If your site faces west

...be creative.

I live in Indonesia, which is very VERY high in temperature in the past years (what's with the excruciating 42^oC?).

The fact that sunset glare sucks big time - also the painful excessive heat gain - concludes the basic rule of a tropical building:

"DO NOT BUILD ANYTHING FACING WEST"

So when you get a site that faces west, put on your thinking cap and be creative.
...like my studio classmate!

This happened in our 2nd semester in studio class:

Lecturer: How are you doing?

Student A: I'm a bit confused, Miss.

Lecturer: What's the problem?

Student A: My site's facing west.

Lecturer: Think of an activity that requires you to face west.

Student A: ............scripture pilgrimage?

For those who still hasn't got it, go read the legendary "Journey to the West".