Life before Air-conditioning: Top Startling Ways Architectures Combat Heat

People already invented architectural innovations that kept them cool before there was even air-conditioning. To kill curiosity, here are the round-ups of ways structures were amazingly made with traditional air-condition features.

According to Treehugger, "local building is like local food," it means that people also adapt their structures according to their native environment and culture. In essence, all architectural designs pertaining to air-conditioning has its flavor depending on what place it's located.

In an example, Denmark's seaweed roof is a great substitution for air-conditioning. Eelgrasses are used in the area because of its versatility, and durability. For the Malay's designing their home with overhanging roofs and stilts combats heat and humidity.

The two vernacular architectural designs only show how people's creative when addressing to their need. Hence the invention of air-conditioning's urban technology which many is fond of everywhere today.

In another report by Accuweather, it also shared some architectural design ideas which commonly help people stay cool before. To take note, most of it is still being incorporated to building constructions because of its functionality.

Water fountains are what before the swimming pool of today. Most houses build this one to serve as their cooling place during the summer aside from its aesthetic purposes. The technology has also crept on this idea, "Evaporative cooler" or "Fountain Cooling" is what they call now on its revolutionary kind which is used in absence of air-conditioning.

Aside from the fountain, high ceilings are also incorporated in homes before. Through this ventilation is made better much like air-conditioning. Coupled with big windows, the older architect made sure that the rising air from the design would flow through it creating a more natural flow of freshening.

Lastly, front porches before aren't only for socialization. Without air-conditioning, people instead just stay outside to cool down giving relief from the heat.