case study
assessing daylight and thermal comfort at modern houses
For this project, we are instructed to form a group of 6 and pick a multi storey modern house to analyse the lighting and thermal comfort of the building. We were also tasked with proposing ideas for passive design or active design that is best suitable for maximising the lighting and thermal comfort within the building. Then, we are to present our analysis and ideations on 2 A2 boards.
outcome
reflection
This project was a valuable learning experience for me as I have gotten deeper insight on passive and active design strategies that can be used in houses which can definitely help with my future designs. After finishing this project, it has made me realise how sustainable designs can save cost as well as providing comfort. I was tasked with doing ideation and a part of the sunpath analysis. Therefore, I have used my critical thinking to come up with ideation and my digital literacy have gotten much better because I now know how to make 3D sunpath diagrams from Autodesk FormIt. What made this project a success was the team as the team members were really responsible and had put in a lot of effort for the project. Moreover, I also got to make new friends as there were new faces introduced to the group and we got along well. This project also have made me understand that taking in account of sunpath and thermal comfort of the buildings make good and sustainable designs, which I will be more aware of when designing a building in the future.