The daylighting of residences is perhaps the least difficult problem for
architects, but it becomes more of a problem interpreted by an hotel.
Some of the finest examples of daylighting of homes was during the
modern movement when the new solutions to structural problems
allowed large areas of glazing.
architects, but it becomes more of a problem interpreted by an hotel.
Some of the finest examples of daylighting of homes was during the
modern movement when the new solutions to structural problems
allowed large areas of glazing.
Some industrial installations require high levels of lighting for manufacture and assembly which cannot be provided by daylight alone; however daylight can be used successfully to provide the overall environmental light, whilst artificial light can supplement this where required. Many factories were built for various reasons in the twentieth century to exclude the natural source.
It is in the field of educational buildings that some of the most innovative daylight solutions have been developed because the education authorities are insistant that in any new buildings for schools and universities the question of energy savings is fully investigated and solutions adopted.