Adaptable alteration design in geographic limited space

Abstract

Glass curtain wall atrium can provide the building with good lighting and sight-seeing, but since thermal property of glass is unstable, interior environment usually alters with the climate, air condition system is required to reach the comfortable level of body. Hangzhou is taken as a typical example in subtropical monsoon climate region to certificate the limitation of glass atrium use in the south of China. Zhejiang University is taken as the study case, through on spot research and computer simulation, adaptable alteration methods in shading, ventilation, heat insulation, cooling are used on traditional glass curtain wall atrium. Results were stimulated by professional software to improve the interior physical environment to the comfortable level. Complex design including technology and art, correspondence strategies should use in the space which has geographic limitation to break the restraint.