CA1086017A - Dwelling for northern climates - Google Patents
Dwelling for northern climatesInfo
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- CA1086017A CA1086017A CA314,642A CA314642A CA1086017A CA 1086017 A CA1086017 A CA 1086017A CA 314642 A CA314642 A CA 314642A CA 1086017 A CA1086017 A CA 1086017A
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- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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- E04H1/02—Dwelling houses; Buildings for temporary habitation, e.g. summer houses
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Abstract
A dwelling for cold climates in the shape of a portion of a right circular cons cut along a longitudinal plane perpendicular to the base of the cone. The cons portion is laid on its aids and the longitudinal plane forms a floor for the dwelling, which is of triangular shape. The base wall of the dwelling is arc-shaped and is provided with a plurality of windows. The outside and inside surfaces of the roof and side walls of the dwelling converge in the direction of the apex portion of the dwelling. The dwelling is oriented such that its apex portion faces the direction of the prevailing winds, which are generally north or northwest in the cold regions, whereby the base wall faces the sun. There is a minimum heat loss due to the wind and the light rays entering the windows of the base well are reflected onto the floor by the inclined inside surfaces of the dwelling.
Description
The present invention relat0~ to housing and, more partic-ularly, to tho~e types of dwellings designell for habitakion in near-~ ! polar climates.
u Known dwellings prssent1y in use in polar climatea, espe-~....................................................................... .
t cially the far north, include prefabricated house~, mobile trailars ¦ and the indig~nous igloo, among oth~r~. All of thee~ basic typas of dwellings, oxcept the igloo, haue disadvantag~s in that thoy pr~ant vertical surfaces exposed to thH hi~ winds as well as extrem~ cold of the polar regions,resulting in great heat 1083~ Igloos are unsuitable for year-round use, since thay cannot be built in the shurt summer ssason.
- Accordingly, it i8 an object of the prssent ln~ntion to provide a dwelling for polar climatss having an eerodynamlc shape to ~inlmlze thu cooling effect of wind~
It lo anothar obfect of the pre~ent invent$on to provide a dwellin~ for polar climates adapted for year-roùnd u~e and which i8 rolatlvely inexpensive to build.
It i~ a further ob~ect of tha pr~sent inven~on to provide i ~ a dwelllng ~or polar climqtss whiah make~ u~e oY solar energy to ~0 provlde heat ~or the dwelllng.
- These and other ohja~ts and aduantaga~ of the present lnventlon will ba more readily appr~ci~ted by ref~rral to a pre~erred ~- ombo~lment of the invention ln accardance wlth th~ above-mention0d obJects in which the dwolling i~ in the form of a cone portion obtalned by cutting a right oircular cone along a longitudinal plane perpnndlcular to the ba~e of the oona. Sald oone portion i8 laid on lts old0 wlth ~aid plane formlng the floor of the dwelling and being triangular in ahape. Tha ba~e wall of tho dwalling la arc-shaped and, ~imilarly, the roof and sld~ wall~ of the dwelling hava an src~haped CEOss-~nCtiOn `` 3û both on the inside and outside sur~aca3 of the dwelling~ Said ~ .
surfaces con~erge towardo the apex portlon of the dwelling. Tho ba~e ``~ wall i8 provided with a plurality of windows. The dwelling i~ ori3nted ao that its apex portion ~ace~ the uncoming dlrection of the preualling wlnds in the North, noi~ally ncjrth or northwe~t. It fo110ws that the
u Known dwellings prssent1y in use in polar climatea, espe-~....................................................................... .
t cially the far north, include prefabricated house~, mobile trailars ¦ and the indig~nous igloo, among oth~r~. All of thee~ basic typas of dwellings, oxcept the igloo, haue disadvantag~s in that thoy pr~ant vertical surfaces exposed to thH hi~ winds as well as extrem~ cold of the polar regions,resulting in great heat 1083~ Igloos are unsuitable for year-round use, since thay cannot be built in the shurt summer ssason.
- Accordingly, it i8 an object of the prssent ln~ntion to provide a dwelling for polar climatss having an eerodynamlc shape to ~inlmlze thu cooling effect of wind~
It lo anothar obfect of the pre~ent invent$on to provide a dwellin~ for polar climates adapted for year-roùnd u~e and which i8 rolatlvely inexpensive to build.
It i~ a further ob~ect of tha pr~sent inven~on to provide i ~ a dwelllng ~or polar climqtss whiah make~ u~e oY solar energy to ~0 provlde heat ~or the dwelllng.
- These and other ohja~ts and aduantaga~ of the present lnventlon will ba more readily appr~ci~ted by ref~rral to a pre~erred ~- ombo~lment of the invention ln accardance wlth th~ above-mention0d obJects in which the dwolling i~ in the form of a cone portion obtalned by cutting a right oircular cone along a longitudinal plane perpnndlcular to the ba~e of the oona. Sald oone portion i8 laid on lts old0 wlth ~aid plane formlng the floor of the dwelling and being triangular in ahape. Tha ba~e wall of tho dwalling la arc-shaped and, ~imilarly, the roof and sld~ wall~ of the dwelling hava an src~haped CEOss-~nCtiOn `` 3û both on the inside and outside sur~aca3 of the dwelling~ Said ~ .
surfaces con~erge towardo the apex portlon of the dwelling. Tho ba~e ``~ wall i8 provided with a plurality of windows. The dwelling i~ ori3nted ao that its apex portion ~ace~ the uncoming dlrection of the preualling wlnds in the North, noi~ally ncjrth or northwe~t. It fo110ws that the
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. -base wall o~ the dwelling face~ the eun. Said ba~fl wall form~ sn ~-- arc, prefarably betwee~ 120 to 18û. Due to the inclination of the - insido surfaces of th~ dwelling with respect to the light ray~ entering ; 4~ through the window~ of the bags wall, the3a light rayg are reflected back onto tha ~loor and the eolar heat i8 trapped within l;he dwelling.
Thts heat entrapment i8 further enhanced by painting the celling and inner s~de surfeces of the d~elling with a light-re~lactlng palnt and ~- by Porming the floor o~ a dark light-absorbing colour. 501er collector~
can be dispo~ed in a mezz~nine formed in the dwelling.
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- 10 The above will be more clearly under~tood by referral to a preferr0d embodiment of the invention illu~tr~ted by way of the ac-compenying drawing~, in which:
Figure 1 i~ a top uiaw of the dw~lling;
Figure 2 i3 ~ front view of the leaward end ef the bllilding;
igur0 3 i8 a sidu view of the dwelling; and Figure 4 i~ a sectional view taken along line 4--4 of Figure 2.
It will be readily appreciatad that the rearwardly sloping roof and it~ arc-shaped cross-sectlonal form are stresm-lined to put up the laagt posuible reslstance to wind~. In ths Nurth, the dwellin~ would ~0 be orlentsd parallel to a north~w~st by south-west dirwtion, sinca th~t ,` i3 ths dlrection of ~he preualling winds th~r~.
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Referrlng to the drawings, the dwelllng ~hell 1 i9 in the - ohape of ~ cana portion obtained by outtlng a risht ciraular aone ~long "`1;,' longltudinal plan~ perpendicular to the baee o~ the cone. The rusultlng oone portion 1~ laid on its eide with sa$d longitudinal plane dafining tri~ngular Ploor portion 2. The cone portion al80 defines the ronf ond slde w~lls of the dwalling, which in turn form a r~r rounded apex portion 3 and c front base portion 4. It follo~ ~hst the out~ide and inslde surfaceu of the dw~lling all conv0rge toward ths 8peX portion ;~ 3û 3 ~nd they have sn aro-shapsd cross-section~ The inside surface~ of the dwelling are therefore inclined with re~pect to the basa wall 5.
When ~aen from the front, a~ ln Figure 2, tha front verticel base w~ll 5 ha~ a plurulity of ~nd~w~5' and i8 provid0d ~t both
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. -base wall o~ the dwelling face~ the eun. Said ba~fl wall form~ sn ~-- arc, prefarably betwee~ 120 to 18û. Due to the inclination of the - insido surfaces of th~ dwelling with respect to the light ray~ entering ; 4~ through the window~ of the bags wall, the3a light rayg are reflected back onto tha ~loor and the eolar heat i8 trapped within l;he dwelling.
Thts heat entrapment i8 further enhanced by painting the celling and inner s~de surfeces of the d~elling with a light-re~lactlng palnt and ~- by Porming the floor o~ a dark light-absorbing colour. 501er collector~
can be dispo~ed in a mezz~nine formed in the dwelling.
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- 10 The above will be more clearly under~tood by referral to a preferr0d embodiment of the invention illu~tr~ted by way of the ac-compenying drawing~, in which:
Figure 1 i~ a top uiaw of the dw~lling;
Figure 2 i3 ~ front view of the leaward end ef the bllilding;
igur0 3 i8 a sidu view of the dwelling; and Figure 4 i~ a sectional view taken along line 4--4 of Figure 2.
It will be readily appreciatad that the rearwardly sloping roof and it~ arc-shaped cross-sectlonal form are stresm-lined to put up the laagt posuible reslstance to wind~. In ths Nurth, the dwellin~ would ~0 be orlentsd parallel to a north~w~st by south-west dirwtion, sinca th~t ,` i3 ths dlrection of ~he preualling winds th~r~.
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Referrlng to the drawings, the dwelllng ~hell 1 i9 in the - ohape of ~ cana portion obtained by outtlng a risht ciraular aone ~long "`1;,' longltudinal plan~ perpendicular to the baee o~ the cone. The rusultlng oone portion 1~ laid on its eide with sa$d longitudinal plane dafining tri~ngular Ploor portion 2. The cone portion al80 defines the ronf ond slde w~lls of the dwalling, which in turn form a r~r rounded apex portion 3 and c front base portion 4. It follo~ ~hst the out~ide and inslde surfaceu of the dw~lling all conv0rge toward ths 8peX portion ;~ 3û 3 ~nd they have sn aro-shapsd cross-section~ The inside surface~ of the dwelling are therefore inclined with re~pect to the basa wall 5.
When ~aen from the front, a~ ln Figure 2, tha front verticel base w~ll 5 ha~ a plurulity of ~nd~w~5' and i8 provid0d ~t both
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~ end3 with door~ 6. Th~ windows ar~ o~ varied height and are ~0~th0kic-.: .
~, ally symmatrical with .tha lateral arc curuaturc of shell 1.
:, ~ Shnll 1 oan be ~ada of ror~crata or othar a~ltabl~ ~at-~ial.
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- . ._ . `1 , Durl~g the short s~mmer sea~on, the flower bod3 8 ~t the base o~ either sids o~ the dwall~ng ¢an bo used to pldnt floN~r9~ ~8 suggasted ln Fig. 2. In ~-Lr~er~ the e~rth o~ ~lo~ar bed~ provide~ h~at lnsulation at floor level~
- The arc of the 3h0.U st the fron~ o~ ~ho d~lling pro~0ct~
outwardly in a gradual curve ~ on ~ach ond, flaring outwardly at both ~ides of the arc to gradually dosc~nd to the ground. It is to b0 ~oted that -the aro is pre~rabl-~ betwa~n 120 and 180. The front edge of 8hell 1 is upwardly raarwardly inclined, as seen in Figure 2, to provlde 3ide ,~. 10 ~ortions 10 protruding forwardly ~rom vertical wall 5 to ~urther protect ~, the ~ame again~t the wind~
As shown in Fl~ures 4 sn~ 2~ every l~rindow 5~ is pro~rided . ~ wlth retr~ct~ble light shada~ 11 of the roller typ~. These shade~
~; can be partially or completely ~ n d~n in ~ rLndow to prorid~
mear!s for redblclng e~ces ~ve i}~tel:lBit3r of the ~ualighti~ido tho d~elliDg~
` especially in the 8 D er sea~on~ . i :~ . The interior ¢eilirlg surPace o~ sh~ll 1 i8 prefer~bly co~ered ~ith white light re~l~cti~e material or pai~t~ whffreby the 8un ra~s~
a9 shown in Figure 3, are r~flected from the ceiling a~d dovn to~ardJ
the floar and mezzanin~ 14 in~id~ the d~elling. The floar o~ the ~r~allng 1~ pr~forably mad~ or soma d~rk ~batan¢~ to ~urther retai~ thè ~U~1~8 h0at insido the dwelling. Mozzanino 14 aupports 301a~ collectora (not shown) whlch are part oP the h~atlng~syst~m for the d~ d line. It ia to bo noted that~ when sb~des 11 are dra~n~ ~ t.hin layer of in3ulatlng a$r ia for~ed bet~oen the outer surface of the sh~d3 and th~ i~ner surface of th0 gl&3 pane. The 9h~de~ 11 would 3ccor~iq~1y be dr~ at ~pproprlqt~ ti~a83 ;;
~uch ~9 ~ cold ~lnter right, a~ i~ knawn in the north~
;. It i~ to be noted that ~lth ~he apax of the trlangl~ orlented . to~srd~ the pr~vailing ~nds, thor~ iæ ~o pos~lbility ~r th~ ~lnd3 30 hitting squaro~y on th~ d~lliDg; thu~g heat 109~ i8 redUC0dt ~l~o, th~
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height of the frontal arch and its d~ggre0 af' cur~ature can b~ praci~ol~
calculated a~ a function o~ the l~titud~ wh~ra tha ~alling i3 to b~ built.
This ~ould ~clud~ takin3 lnto con~id~ation the highe~ zeni~h af tho sun in summar-time in such a ~ay that the dli;elling is built high enough to capture all the rays of the lo~ t~r sun and lo~ enough to provent e~ces~ive hoat inside tho d~elliDg *rom the high 6un o~ su~mer. ~180, the frontal arch could hav09 in front of it9 ~ree~ fDr shad~ in 8um~t~r~
and sunlight in winter.
owever, it 7Jould be app~e~ that the sun above cannot beat i: , the dw~ ng constan~ly--viz whall it i8 cloud~r or ~en it io ni~ht. To avoid tha cold~ som~ type o~ contral h~atihg sy~tam is provided including t the ab~v~-noted 90lar collector~.
~; Figure 1 sihows in d~shod ou~llne one possibla arrangement the int0rior spaco of the dw~lling~ rge laterally o~ ted roo~ i3 ~ located ln~ide the frontal arch and opan~ at ~he raar to a long longitud~nal - oorridor hsvi~g two additlonal t~iangular-~haped roo~s on elthffr side.
:~ Bet~een tho large lsterslly orl~t~d room and the t~o tria~g~lar room3 `~
- ~re flower or vegetablo ~arden~ 12 loc~ted ~o aa to ~ateh the ray~ o~ the ,;~un ~ sut~m~r a~d wint~r~
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~ end3 with door~ 6. Th~ windows ar~ o~ varied height and are ~0~th0kic-.: .
~, ally symmatrical with .tha lateral arc curuaturc of shell 1.
:, ~ Shnll 1 oan be ~ada of ror~crata or othar a~ltabl~ ~at-~ial.
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- . ._ . `1 , Durl~g the short s~mmer sea~on, the flower bod3 8 ~t the base o~ either sids o~ the dwall~ng ¢an bo used to pldnt floN~r9~ ~8 suggasted ln Fig. 2. In ~-Lr~er~ the e~rth o~ ~lo~ar bed~ provide~ h~at lnsulation at floor level~
- The arc of the 3h0.U st the fron~ o~ ~ho d~lling pro~0ct~
outwardly in a gradual curve ~ on ~ach ond, flaring outwardly at both ~ides of the arc to gradually dosc~nd to the ground. It is to b0 ~oted that -the aro is pre~rabl-~ betwa~n 120 and 180. The front edge of 8hell 1 is upwardly raarwardly inclined, as seen in Figure 2, to provlde 3ide ,~. 10 ~ortions 10 protruding forwardly ~rom vertical wall 5 to ~urther protect ~, the ~ame again~t the wind~
As shown in Fl~ures 4 sn~ 2~ every l~rindow 5~ is pro~rided . ~ wlth retr~ct~ble light shada~ 11 of the roller typ~. These shade~
~; can be partially or completely ~ n d~n in ~ rLndow to prorid~
mear!s for redblclng e~ces ~ve i}~tel:lBit3r of the ~ualighti~ido tho d~elliDg~
` especially in the 8 D er sea~on~ . i :~ . The interior ¢eilirlg surPace o~ sh~ll 1 i8 prefer~bly co~ered ~ith white light re~l~cti~e material or pai~t~ whffreby the 8un ra~s~
a9 shown in Figure 3, are r~flected from the ceiling a~d dovn to~ardJ
the floar and mezzanin~ 14 in~id~ the d~elling. The floar o~ the ~r~allng 1~ pr~forably mad~ or soma d~rk ~batan¢~ to ~urther retai~ thè ~U~1~8 h0at insido the dwelling. Mozzanino 14 aupports 301a~ collectora (not shown) whlch are part oP the h~atlng~syst~m for the d~ d line. It ia to bo noted that~ when sb~des 11 are dra~n~ ~ t.hin layer of in3ulatlng a$r ia for~ed bet~oen the outer surface of the sh~d3 and th~ i~ner surface of th0 gl&3 pane. The 9h~de~ 11 would 3ccor~iq~1y be dr~ at ~pproprlqt~ ti~a83 ;;
~uch ~9 ~ cold ~lnter right, a~ i~ knawn in the north~
;. It i~ to be noted that ~lth ~he apax of the trlangl~ orlented . to~srd~ the pr~vailing ~nds, thor~ iæ ~o pos~lbility ~r th~ ~lnd3 30 hitting squaro~y on th~ d~lliDg; thu~g heat 109~ i8 redUC0dt ~l~o, th~
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height of the frontal arch and its d~ggre0 af' cur~ature can b~ praci~ol~
calculated a~ a function o~ the l~titud~ wh~ra tha ~alling i3 to b~ built.
This ~ould ~clud~ takin3 lnto con~id~ation the highe~ zeni~h af tho sun in summar-time in such a ~ay that the dli;elling is built high enough to capture all the rays of the lo~ t~r sun and lo~ enough to provent e~ces~ive hoat inside tho d~elliDg *rom the high 6un o~ su~mer. ~180, the frontal arch could hav09 in front of it9 ~ree~ fDr shad~ in 8um~t~r~
and sunlight in winter.
owever, it 7Jould be app~e~ that the sun above cannot beat i: , the dw~ ng constan~ly--viz whall it i8 cloud~r or ~en it io ni~ht. To avoid tha cold~ som~ type o~ contral h~atihg sy~tam is provided including t the ab~v~-noted 90lar collector~.
~; Figure 1 sihows in d~shod ou~llne one possibla arrangement the int0rior spaco of the dw~lling~ rge laterally o~ ted roo~ i3 ~ located ln~ide the frontal arch and opan~ at ~he raar to a long longitud~nal - oorridor hsvi~g two additlonal t~iangular-~haped roo~s on elthffr side.
:~ Bet~een tho large lsterslly orl~t~d room and the t~o tria~g~lar room3 `~
- ~re flower or vegetablo ~arden~ 12 loc~ted ~o aa to ~ateh the ray~ o~ the ,;~un ~ sut~m~r a~d wint~r~
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Claims (4)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A dwelling for polar climates comprising a shell in the shape of a cone portion obtained by cutting a right circular cone along a longitudinal plane perpendicular to the base of the cone, said cone portion laid on its side with said longitudinal plane defining the floor of said dwelling, said floor being of triangular shape, said dwelling having an arc-shaped base wall at one end and an apex wall portion at its opposite end, the roof and side walls of said dwelling having a substantially arc-shaped cross-section, both at the inside and outside surfaces of said dwelling, said roof and side walls converging towards said floor and towards each other, respectively, in the direction of said apex wall portion, said base wall being provided with a plurality of windows, said shell adapted to be positionally oriented such that the apex wall portion faces north or northwest, which is the normal direction of oncoming prevailing winds at the geographical location of the dwelling, with said base wall facing the sun, whereby said dwelling presents outer surfaces which are inclined towards the direction of prevail-ing winds, and inside surfaces which are inclined relative to the prevailing direction of the solar rays entering said windows, causing reflection of said solar rays towards said floor.
2. A dwelling for polar climates as claimed in claim 1 wherein the celling of said shell is of a light-reflective colour and material, and the floor of the dwelling is made of dark material absorbent of heat and light.
3. A dwelling for polar climates as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of said windows has a retractable blind mounted adjacent their interior surface, such that a layer of air between said windows and said blind serves to insulate said vertical well when said blinds are drawn.
4. A dwelling for polar climates as claimed in claim 3, wherein said retractable blind is of the roller type.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA314,642A CA1086017A (en) | 1978-10-27 | 1978-10-27 | Dwelling for northern climates |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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