delhi-based architectural company ant studios has worked with deki electronics in uttar pradesh, india on an innovative cooling solution to beat the indian summer heat that is visually stunning, economically efficient, and will not require huge amounts of energy.

this innovative cooling setup uses evaporative cooling techniques to beat the summer heat.
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the installation, according to the ant studios website, used evaporative cooling, a technique that can be traced back to ancient egyptians, with water and other materials from the region.

“the design was inspired by the structure of a beehive, using environment-friendly earthen cones to create an aesthetic prototype,” the website explained. “the design and size of the conical components were customized through advanced computational analysis and modern calibration techniques.

“the thickness and the length of the material were modified with cfd analysis. the geometry of the pots and the stacked form provided a larger surface area for cooling while also ensuring that the air does not bounce back to the genset. this was achieved by aligning the stacking of the pots to the air flow.”

air entering the installation was higher than 50°c and moving at a velocity of 10 m/s. the architects used a motor to flow water over the surface of the cylinders, which cooled the air as it passed through. this dropped the temperature to 36°c, while the outside temperature was 42°c.

ant studios added, “in india, generator systems are usually placed in setback areas where loading and unloading takes place. due to the shortage of electrical supply, these gensets run for certain hours in a day. this low-energy and cost-efficient solution is easy to build and provides cooling in external environments, especially in industrial outdoor set-ups in hot and dry climate.”

using ancient wisdom with modern tools, ant studios created a design that was not only effective but also aesthetically interesting.