Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest
In addition to conserving energy, the use of daylight in architecture can be a powerful aesthetic tool. The effective employment of natural lighting is an important component of sustainable design, and some of the best work in this area comes from the Northwest. This practice-based book focuses on fourteen projects ranging from schools to community centers to office buildings to a garbage/recycling center. It discusses the particular challenges of each project and the solutions found by the design teams as they sought to take advantage of daylight to create pleasant, workable, energy-efficient spaces. In each case, consideration has been given to location, elevation, orientation, microclimate throughout the seasons, and the effect on light of surrounding structures, land forms, and trees, as well as to the lighting requirements of occupants.

While some sustainable design strategies are general and not specific to place, place-specific opportunities and challenges are especially important in daylighting design. This book spotlights innovative design in a region heavily influenced by climate and landscape, makes use of environmentally friendly technologies, and looks at projects that aim to achieve social as well as aesthetic goals. It will be of great value to architects, engineers, lighting designers, and green building consultants, as well as to students in these fields.

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Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest
In addition to conserving energy, the use of daylight in architecture can be a powerful aesthetic tool. The effective employment of natural lighting is an important component of sustainable design, and some of the best work in this area comes from the Northwest. This practice-based book focuses on fourteen projects ranging from schools to community centers to office buildings to a garbage/recycling center. It discusses the particular challenges of each project and the solutions found by the design teams as they sought to take advantage of daylight to create pleasant, workable, energy-efficient spaces. In each case, consideration has been given to location, elevation, orientation, microclimate throughout the seasons, and the effect on light of surrounding structures, land forms, and trees, as well as to the lighting requirements of occupants.

While some sustainable design strategies are general and not specific to place, place-specific opportunities and challenges are especially important in daylighting design. This book spotlights innovative design in a region heavily influenced by climate and landscape, makes use of environmentally friendly technologies, and looks at projects that aim to achieve social as well as aesthetic goals. It will be of great value to architects, engineers, lighting designers, and green building consultants, as well as to students in these fields.

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Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest

Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest

Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest

Daylighting Design in the Pacific Northwest

Overview

In addition to conserving energy, the use of daylight in architecture can be a powerful aesthetic tool. The effective employment of natural lighting is an important component of sustainable design, and some of the best work in this area comes from the Northwest. This practice-based book focuses on fourteen projects ranging from schools to community centers to office buildings to a garbage/recycling center. It discusses the particular challenges of each project and the solutions found by the design teams as they sought to take advantage of daylight to create pleasant, workable, energy-efficient spaces. In each case, consideration has been given to location, elevation, orientation, microclimate throughout the seasons, and the effect on light of surrounding structures, land forms, and trees, as well as to the lighting requirements of occupants.

While some sustainable design strategies are general and not specific to place, place-specific opportunities and challenges are especially important in daylighting design. This book spotlights innovative design in a region heavily influenced by climate and landscape, makes use of environmentally friendly technologies, and looks at projects that aim to achieve social as well as aesthetic goals. It will be of great value to architects, engineers, lighting designers, and green building consultants, as well as to students in these fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780295992068
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Publication date: 11/14/2012
Series: Sustainable Design Solutions from the Pacific Northwest
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 8.02(w) x 9.84(h) x 0.56(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Christopher Meek is research assistant professor of architecture at the University of Washington. Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg is assistant professor of architecture at the University of Idaho.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Joel E. Loveland

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Projects

1. Pierce County Environmental Services Building: The Miller Hull Partnership

2. Wright Exhibition Space: Olson Kundig Architects

3. Yesler Way Community Center: Mithun

4. Terry Thomas Building: Weber + Thompson

5. Bellingham Technical College, David & Joyce Morse Center: HKP Architects

6. Kitsap County Administration Building: The Miller Hull Partnership

7. Lolly Wyatt Center, Head Start and Early Head Start: McKibben + Cooper Architects

8. The Evergreen State College: Seminar 2 Building: Mahlum

9. Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station: KPG Architects and Engineers

10. Jacqueline Crist Gallery: Trout Architects

11. Novelty Hill–Januik Winery: Mithun

12. Center for Advanced Energy Studies: GSBS Architects

13. Ron Sandwith EX3 Teen Center: Weinstein A | U

14. Ben Franklin Elementary School, Lake Washington School District: Mahlum

15. Northeast Branch, Seattle Public Library: The Miller Hull Partnership

Designing with the Light of Place: Lessons Learned

Appendix | Pacific Northwest Daylighting Lab Network: Tools and Methods

Notes

Index

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From the Publisher

"Examples demonstrate how unique designs, developed by some of our region's best architects, have successfully integrated daylighting solutions and maximized environmental performance, illustrating a design process that can be modified to fit any environment."—David Miller, University of Washington

David Miller

Examples demonstrate how unique designs, developed by some of our region's best architects, have successfully integrated daylighting solutions and maximized environmental performance, illustrating a design process that can be modified to fit any environment.

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