This is a practical manual for architectural design specifically designed for hot and arid climate zones.
The South Arava region is located in southern Israel and has distinct climate characteristics: sunny winters with passive solar heating, comfortable in spring and autumn but with the risk of excessive heating, and summer days and nights with temperatures higher than comfortable.
The guide is based on Alex Cicelsky’s research on environmental response strategies for building envelope structures in hot and ultra arid regions, and proposes a complete climate adaptive design system.
.