<ul><li>The design practice Put Your Hands Together - BioArchitects has built Jalmanjar Farmhouse in Ahmedabad, India.</li><li>The farmhouse utilizes passive and active strategies to optimize climatic efficiency in the region's hot and dry conditions.</li><li>The key design elements, such as the orientation, spatial configuration, jali envelope, and windcatchers, work together to enhance thermal comfort while minimizing energy consumption.</li><li>The farmhouse features a perforated gable-end jali wall made of compressed earth blocks, which reduces solar radiation and promotes natural ventilation.</li></ul>

perforated facade of compressed earth blocks envelopes farmhouse in ahmedabad

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