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The front facade of the building faces South East and the apartments open up to the North West with balconies. The building can make use Cape Town predominate winds - the summer South Easter and the winter North West wind which comes with cold fronts.





























































































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CAPE TOWN CLIMATE DATA 



      Average rainfall   Max-Average-Min Temp.  Relative Humidity

              (mm)                       (°C)                          (%)
Jan           11.60               26 - 21 - 16                    71
Feb          18.00              26 - 21 - 16                    73
Mar          22.10               25 - 20 - 14                   77
Apr          55.50               22 - 17 - 12                   80
May         76.70               20 - 15 - 10                   83
June        98.30                18 - 13 - 8                    83
July         96.90                17 - 12 - 7                     83
Aug         73.70                18 - 13 - 8                     82
Sept       41.70                 19 - 14 - 9                     79
Oct         32.70                 19 - 16 - 11                    76
Nov         13.70                 23 - 18 - 13                   74
Dec         13.90                 25 - 20 - 14                  71



The average temperature is within the comfort zone.
Months which would need passive cooling according to their averages 
Months which would need passive heating according to their averages   

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For a clothed person the comfort zone is 20-22ºC  in winter and 20-24ºC in the summer.