How to Borrow Natural Light - An Architect's Strategy Guide
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2015
- In this video I discuss natural daylighting strategies anyone can take advantage of. I begin with a short history lesson which describes how daylighting actually shaped the largest of cities in the US.
In 1915 the 38-story Equitable Building in New York City was the largest office building in the world. Containing 1.2 million square feet of office space, it consumed nearly every available square foot of its diminutive lot and cast an equally large shadow on its neighborhood in lower Manhattan. Its construction inspired the enactment of the city’s 1916 Zoning Resolution, which was designed to preserve access to light and air at the street level. The resolution prescribed specific limitations for a building’s envelope - its outer walls - and would go on to shape the stepped forms that you see today on many of the iconic towers in the city.
This underscores the importance that access to daylight had in shaping even the largest of cities, the individual buildings that make up those cities and, more broadly, sensible building design. With an increasing focus on sustainable design practices, the smart use of natural daylight in our homes is no longer a luxury - it has become a necessity. At the heart of any good daylighting strategy is a concept of “borrowed” light: the capture of light falling on the exterior of a home and transporting it to the spaces where it’s needed.
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I'm not even an architect but here I am watching and learning so much interesting stuff that it makes me wonder why I didn't study this as a career... Thanks so much for these videos, they show the passion you have for what you do.
kind words, many thanks...!
Great for colder environments...not so much in very sunny parts of the country. I would want something less warming the house.
This is great for London or Seattle WA, or Portland OR.
You stole my words. I think the same every time I see these videos on Architecture and interior designing. I am inherently pulled towards these topics and I do not have anything to do with these fields otherwise. I think these are the effects of we not discovering our passion before its too late :-(
Vidyasagarbb I feel the same, and I would maybe go for it if I wasn’t so bad at math
PJ well, don’t worry about being good at maths. All of these matter when u r in school. Once u graduate out of school and mastered common sense, u don’t need to depend / restrict urself because u r not good at maths etc. if this is ur passion and u can put a bigger purpose behind this, u should go for it. If u r not ready to change ur line suddenly, then u can start small as side business and then grow it once u think u r ready. I have much bigger passions in life and hence will not get into interior designs and architecture though I am pulled toward it. That’s my decision. Good luck.
Great video on daylighting. To add: skylights bring more than twice as much light as vertical windows and for more hours per day. Therefore you can eliminate vertical windows in some spaces, move that glazing to the roof and reduce it by 50% in size and still achieve fantastic daylight while reducing glazing on the building envelope.....improved energy efficiency and improved daylight from above. Win Win. Even better in bathrooms where privacy is always a challenge.
2:28 My wife goes to the bathroom in the middle of the night and suddenly the bedroom is lit up like a football stadium. Good in theory; if you live alone.
Architects and/or Interior Designers must consider orientation, balance, flexibility, alternatives (and a bunch of other concepts) during design. Or just be experienced enough to prevent these issues. What you're mentioning isn't unprecedented but usually it's easily solvable.
I have dimmable lights problem solved
@@dkalambokis78 Hang some curtains in the bathroom!
Rod Dempsey most people have never experienced a truly well designed home. The modern home is designed primarily by engineers rather than passionate architects. My stepfather is architect. I’ve learned a lot.
Just add a window in the bedroom...Architects add no value to the building process...said by an architect.
Your videos are so clear, to the point and exceptionally valuable. thank you very much for this amazing channel.
im a 3rd year architecture student from india. i love your content so much, the filming, the aesthetics, the information, your calming voice, all, all of it. ive nearly watched all your videos, they have been so helpful. thankyou eric, looking forward for more from you.
You are one informative angel 👼! There is so much we can learn from you.
Very cool. I'll definitely try these in my school projects! You're a great teacher!
We learn a lot from this, it is really hard to know all the above information in short time.
Thank you very much for your useful sharing!
Amazing idea.kudos.This really makes me feel like taking up architecture as subject.
I'd suffocates if there isn't enough light. For me, the window not necessarily have to be big, but it must have be strategically put throughout the spaces. For example, if it is too much, you can obstruct it with blinds, or just cover it up with rice papers. One thing is, I really like plants, so my indoor plant does indeed need plenty of sunlights to grow. I really don't like the idea of artificial sunlight...so yeah, there you go
I may not hit like on all your videos but that's out of forgetfulness, I'll try to remember because i like them all.
This is soooo useful! Thank you so much!
Wonderfully practical video. Thank you so much.
Just discovered your channel. So great and clear lessons! Love it! :)
kind words...many thanks...
Good explanations and good voice for the voiceover.
Yes, I like his voice too
This is great, thank you
Great video thank you.
Great ideas, beautifully illustrated
thanks ! this video inspired me on how to let light entering the house in various ways! ... keeping going with my uni project @.@
Now if only we can convince those contractors to move away from those cookie cutter home designs ...
Contractors build what people pay for. Many of us love to build homes that are interesting and unique, but for many reasons that costs significantly more money. Much more time must be spent designing something unusual, rather than merely copying familiar forms. Unusual buildings often require unusual building materials, which usually cost more. Unusual buildings often require more work because they do not follow the simplest design, and because the operations required are less familiar and practiced.
Moreover, the majority of people do not have the taste nor courage to even allow themselves to desire an unusual home, ignoring the increased cost.
That's why you hire an architect
Seriously. They’re “ugly” too. I don’t even own a house, but it would drive me crazy to live in some of those houses. My brother just got one.
Why do they put ONE narrow window on one end of the living room. Like at the very end where you can’t even dress it evenly? why not in the center or 2 (one on each side). And all these open floor plans are ugh. Windows in random places are ugly. Oh! Let’s not forget that all these new big houses are so close to each other that the sides of the house don’t have windows, if they do, it’s only on the first floor.
I can’t wait to get a house. We’re looking for old. By we I mean Me. Lol husband doesn’t mind open floor plans but that’s because he isn’t home 24/7. I like defined spaces.
Why are we, guests, served food on counters when there is a table...?? I would never put money on a house that does not have a dining room or a foyer.
I also don’t like these new master bathrooms. Like we get it, they are spacious, but why not lay them out BETTER? Why is the tub right up to the sink? Why is the toilet in a tiny room?? The toilet is used way more often than the tub, so why is that not more comfortable/spacious?
Maybe it’s the young me that aspired to be an architect... but does anyone else think that garage doors in the front, and bedrooms in the front of the house (first floor) are tacky? I like attached garages, but in the front? Really? Why are all these big houses being built on tiny lots...?
Just saw an 1980s house that I really like. Living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, and 5 bedrooms (the one downstairs by the front door would of course serve better as an office/study/tea room), 3-4 bathrooms. The facade can be redone to look colonial. And it has a nice size lawn in the front. And a decent size back and side yards (space to add garden beds on one and a pool on the other.) and it was less than 1 million! $819k. Now that is a home.
Rant done lol
Excellent video!
I love this video. 1st class info and delivery!
Nice work.
5:13 that bathroom behind the bar! 😍
Superb 😍😍
I used simple dollar store direct-able mirrors as heliostats in my apartment and then later in my home. They complement the planned natural lighting which purposely highlights the passage of the hours and seasons.
Much appreciated video. Can you do one specifically focusing on bathroom natural lighting, translucency in windows etc.? Also some ideas for school/institute type of places. Regards.
hello, thanks for your informative and helpful videos, i just have one qustione, about natural light and ventilation, if i'm designing for a small shop in a mall which has absolutely no openings, and i can't open any, in the walls or roof, what possible solutions can i take?
I'm new to your videos and find them fascinating. On the topic of full height glass walls, you say "When there's limited access to exterior window space they're an obvious choice." Does that mean that if nobody's outside looking in, use them as much as possible? I ask because when I look at photos of luxury homes I always wonder why they are not concerned with their neighbors looking in through those beautiful large windows. Is that because their property is so large that nobody is out there looking in? Thank you!
You should have started out with the borrowed light concept used in decrepit tenement homes.
You are awesome. I’m not an architect but I design my luxury villa.
Thanks
Real Estate Flippers, can learn from your sample video. These concepts can put money in their pockets.
Soo awesome!! I luv luv luv natural light in home! Thank uuuuuuuuuu!!
Ok I'm sorry!! Yes!! Architects are interior designers and engineer artists!!
We owe u tuition $$$!!!
These rooms and houses make me feel like a goldfish. These rooms have all the coziness of a dentist's office or airport waiting lounge.
I agree completely. Video is interesting and the ideas are cool but absolutely no coziness at all. Everything looks so...sterile
Make a video proper illumination in the office
Great video, would a sun tunnel be a good way to borrow light? a sklight is getting a bit too expensive
we even believe " YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WONDERFUL EFFECTS LIGHT CAN CREATE UNTIL A SPACE IS DESIGNED"
nice vid. can you name the source of the picture at 3:42, please? I´m interested in this white triangle at the top of the walls to give a clear top end of the wooden walls. thx :)
I freaking love skylights
uh.. i was missing a whole part about mirrors .. they can reflect natural sunlight and augment subjectively perceived space!
Catzepap well this is about architecture - built in structures. Mirror is just something you install later on, more for interior design.
Foot candle? Why not lux or lumens?
So glass could be used in between cabinets or next to cabinets instead of opening up kitchen walls? That would be great for keeping cabinet space.
You could have summarised the points under the video .... some of your audience needs that
5:08 yeah good luck cleaning behind that so it doesn’t look shitty from the outside, besides I don’t want my window dripping water all the way to the floor after I’m done with the dishes. Thanks
Gerardo Salas it’s a powder room not a kitchen
I live in a hot and humid place where excessive sunlight is blinding us. Any advice on how to cut iff some of it while still allowing air in the house.
Hi! I also live in a hot and humid area, i recommend looking into roster bricks, overhangs for shade & air circulation, and light shelves for indirect sunlight use
@@IndigoPuma26281 Thanks
Study the architecture of indigenous buildings in your country.
movable slat shutters work well. My mom has these in her home in the carribean. she also has metal awnings on the outside which can be removed in hurricane season. placing mosquito screens on the window frames help for extra ventilation when the windows are open , also removable . Hope that helps x
I also live with a hot and humid person
Bought a house that has lots of windows in the back facing E.
Especially the long sun porch with large windows. Yet there is never a lots
Of natural light. I found out that the previous owner had put in tented windows! Ugg!
It may cut down on AC cost & heating & UV rays, but I sure don’t like how it repels sunlight!
Live in Fl. I wish I could take the tent off. Any advice?
Change the glass, it's not expensive.
César Córdova
The windows are huge very tall. Way too expensive to replace. Double pained due to hurricane risk.
Cool
Pueden traducir al español?
These sort of design solutions are useful in dystopia cities like New York or Hong Kong...said by a New Yorker (actually born in Greenwich Village...not those people who move into a place and call themselves New Yorkers.)
I have a west facing apartment in Mumbai......My question is ......what if I change my white tiled floor to an engineered wood floor ( RED or any other color of wood) will it affect the natural sunlight falling onto the floor of the home as it does currently & reduce the Sunlight effect in the evening ????
Yes. keep the walls white, though the color of the floor may reflect a tone onto the walls and will generally impact. reds will be warm and active (busy) while cooler tones (even a dark cool espresso) will feel more open and neutral and supporting of the architectural structure and elements rather than distracting from it.
mirrors ?
Instead of Bar Room Study Room is very useful.
i love the narration in this video. he sounds super smart and i bet he’s delicious too!
If I were instructing an architect on how I wanted my house designed, I would tell him that ALL THE WINDOWS MUST BE EASY TO CLEAN. That would eliminate skylights. It would eliminate any window that could not be cleaned (indoors or out) by means of a fairly short ladder; in fact, on the exterior, windows not easily reached from the ground should have a balcony/porch (or perhaps an engawa) on which the window-washer can stand. High windows under very high ceilings are a foolish choice. Asked by a friend for a bid on her house, a window-washer told her, "You couldn't afford it. I would have to rent scaffolding to reach the high windows; the labor required for erecting, climbing, and dismantling the scaffolding would cost you way too much."
Nice, but for the opulent.
Interesting, not my style at all. Way too much white (i even use my bath without turning on lights lol) and a bit too minimal. But the borrowing light concept looks right!
You lost me at some parts of this video.
Solar tubes ftw
Okeh, gif me all ze moni in ze vorld ent I vill built all zis.
Thanks