Wind Catchers: Capturing High-Altitude Winds

A square tower on the roof. The tower body rises several meters above the roof, with openings on four sides or a single side at the top to catch the wind. Inside, it is divided into several vertical shafts by partitions. The wind is guided downwards, passes through a water basin at the bottom, and then enters the interior. The tower's position corresponds to the main room below. Avoid: making the tower purely decorative without internal vertical shafts; the opening direction being unrelated to the prevailing wind; the tower height being insufficient to catch the wind; removing the water basin at the bottom, losing its cooling effect.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

屋頂上一座方形的塔。塔身高出屋面數公尺,頂端四面或單面開口迎風,內部以隔板分成幾個豎井,風被導入後下降經過底部的水盆再進入室內。塔的位置對應下方的主要房間。避免:把塔做成純裝飾沒有內部豎井、開口的方向與盛行風無關、塔的高度不足抓不到風、拿掉底部的水盆失去降溫作用。