Lesson Overview

The building massing and compactness has a significant influence to the amount of daylight inside the space.

The relationship between building massing and the expected amount of daylight is the focus of this lesson. The designer will learn about how to estimate the amount of diffuse light in a building. Design recommendations will be provided.

Lesson Goals

The designer will learn how the daylight quality inside the building can be influenced by the building massing and the compactness. Goal of this lesson is to provide an awareness how the daylight quality inside the space can be improved in the first design steps.