Verandah / Engawa / Loggia
Buffer & transition spaces
Born in Iran (loggia), India (verandah), Japan (engawa), Fujian (covered porch).
How it works
A shaded in-between layer wraps the inhabited core, intercepting sun and rain before they reach living walls and providing a tempered 'outdoor room'.
In a modern home
Verandahs, deep balconies, shaded service edges acting as thermal buffers.
What it answers
Source
Transition spaces (verandah, engawa, loggia) as thermal buffers; Givoni, Man, Climate and Architecture.
Follow the threads
Projecting eave / sunshadeshares overheating, no shading, heavy rain→Narrow shaded streets & self-shading massshares overheating, no shading, cool→Overhanging balcony & deep verandahshares overheating, no shading, cool→Wetted vetiver screenshares overheating, no shading, cool→Interlocking terracotta roof tilesshares heavy rain, plan & form, cool→The courtyard houseshares overheating, plan & form, cool→