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BuildIT 2015 Conference

Tallinn University of Technology

Glass and Shading

Arch. PhD Francesco De LucaVisiting Associate Professor Tallinn University of Technology

Building envelope

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Envelopes for climate types Arid Climate Envelope Tropical Climate Envelope

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

The City Palace in Jaipur, India. A traditional home in Papua New Guinea.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Envelopes for climate types Cold Climate Envelope Mixed Cold/Hot Climate Envelope

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

A vernacular-design cabin in Finland. The Aldo Leopold Center in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Building site

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading and Solar Windows

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading mask of an open area point.

Source: wiki.naturalfrequency.com

Fish-eye view with indication of the solar window.

Shading and Solar Windows

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Source: wiki.naturalfrequency.com

Window shading mask

Solar access – Solar Fan

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Source: wiki.naturalfrequency.com

Solar Fan used to calculate obstructions to design windows layout and size

Solar access – Solar Envelope

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Solar Envelope used to calculate building distances to give solar access to windows in winter (architectural models of prof. Ralph Knowles courses)

Building massing and openings

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Massing and Orientation for Heating

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Massing for solar heat gains in orange and for daylighting in yellow.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Massing and Orientation for Daylighting

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Useful daylight (straight arrows) and unwanted glare (jagged arrows) on different faces of a building.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Massing and Orientation for Daylighting

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Cutouts in a building's footprint can provide good daylighting.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Better and worse massing for daylighting.

Massing and Orientation for Daylighting

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Orientation #1 is worst for daylighting, #3 is good, and #2 is best.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Variable Glass Openings for Daylighting

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

In this Georgian façade windows are taller on the lower floors because more obstructed by surroundings and smaller on the upper floors because they receive more daylight

Source: Axel jacobs

Glass Openings and Material Choices for Energy Efficiency

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

More glazing to the east and more thermal mass to the west can even out temperature swings from the sun’s heat.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Glass Openings for daylighting: wall windows

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Type of wall windows for daylighting: wall windows, clerestory and a combination of the two

Source: Ecotect

Glass Openings for daylighting: skylights

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Types of skylight for daylighting: roof openings, sawtooth and monitor.

Source: Ecotect

Shadings

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading for Cooling, Solar Heat Gains and Daylighting

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

A light shelf avoiding glare and pulling daylight deeper into the room. Lawrence Berkeley Lab's "Tips for Daylighting With Windows“.

Adaptive shades.

Source: Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Certificate course

Shape: Window Shading Devices, Roof, Volume Articulations, Balconies

Skin: Brise Soleil, Patterns, Mesh

Material: Tinted Glass, Electromchromic Glass, Textured Glass

Adaptable Geometry: Shutters, Orientable Louvers, Deflectors

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies

Somfy Architecture, La Maladiere School, Bern, Switzerland, 2009 Daly Genik, Apartments building, Santa Monica, California, US, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Shape | Windows Shading Devices

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Shape | Windows Shading Devices

Depth = height / tan(VSA)

Width = depth * tan(HSA)

VSA = Solar Altitude Angle

HSA = Azimuth Angle

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Source: wiki.naturalfrequency.com

Shading Strategies - Shape | Windows Shading Devices

Frank Lloyd Wright, Robie House, Chicago , US, 1909 Jean Nouvel, Culture and Congress Center, Luzern, Switzerland, 1999

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Shape | Roof

M.Fukasas, National Archives, Saint Denis, France, 2013 Herzog & de Meuron, Beirut Terraces, Beirut, Lebanon, 2015

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Shape | Volume Articulations

Studio Gang Architects, Aqua Building, Chicago, US, 2009 MVRDV, Werdstock Apartment Building, Amsterdan, The Netherlands, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Shape | Balconies

Oscar Neimeyer, Obra do Berço, Rio de Janeiro, 1937 Michael Wilford, The Lowry Performing & Visual Arts Centre Salford, England, UK, 2000

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Skin | Brise Soleil

Rudolf Weisser , Stadthalle, Chemnitz, Germany, 1974 L. Ivanov, Aeroflot Building, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1974.

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Skin | Patterns

Kazuyo Sejima, New Museum of Contemporary Art New York, US, 2007

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Skin | Mesh/Fabrics

Minzien, GAES Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain, 2011

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Material | Tinted Glass

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Material | Electrochromic Glass

MVRDV, Glass Farm, Schijndel, The Netherlands, 2013

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Material | Textured Glass

Jean Nouvel, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France, 1987

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Adaptable Geometry | Shutters

Deilmann Koch , Spherion building Deloitte & Touche, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2004

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Adaptable Geometry | Louvers

Al-Futtaim Carillion, Al Bahr Towers, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Shading Strategies - Adaptable Geometry | Deflectors

Form Follows PerformanceComputational and Simulation Tools in Architectural Design

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (ITA Project – FDLA), Facilities Building Oxford Park, Juru (Raplamaa), Estonia, 2009

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Roof Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization

F. De luca (FDLA), SHADING DEVICES STUDIES - Library facade, Rome, Italy, 2012

BuildIT 2015 Conference - Tallinn University of Technology – Glass and Shading - Arch. Francesco De Luca

Glazing and Shading Design for Daylight Optimization