1) Nature of climate and physiological objectives

Lahdak solar gain are applied.

There is very little precipitation and the temperatures vary

greatly between the day and night and also from summer
to winter
 Form and layout

 Ladakh has strong solar radiation even in the winter.

To receive maximum benefits from the warm sun even
in the winters, strategies such as passive solar gain are
applied.
 Traditionally, fossil fuels were used to keep the interior
spaces warm. But as this poses a large amount of
threat to the health and the environment, the other
techniques are more commonly used.

One such technique is the construction of the ‘Trombe wall’, a

double-layered wall. The outer layer is of darkened glass, that
absorbs heat quickly, and the inner masonry wall which has
vents to circulate the warm air. The cavity in between traps the
solar heat in the day and transmits it into the interiors during the
night.