Surface Design

Table of contents

1. Introduction 3

2. abstract 4

3. Plan for daylight 5

3.1 Daylight availability 5

3.2 The building site and obstructions 5

3.3 Building forms 5

4. Day lighting strategies on rooms 6

4.1 Function of windows and its strategies 6

4.2 Strategies for skylight 6

5 Day lighting systems 7

5.1 Function of systems 7

5.2 Location 7

5.3 Ability to change 7

6 Buildings 8 9

7.Conclusion 10

8. References 11

1.Introduction

This report will discuss different day lighting design strategies from different buildings. It will illustrate the role of light in architectural, and daylight availability, the building site and obstructions, building forms will also be analysed. Furthermore, how the day lighting strategies including strategies for windows and skylight will be used in rooms, and the strategies on day lighting systems.

2. Abstract

For centuries, the only efficient obtainable source of light was daylight. To extent wide space and construct sufficient openings to distribute daylight into the interiors of buildings was the architect and designers' main goal. In the past, lacking of artificial light sources, architects can only use daylight. However, constraints of the past have been broken, as efficient artificial light source and fully glazed facades can be used by designers. In the user-friendly, energy-efficient building environments, more advanced day lighting systems and control strategies should be employed (American Solar Energy Society, 2011). Because these systems are very important, it should be integrated into a building overall architectural strategy and combined into the design process from its earliest stages. Good day lighting strategies can maximize energy efficient and meet customers' goal.

3. Plan for daylight

The process of designing for daylight building is from building (daylight availability, obstruction) -room -windows -day lighting systems. Architectural design strategies are indivisible with day lighting strategies (American Solar Energy Society, 2011). With day light strategies, it can not only in replace of artificial lighting and diminish the use of light resource, but also have an influence on both heating and cooling loads. Therefore, to integrate the perspectives and necessary requirements of day lighting strategies is involved in this plan. First of all, to select a building site is the most important in day lighting design. At different stages of building design, day lighting plan has different objectives. On conceptual design phase, day lighting design will be affected by selected building' aspects, such as shape, size, and apertures. On design phase, day lighting strategies will be used in many parts of the building along with the building design evolved. On construction planning, the building's day lighting strategy has an influence on the selection of materials and products (Building Design Advisor, 2011).

3.1 Day lighting availability

The luminance allotment from the ground, sun, sky, and building is employed on the day lighting strategies. Day lighting strategies is depend on the availability of natural light, which is determined by the latitude and the conditions on the building site. Furthermore, the climate is another determinant in the day lighting strategies. Therefore, the seasonal classification, climate situation, temperature and sunshine are very important in day lighting strategies (Building Design Advisor, 2011).

. The latitude and a building's orientation are two main determinants on the day lighting strategies. In different orientation, the day lighting strategies should have different design prominence (Frontier Associates, 2012).

3.2 The building site and obstructions

On a construction site, the surrounding buildings and plants are usually obstructing the sky. Learn how to do with the obstruction can help the designers to find the potential day lighting of the building's facade and to decide the building's site and its orientation (Frontier Associates, 2012).

3.3 Building forms

From the centuries, there have typical building forms along with its design strategies. Usually, building design is different from the day lighting design. However, there are some buildings like churches, the day lighting strategies and its building form is the same nearly(Whole Building Design Guide, 2011). To use the day lighting strategies, the first thing is to record all the potential floor spaces and its needs for the light. The most important is to know its daylight level and know how to control its degree on its environment.

4. Day lighting strategies on rooms

To enlighten visual responsibilities sufficiently and construct and convenient and attractive environment is the goal of room