Disclosed is herein an air hypocaust structure for cooling and/or heating
dwellings. In winter, hot air is supplied into a space between an upper
and a base plate constituting the air hypocaust structure to heat the
dwelling according to a convection and a radiation mechanism. In summer,
cold air is supplied to the space between the upper and base plate to
cool the dwelling according to the convection mechanism. A plurality of
support legs and guide plates are installed between the upper and base
plate, and the support legs and guide plates may be integrally formed on
the lower side of the upper plate or may be separately produced to be
assembled with the upper plate. A hole is formed at a lower end of each
of the support legs, and projections each having a sharp tip at an end
thereof and corresponding in position to the support legs are formed on
the upper side of the base plate. Therefore, when the upper plate is
assembled with the base plate, the sharp tips of the projections are
inserted into the holes of the support legs to firmly assemble the upper
plate with the base plate. Furthermore, the guide plates are arranged
between the upper and base plate to control the direction of a hot or
cold air current flowing through the air hypocaust structure.