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Article: Tropical umbrella: manipulating shade and skin, Yeang suggests ways to make energy-efficient tropical offices.
- Article from:
- The Architectural Review
- Article date:
- May 1, 2004
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Research by design is a critical factor in the ongoing evolution of Ken Yeang's architecture. Smaller projects are used to test ideas that are then selectively applied to skyscrapers and other large building types. In a series of projects dating from the early Roof-Roof House of 1984 and to the more recent Guthrie Pavilion (AR October 1998). Yeang has explored the notion of the umbrella roof, which he suggests is the ideal analogy for a roof in the tropics, being operable and directional to screen wind, sun and rain.
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The latest project to continue this investigation is Mutiara Mesiniaga, a five storey, no-frills office building in ...