Daylight, Design and Place-Making

ISBN-13: 9780754672319 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 212 str.

Hisham Elkadi; Sura Almaiyah

Opis

Daylight, Design and Place-Making examines the role of daylight in creating and revealing the wonders of heritage and contemporary architecture. Shifting from a purely technical approach to daylighting, this book places importance on the creation of meaningful aesthetics through an understanding of context and culture.

Spis treści

Preface; Chapter 1: History of Light, Shades and Shadows; The Ancient Civilisations; Ancient Egypt; The Vernacular Language; Vernacular Architecture in East Asia; The Modern Masters of Daylight; Chapter 2: Structures of Light: Daylight and Place-Making; Daylight and the Theory of Place; Spatial Enclosure and Daylight; Elements of Spatial Definition ; Chapter 3: Reading Daylight; Introduction; The Track of the Sun
Climate, Sky Conditions and Light; The Nature of the Site; Reflected Sunlight and Skylight; The Architecture of D-Light; Daylighting Studies; Daylight Perforamance and Facades Components-Related Variables; Chapter 4: Daylight and Health; Introduction; The 'Sunshine Vitamin'; Shifting Boundaries: Sun Exposure Avoidance Versus Overexposure; Well-Being and the Biology of Daylight; Chapter 5: Delight of Heritage; Daylight in Historic Buildings; Building Adaptive Re-Use; Restoration of Heritage Sites; Museums