Designing for Sunlight: Maximizing Natural Light in Your Home
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- Опубліковано 9 гру 2022
- In this video, Jordan takes a closer look at the sun's path and how it affects the design of a house. By conducting an architectural sunlight study, we will explore how to maximize natural light in the winter and provide shade in the summer. By implementing these design techniques, you can create a comfortable and energy-efficient home that is perfect for any season. Tune in to learn more!
Absolutely brilliant video! I would guess not many people even give this thought in designing their home.
One of the things you didn't mention is that, for northern exposures, vertical shading is more effective than horizontal overhangs at giving great indirect light with minimal view obstructions. This isn't quite as important in Austin, but as you go into higher latitudes, the sun sets more northwest than west during the summer. With the right shading (in milder climates particularly) you can make most of your north-facing wall glazing while minimizing unwanted glare and direct radiant heat gain.
I loved the design of my high school. It consisted of rows of classroom buildings oriented linearly along the east-west axis with each row separated by green space. All of the classrooms had 15 ft. ceilings and the entire north wall was windows with buttress walls jutting out every 20ish feet to block out the glare of the early morning summer sun and the late afternoon summer sun (of course, most students would never see the afternoon shade they provided...since school got out at 2PM) Most days, you didn't need to turn the lights on since there was _so much_ natural, indirect light coming through those windows.
Bravo Jordan! Much better explanation than I got in Architecture School, though 40 years ago we didn’t have the benefit of computer visualization.
What a great tutorial! I would love an in-depth tutorial for those of us who use Chief Architect on how to do this in Chief for our clients.
Killer topic not many consider
How do you incorporate indirect natural light levels into the design. Shading is fairly easy if you know your angles and latitude, however Im trying to design spaces that get lots of indirect natural light in the southeast without using things like sun tunnels, just regular windows.
what can you say about direct sun coming from the west ? is it good or too much sun exposure ? i prefere the view of sunset
Great video. Nice software. Was hoping you were going to recommend a good sun tracking app for iPhones. I have looked at a few, but ones that will work well are going to cost. Wanting to get the best one first try. Can you recommend one?
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My apartment is facing north east and I have a little sun in spring/summer mornings; however, in winter there is not much sun at all. When I say "sun" I mean direct light. There is always diffuse light from the reflection outside. The issue here is that western exposure is nice and bright but way too hot in summer. So either you get too hot with lots of sun, or nice and cool in summer with minimal sun.
Could you please let me know what direction your shed is facing? The side with the patio table and chair set and the next side over with the door. Thanks
feeling like i need to scrap my plan and start over. covered porch off the back is going to be an issue....ugh
thanks for the information ....you may have saved us from building a 800K mistake!
I'm in a situation where way too much light comes in!