) it lies 120 kilometres east of the capital area borders of
Andhra Pradesh, at 16.716N, 81.555E, in the country's south-eastern corner. This village is located almost at the geographical centre of Andhra Pradesh state and possess rich culture and tradition. The majority of the settlements in this region have traditional architectural traits as a result of their location.
• The streets are laid out in a grid arrangement, as seen in Figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1 - Map of Pippara Village with grid iron street pattern
(Source – Google Earth)
3.1.1 Climate analysis
1) Rainfall
The months of August and July receive the greatest rain, with a total of 286.01mm.
2) The wind speed
The average wind speed has been indicated as 7-11 (km/h) and predominant wind experience light breeze in the eastern direction & from September through December. Winds are around 20-22 km/h on average.
3) Macro climatic detail
Annual average temperature raises from 26°C to 42°C in summer and 20°C to 34°C in winter. Relative humidity raises from 52% to 68%. By virtue of its location adjacent to the irrigation canal of river Godavari and location of water bodies at the centre results in the increase of relative humidity affecting microclimate.
3.1.2 Construction techniques
1) Description of a typical dwelling
The selected building typology is about 100 years old dwelling which extents up to 982 Sq. M. with 47.65% of ground coverage. This dwelling belongs to an agro based family with the total number of occupants extending up to 30 people. Roof structure of the dwelling is treated with traditional terracotta tiles and the whole dwelling has a raised plinth of 0.8 meters above the natural ground level as shown in the figure 3.3.
The house has a tiled roof and a 0.8m elevated plinth level above the natural ground level. The 'arugu,' a raised semi-covered platform in front of the home, links the outdoors and interior, enhancing family and community connections.
