One of the key elements in my essay was
to be able to pinpoint when civilization was aware of the effect that natural
light was projecting onto buildings and how it affected the interior both
positively and negatively. Through my research for the ideal sources for
reliable knowledge I came across a particular book ‘The Daylight Design of Buildings’
by Nick Baker and Koen Steemers; in which I was able to find the answers
regarding my queries of natural light’s historical context.
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| Baker and Steemers (2002) |
Baker and Steemers (2002) stated that
it was Vitruvius the well-known Roman architect who formed the connection
between natural light and the buildings themselves. By coming to the
realization of this ideology that a strong stable well orientated and
understood relationship should be formed between the sun’s luminance and the
dwelling was the stepping stone that formed natural light’s history. In their
book Baker and Steemers were quoting Vitruvius who firstly started to logically
state that the type of buildings built for Italy differ from the ones in Spain
and other countries; apart from the cultural aspect of his reasoning Vitruvius
was referring to locations, due to the variation of latitudes and longitudes
the sun’s path when colliding with the countries would have a different impact
through the intensity of the light itself along with the thermal effects.
After being consciously aware Vitruvius started
applying his knowledge to his work keeping in mind the occupant and the
building’s needs; after he would design a particular building Vitruvius would
suggest the orientation of the space in co ordination with the sun’s path so
that the occupant would be able to utilize the natural light at its peak time
in a positive manner.
Reference Link :
Daylight Design of Buildings: A Handbook for
Architects and Engineers - Nick Baker, Koen Steemers - Google Books. 2015.
[ONLINE] Available at:https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=Eg6AAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
[Accessed 21st April 2015].
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