Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 1 · June 2026
Amogh N P
 In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary 
Extend · Light & Air

The stack effect

Vertical ventilation driven by heat: hot air rises and escapes through a high opening while cooler air is drawn in low. It needs no wind — it runs on temperature alone — which makes it the most resilient form of natural cooling in an Indian summer.

Heat vents itself, no wind needed

A roshandan or clerestory above the door lets the hottest air self-vent at ceiling level. The stack effect keeps working when the power, and the fan, cut out.

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