
Climate And
Urban Form
Study the Impact of Climate and Urban form of Diskit, Ladak to explore various ways of dealing with the repercussion of the issues pertaining to climate change and making provisions for future planning.


Diskit is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Nubra tehsil. The Diskit Monastery is located in this village.Diskit is one of the major towns in Nubra region of Ladakh. It is a popular destination for tourists and is situated around 118 km from Leh and 7 km from the town of Hunder. Situated on the banks of river Shyok, Diskit has many home-stay and guest house options that are open throughout the year. The main market is a small place with a few tiny restaurants.



Site Plan
Design Challenges
Requirements


To get all the answers we conducted several tests; We understood that maximum sunlight comes from the south, and therefore to keep our house warm we gave bigger windows on the south and south-west. We incorporated wooden flooring and all wooden furniture so that it absorbs all heat during the day and can emit out during night time. We also understood that the placements of interior affect a lot, as placing the bedroom over the kitchen kept the bedroom warm: also, because the chimney was passing through. The material that conducted least heat loss was plastic straw and so we concluded, building our studio with insulation of plastic straws. Plastic materials are also used in Ladakh to insulate their walls, as it is easily available and hard to recycle.
The intent of the first experiment was to test the durability of different materials in extreme cold conditions such as in Ladakh thereby striving to find what would be an ideal insulator for a house.
The second experiment focused on testing the ventilation and air movement of the design.


Resist
Heat Loss
Promote
Heat Gain
Resist
Wind
Earthquakes
& Landslides
Increasing
Precipitation
Bedroom
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Studio
Space
Washroom
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Kitchen
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Compost
Living Area
Store
Laundry

Sunlight
Layout
Insulation
Wood
Conducting Tests