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Harmonizing daylight: A study about finding the right balance between vertical and horizontal daylight.

Translated title

Harmonizing daylight: Et studie om at finde den rigtige balance mellem vertikalt ig horisontalt dagslys

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Term

4. Term

Education

Publication year

2019

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Pages

77

Abstract

Dette projekt undersøger, hvordan dagslys fra vertikale åbninger (f.eks. vinduer i vægge) og fra horisontale åbninger (f.eks. ovenlysvinduer) belyser indendørs rum. Målet er at skabe data, der kan vejlede om den optimale balance mellem vertikalt og horisontalt dagslys i et givent rum. Vi opbyggede digitale modeller i CAD-software for at teste forskellige rumtyper og forhold mellem dagslys og vurderede dem med reference til The Scale of Light. For at sammenligne scenarierne retfærdigt udviklede vi en skabelon med fem parametre til objektiv og konsistent vurdering. I udvalgte områder gav et forhold på 1:2 mellem vertikalt og horisontalt dagslys et foretrukket indendørs lysmiljø. Resultaterne viser også, at selv med samme samlede vinduesareal har ændringer i antallet af vinduer stor indflydelse på belysningen.

This project examines how daylight from vertical openings (such as wall windows) and horizontal openings (such as skylights) illuminates interior spaces. The aim is to generate data that can guide the optimal balance between vertical and horizontal daylight for a given room. We built digital models in CAD software to test different room types and daylight ratios, and evaluated them with reference to The Scale of Light. To compare cases fairly, we created a template with five parameters for objective and consistent scoring. In selected areas, a 1:2 ratio of vertical to horizontal daylight produced a preferred indoor lighting environment. The results also show that, even with the same total window area, changing only the number of windows has a large impact on the lighting.

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