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Lecture 13
Solar Geometry
Shading Strategies
Sun Position
Can be described by
two angles:
Altitude
Azimuth
S: p. 1514, T.C.12
Solar Angles
Describe the
sun position
relative to a
vertical
surface
Sign Conventions
Angles east of
south are
negative
Angles west of
south are
positive
90
-90
+45
-45
0
S
30
-45
=90-23.5-L=26.5
TAN(w)=TAN()/COS(Y)
w=26.5
12/21
6/21=90+23.5-L=73.5
TAN(s)=TAN()/COS(Y)
s=73.5
Sizing Horizontal
Projections
Mar 21 @10 AM
Solar Time
= 41.6
= -41.9
Y=-
Y=-41.9-0=41.9
S: p. 1514, T.C.12
=41.6 Y=-41.9
TAN()=TAN()/COS(Y)
TAN()= 0.888/0.744=
1.19
=50
say
5-0
Solar Envelope
Reduce horizontal projections
by adding horizontal louvers
in a vertical screen
Louver
Spacing
Ph
Sh
H
S
H
S
S
2S
Lateral Penetration
Mar 21 at 10 AM solar time
Lateral Penetration
Solutions
Extend projection bilaterally
Lateral Penetration
Solutions
Install vertical component
bilaterally
W
SAH
PV=|SW/TAN(Y)|
Shading
Strategies
Vertical
Louvers or Screens
Horizontal
Solid and
louvered planes,
projections or
recesses
Shading Devices
Tectonics
Sculptural
Form
Thickness
Projections
Screens
Beach House, Lido Shores, FL
Reynolds Aluminum
Building, Detroit, MI