Wednesday, March 16, 2016

80. Hanging out with AC's

AC's have become so ubiquitous to our everyday lives. Sometimes they just hang around in the background. Who knows, they may be able to provide some company during those cold days.

Pool Party AC

Rooftop Dining AC
Smoking Section AC

79. Safety in numbers

Maybe there is safety in numbers. Would grouping these guys make it look like just one big AC? Similar to how zebras run together making them look like one giant animal? Either ways, these buildings aren't afraid to show their capacity to cool the micro climate.

Somewhere in Makati, Philippines. Thanks to our friend Tengal for pointing this out.

Spotted in Cebu City, Philippines
When these things are organized neatly, they don't look that bad... What do you think?

Saturday, August 1, 2015

78. Clothes drying, part 3

Air-con manufacturers, this could be a thing...


The real question here is, how did they get the clothes up there? Pretty extreme way to dry clothes...

For those new to this, we've featured other examples here, and here.

Sunday, July 5, 2015

77. Cooler meets heater

This is part 2 of the the visit to a city hall.

What happens when opposites attract? A fusion of two technological advancements. We present to you: solar heater x condensers.

Ingenious or not? Let us know.

 


76. Interior AC

This is going to be part 1 of 2 following a visit from a city hall.

Buildings built before the time when aircons were prevalent were designed for passive ventilation. With the rising temperatures, and people's ever changing definition of thermal comfort, modern times will have needs that old buildings just need to provide.

The following examples show how an old building did it (currently used as a city hall). To address the needs of the employees, window type aircons were used to cool the offices. Obviously this doesn't seem to be the best type because the offices face the hallways and waiting areas.

The irony is that the hallways were designed to help cool the building, and the windows to provide cross-ventilation. Today, the hallways become hot zones where the AC's vent to.


Wednesday, February 25, 2015

75. Time Travelling AC

A recent trip to a Philippine "Heritage Resort" showed some very interesting treatments to condensers.

These are the refurbished and reconstructed houses that date back to the Spanish colonization.

Here are a few instances where past architectural style meets modern needs.

74. The Indoor AC Continues...

As previously mentioned, some AC's are being placed behind fixed glass facades. Just when you thought no one else would do such a thing, here's another one. 

The reason behind such occurrence remains unexplained.



Do take note, it's newly renovated.