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A section through a house with a windcatcher tower. Cool air is drawn down the shaft and over water from an underground channel, while warm air rises out through the dome and the second shaft.
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Windcatcher

No. 19 of 20 · free · 300 dpi

What you seeA section through a house with a windcatcher tower. Cool air is drawn down the shaft and over water from an underground channel, while warm air rises out through the dome and the second shaft.

What it meansWindcatchers, or badgir, have cooled homes in Iran and around the Gulf for centuries, often working together with qanats that carry water underground.

Where it worksA clever diagram for a kitchen, a study or a sunny room.

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