View from above during nighttime just before midnight. After midnight the lights are going to be switched off or reduced to a minimum ! Electric power is very expensive !
The "four black items" you see on the roof are solar traps to heat up water for taps and showers. You have that effective solar technologie on many roofs on Rarotonga.
Archi will never propose the not efficient solar power systems that uses these shiny silicium paneels. Efficency grade in max. 17 %. They cost more than they produce.
All the light apperances you see in this drawing will consume less then 900 W / hour. (a hairdryer) Based on modern energy saving neon light bulbs. (they last for a year)
Today it is about buildings that are passive. No air conditioning but massive concrete ceiling and wall elements that react very slow to upcoming daytemperatures. Slow.

 

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