Sustainable Homes by sahr farooq

SUSTAINABLE HOMES BY

The urban retreat Farm House, islamabad |abdullah khan architects

the eco house | kohat Farm House |abdullah khan architects

The regenerative home residence, peshawar |abdullah khan architects

november 2018|Collaboration

september 2018|project lead

MARCH 2018|project lead

House with the secret garden residential development, Islamabad |abdullah khan architects JANUARY 2019|project lead

THE URBAN RETREAT

FARM HOUSE| ABDULLAH KHAN ARCHITECTS NOVEMBER 2018 | IN COLLABERATION WITH SHAMS UL AIN

A private retrea climate. Designe with careful atte traditional susta

at designed in outskirts of Islamabad is a sensitive and a responsive solution to the ed around a courtyard, the project incorporates traditional sustainable initiatives ention to materials. The resulting form is a happy marriage of tactic knowledge of ainable techniques integrated into a contemporary home.

SUMMER SUN

WINTER SUN E

Active sun shading on south to reduce heat gains while keeping large opening for winter sun

GROUND FLOOR PL

House sits deep within the plot opening up the views to the front lawn

BACK ELEVATION

LAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Month of year

Jan

Feb

Dominant Wind Direction Average air temperature (Â°C)

Vegetation and water body lower surface and air temperature, cooling the air entering the house

SUMMER WIND AND VENTILATION

The building is natural by sources of heat wit

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

lly ventilated, cooler outside air is drawn into buildings at a lower level, it is warmed thin the building , and then rises through the central void in the building to vent out.

THE ECO-HOUSE | KOHAT FARM HOUSE | ABDULLAH KHAN ARCHITECTS SEPTEMBER 2018 | professional project | project lead

The p mech water

project attempts an uneasy marriage between culture, traditions, vernacular cooling hanisms and contemporary architecture. The idea of a traditional courtyard with a r body reinterpreted to meet the present-day life style of the residents.

Operable Louvers to control the solar gain

Over hangs and deep terraces to shade the windows

Large over hangs to shade the large south facing picture windows

shading mechanisms SECTION AA’

SECTION AA’

Waterfall

MASTER PLAN

Residence

Swimming Pool

Drop-Off

Gree

Recessed window combined with green courtyard to shade the window

en Wall

Minimizing the fenestrations on southern façade

Large over hang shading the window overlooking the lawn

SECTION BB’

Guard Room

Hujra

Parking

Staff Quarters

Aviary

Garden

Main Living & Dining Room

Living Room

Swimming Pool

Sit Out

Bed Room

Cooling living spaces through the phenomenon of water evaporation by designing the residence around a water body.

BHITTAI ROAD

ROOF PLAN

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first FLOOR

Sit Out

Living Room

Dining Room & Kitchen

Patio

Backyard

The evapo-transpiration of plants provide a significant cooling effect on the air, thus contributing to passive climate conditioning.

GROUND FLOOR

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

HUJRA (GUEST RESIDENCE) - SECTION BBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AXONOMETRIC

BASEMENT

the regenerative home Residence, peshawar | ABDULLAH KHAN ARCHITECTS march 2018 | professional project | project lead

Th den on imp

he project addressed the climatic and environmental negligence of an existing resince. Considering the immense impact, it has on the environment, the project focuses small interventions which aid to establishing micro climates attempting to reduce the pact of the building.

Using water body, vegetation and low-e glass to maintain comfortable built environment

MICRO CLIMATE MODERATORS

Shaded vegetated enclosure space facing south minimizes

adjacent to the main living s the solar heat gain

Green roof coupled with, vertical and horizontal shading devices keeps the rooms cool in summers while the apertures in the horizontal shading device allow for winter sun to enter the building

house with the secret gar

residential development , Islamabad| ABDULLAH KHAN ARC january 2019 | professional project | project lead

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CHITECTS

Each residential unit in the development is designed to express vernacular materials in contemporary aesthetics. Primary to the design ethos is a small garden, tucked behind a brick screen, hidden from the public eyes, not only serving the purpose of traditional private social spaces but also playing an important role in naturally lighting and ventilating the house.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

Skin is a traditional brick screen allowing natural ventilation

SKY LINE

MUMTY FLOOR PLAN

Sky lights and slit windows on northern Faรงade to allow the habitable spaces to be naturally lit natural

Large operable sky light ensures lighting and ventilation of the residence.

The void allows the light from skylight above to reach the lower level and warm air to rise up and be exhausted out from the operable skylight above. Ensuring good lighting and ventilation of the residence.

The residence is designed to have the wind draft entering through the brick screen pass through a green courtyard before it enters the living space. As the wind passes through the green courtyard it cools down, ensuring thermal comfort during the

AXONOMETRICS