Heating Ideas

          I have been talking with my friend Crisy how is a civil engineer. She suggested a few ideas on heat that are really great ideas and will change some of the design ideas I have for the Super-adobe structures.

          The first is instead of the fireplace being on the outside of each dome have one central mutli-opening fireplace. The fireplace could be a central adobe tube which the three larges domes butt up too. This would allow for each dome to have an opening on the fireplace while the heat from the fire pit and chimney radiate into the structure of the Super-adobe speeding the heating process and allowing for a much more even ambient heat. Of course this then REALLY gives the nice effect of seeing fire from any major room.

         The other idea was to have a mini green  house off each of the kitchens on the southern side. This was in effect work as a natural solar heater as well. The glass of the green house would amplify the light coming through which will heat the surrounding air and stone. That in turn will radiate out through the house. So not only do you get the added heat but you also gain a great source of natural light while having a place to grow plants and herbs.

(images created by me on Note 2)