Project 2- Daylighting
Daylighting in buildings, and especially in workplaces, is desired by most users and a proper use of daylight contributes to occupants' performance and well-being. Furthermore, the effects of light on people's health (effects beyond vision) have been the object of investigation during the last fifteen years. Although daylight is recognized to be the most energy-efficient means to deliver a proper light exposure, many buildings use artificial lighting extensively during the daytime in tropics. Daylighting implies the controlled use of natural light in buildings to achieve the desired visual, thermal, and psychological comforts. In a simulation study conducted by Pellegrino, Cammarano, Verso, and Corrado, (2017), the results highlighted the theoretical potential of daylight responsive control systems in reducing energy consumption, especially when rooms are designed to have at least sufficient (sDA > 55%) or, even better, favourably (sDA > 75%) daylighting conditions, the latter case resulted in energy saving using a manual on/off switch can be 42% on average.
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self-reflection.
For our second project, we were assigned to do a daylighting analysis on a building of our choice. My group decided to do the analysis on the Jewish Museum located in Berlin, Germany as it has a very intricate design. We agreed to only focus on one part of the museum since the museum has many parts to it and it'll be hard to do an analysis on all of it. I had a good time researching the history of this building and how the architect creates the ambiance for a specific part, it's really interesting.
My group had to render the building in Revit / SketchUp and did an analysis on the respective programs, this project overall was interesting yet pretty stressful for the groupmates that had to do the renders.