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Annual Dynamics of Daylight Variability and Contrast

A Simulation-Based Approach to Quantifying Visual Effects in Architecture

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Authors:
  1. Siobhan Rockcastle

    1. ENAC-IA-LIPID, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  2. Marilyne Andersen

    1. ENAC-IA-LIPID, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  • Introduces a new typological language that categorizes architectural space in terms of contrast and temporal variation
  • Proposes a new family of metrics that quantify the magnitude of contrast-based visual effects and time-based variation within daylit spaces
  • Demonstrates how, through the use of time-segmented daylight renderings, a more holistic analysis of daylight performance is made possible
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 1-8

  3. Research Context

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 9-22

  4. Architectural Context

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 23-35

  5. Defining New Metrics for Contrast and Variability

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 37-51

  6. Application of New Metrics to Abstract Spatial Models

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 53-68

  7. Application of New Metrics to Detailed Case Studies

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 69-80

  8. Conclusion

    • Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen
    Pages 81-83
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About this book

Daylight is a dynamic source of illumination in architectural space, creating diverse and ephemeral configurations of light and shadow within the built environment. Perceptual qualities of daylight, such as contrast and temporal variability, are essential to our understanding of both material and visual effects in architecture. Although spatial contrast and light variability are fundamental to the visual experience of architecture, architects still rely primarily on intuition to evaluate their designs because there are few metrics that address these factors. Through an analysis of contemporary architecture, this work develops a new typological language that categorizes architectural space in terms of contrast and temporal variation. This research proposes a new family of metrics that quantify the magnitude of contrast-based visual effects and time-based variation within daylit space through the use of time-segmented daylight renderings to provide a more holistic analysis of daylight performance.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ENAC-IA-LIPID, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Annual Dynamics of Daylight Variability and Contrast

  • Book Subtitle: A Simulation-Based Approach to Quantifying Visual Effects in Architecture

  • Authors: Siobhan Rockcastle, Marilyne Andersen

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5233-0

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5232-3Published: 09 July 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-5233-0Published: 25 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2191-5768

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-5776

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 83

  • Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations, 27 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Simulation and Modeling, Architecture, general

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