EASTGATE CENTER, ZIMBABWE TO AVOID DIRECT

SUNLIGHT THAT FALLS

-PASSIVE COOLING BY MICK PEARCE ON THE EXTERNAL WALL

AND NORTH FAÇADE(
DIRECTION OF SUMMER
SUN) , WINDOWS HAVE
THE EASTGATE CENTRE IS A SHOPPING ADJUSTABLE BLINDS
AND ALSO USE OF DEEP
CENTRE AND OFFICE BLOCK IN CENTRAL OVERHANGS TO KEEP
HARARE, ZIMBABWE. DESIGNED TO BE DIRECT SUN OFF
VENTILATED AND COOLED BE ENTIRELY WINDOWS AND WALLS.
NATURAL MEANS i.e USING PASSIVE
COOLING.

Hot air the termites of Africa are the

supposed masterminds
behind the passive cooling
strategies we use today. The
tall mounds include conducts
which release air from the top
Cool air and sides, while the mound
itself is designed to capture
the breeze. As the wind
blows, hot air from the
dominant chambers
underground is drawn out of
the edifice, aided by termites
modulating the tunnels to
control airflow. Ergo, it is only
MICK PEARCE DREW INPIRATIONS FOR appropriate to use the
THE EASTGATE BUILDING DESIGN FROM knowledge gained from the
STUDING THE CONSTRUCTION SKILLS OF A termites to the benefit of
TERMITE. humans.
EASTGATE CENTER, ZIMBABWE
-PASSIVE COOLING BY MICK PEARCE
MAX - 30°C
Passive cooling works
by storing heat in the
day and venting it at
night as temperatures
drop

MIN - 5°C

• WIND TOWER
It is to increase the buoyancy effect by
mounting a higher part on the roof of the
building.
• DOUBLE SKIN FAÇADE SOLAR CHIMNEY
Two layers of glazed materials in the
buildings are not only increasing getting
daylight energy but also are a cause of
higher pressure differential on the
lower intel and higher outlets of the
systems.

Passively cooled,
Eastgate uses only 10%
of the energy needed by
a similar conventionally
cooled building . When ATRIUM

actively cooled, the

Centre consumes 35%
less energy to maintain
the same temperature as
a conventionally cooled
building.