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.

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.

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.

73. Window CUs

Another example of hidden CUs. We hide them holding hopes that they will continue to function...

72. Shelf the ACs, or a Shelf of ACs?

We'll be curious if these equipment actually work. Install the doors, and then leave them open for more ventilation?

71. Facade AC

In normal circumstances we find ac condensers cohabit with existing facade elements such as ledges and roof eaves. Their existence is always dependant and parasitic under pre-conditions of those elements. By adding a roof to a condenser box, can we say that this is a reverse phenomenon? The building facade is now regenerated by ac condensers. These ac roof for weather protection can be seen abundantly in Taipei.