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    The Kaufmann House designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 features several architectural elements that provide natural cooling in the hot, dry climate of the California desert: 1) Large sliding glass doors open onto shaded patios with moveable metal fins that allow ventilation but protection from sandstorms. 2) Thick stone walls and a swimming pool help regulate indoor temperatures through thermal mass. 3) Interior and exterior spaces are seamlessly connected through an open floor plan and landscaping that blends the indoors with the outdoors.

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    The Kaufmann House designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 features several architectural elements that provide natural cooling in the hot, dry climate of the California desert: 1) Large sliding glass doors open onto shaded patios with moveable metal fins that allow ventilation but protection from sandstorms. 2) Thick stone walls and a swimming pool help regulate indoor temperatures through thermal mass. 3) Interior and exterior spaces are seamlessly connected through an open floor plan and landscaping that blends the indoors with the outdoors.

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    The Kaufmann House designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 features several architectural elements that provide natural cooling in the hot, dry climate of the California desert: 1) Large sliding glass doors open onto shaded patios with moveable metal fins that allow ventilation but protection from sandstorms. 2) Thick stone walls and a swimming pool help regulate indoor temperatures through thermal mass. 3) Interior and exterior spaces are seamlessly connected through an open floor plan and landscaping that blends the indoors with the outdoors.

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    The Kaufmann House designed by Richard Neutra in 1946 features several architectural elements that provide natural cooling in the hot, dry climate of the California desert: 1) Large sliding glass doors open onto shaded patios with moveable metal fins that allow ventilation but protection from sandstorms. 2) Thick stone walls and a swimming pool help regulate indoor temperatures through thermal mass. 3) Interior and exterior spaces are seamlessly connected through an open floor plan and landscaping that blends the indoors with the outdoors.

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    Richard Neutra

    KAUFMANN HOUSE - California

    Built in 1946, the boxy two-storey residence has many defining elements of modern
    architecture – a flat roof, pale exterior and shaded outdoor spaces – tailored to the arid
    climate of the California desert.
    Design of house
    1) This case study examines the
    architectural elements and
    materials of the Kaufmann
    Desert House and how they
    provide natural cooling systems
    in the harsh desert climate.

    2) The glass and steel make the


    house light, airy, and open, but it is
    the use of stone that solidifies the
    houses contextualrelationship.

    ▪Climate is particularly hot anddry.


    ▪Strong wind flow.
    ▪Strong winds often cause sand
    and dust storms in theregion.
    ▪The wind comes from the
    northwest, while the sun hits the
    house primarily from thesouth.
    The design of the
    house is quite
    simplistic.

    ▪First steel slab,


    second glass wall and a
    third noticeable
    material in the house
    is seen in the thick
    stone walls.

    Its prominent features


    include slatted metal
    walls, which create ❑With effective systems like natural
    breezy indoor-outdoor ventilation and the use of materials with high
    spaces alongside thermal mass, buildings in such a hot climate
    landscaping with large become more efficient and less money is
    boulders, cacti, palms wasted on air conditioning and other
    and sandy gardens. expensive cooling methods.
    Site context
    ❑ Desert landscaping is
    being provided all around
    the structure.

    ❑Swimming pool is placed


    in southern east side which
    reflects the entire structure
    & it also creates a
    microclimate.

    ❑Natural stone is used in


    the exterior and interior of
    the house which creates
    vivid effect that differ in
    smoothness other finishes.
    Kitchen
    Carport Guest Bedroom

    Utility

    Living Room
    Master Bedroom
    Northern Elevation

    Southern Elevation

    Western Elevation
    Built space
    ❑The house sits on an east-west axis,
    the other sits perpendicular or to the
    cardinal directions to expand the
    areas of residence.

    ❑The large sliding windows, whose


    bronze-colored blinds alleviated the
    silvery glow of the house, lead to an

    N
    open, adjacent courtyard in the living ❑The lounge area, shared with the
    room and in the master bedroom, dining room and more or less square,
    open to the pool. is at the center of thehouse.

    ❑The east wing is connected with ❑The south wing connects to the
    public sphere and includes a
    the living space of the north wing
    marquee and two long covered
    through a gallery that houses a
    walkways.
    bedroom suite.
    ❑In the west wing there is a kitchen,
    ❑In the north wing another corridor service spaces and rooms for staff
    opens along an outside patio that which can be reached by a deck
    leads to two otherrooms. "breezway".
    Unbuilt spaces
    Richard has intelligently placed
    swimming pool in south eastern
    side by which that portion also
    become a part of builtspace.

    ❑ It is the most iconic &


    recognizable aspects of thehouse.

    ❑It creates a composite balance of


    the overall design of thehouse.
    Swimming pool
    ❑Swimming pool gives a cohesive
    balance and harmony to the house ❑Before placing the swimming pool the
    because house alone is unbalance area was inactive and part of unbuilt
    and heavy as the wings are not space. And it also helps to keep the
    equally proportioned. surrounding atmosphere cool andcalm.
    Climatic Aspects
    Large sliding glass doors open
    onto patios that are lined
    with vertical, moveable metal
    fins. These slats enable the
    rooms to be shaded and
    cooled during extreme heat
    waves, and closed up during
    sandstorms
    Corridor view

    Pool view from Livingroom


    Bolder and desert trees (cactus) as a landscaping element
    Snap taken in 1947
    Ventilation Pathway

    Note :-

    1) Thick stone wall


    2) Ventilation
    Linkage between indoor andoutdoor
    space
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VMdnVdMCs

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