ABSTRACT
Veranda is characterized by the overlying roof, colonnade supporting eaves infornt of the entrance. In order to adapt to the hot and rainy climate in Hainan, a semi-closed or semi-open space is created for shading both sunshine and rain, and also for ventilation. It is the transition between indoor and
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Climatic characteristics
Haikou city locates in the north of Hainan Island, at an latitude of 19°57′04″N to 20°05′11″N, a longitude of 110°10′18″ E to 110°23′05″E, where is to the south of Qiongzhou Strait, facing Guangdong province across the sea. As located in northern margin of low-latitudes tropics, it belongs to the tropical Marine climate. The climate characteristic here is: warm and dry in spring, hot and rainy in summer, frequent typhoons and storms in autumn, and sometimes cold in winter for cold air invasion.
