ARC361s - Lighting in Architecture

Department of Architecture
Faculty of Engineering -Ain Shams
University

Climate Studio Daylight Simulation Summative Task

Name: Mohamed Hany Mohamed Azab

ID: 1805381
Group: 3
Formative group Task with the Hall Dim and Measurements:
 Daylight metrics:
Spatial Daylight Autonomy
(sDA 300/50% ):
sDA 300/50% is then
reported as the
percent of analysis points
across the
analysis area that meet or
exceed this 300
lux value for at least 50% of
the analysis
period. While…
• In order for an analysis area to be
rated “favorably” or ‘preferred’
with regard to the sufficiency of
the ambient daylight available,
sDA 300, 50% must meet or
exceed 75% of the analysis area
• a space to be rated ‘neutral’ or
‘nominally acceptable’ with
regard to the sufficiency of the
ambient daylight available, sDA
300, 50% must meet or exceed
55% of the analysis area.
According to IES
illuminating engineering
society
Annual Sunlight Exposure
(ASE)
• The percent of an analysis
area that exceeds a specified
direct sunlight illuminance level
more
than a specified number of
hours per year.
• ASE1000,250h uses 250 hours
per year of sunlight or more per
year as the temporal threshold
for analysis.
Daylight Glare
Probability (DGP):
It is a glare metric most
recognized by the scientific
community for quantifying
daylight-based glare is DGP.
It ranges from 0 to 1 and
indicates whether a glare
situation will be imperceptible
(DGP ≤ 0.34), perceptible
(0.34 < DGP ≤ 0.38), disturbing
(0.38 <DGP ≤0.45) or
intolerable (DGP > 0.45) to a
majority of occupants
 HALL 290-THE OLD BUILDING ASU FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
THE HALL MODEL VIEWS:

PERSPECTIVE PLAN SIDE ELEVATION

MATERIALS
Daylight metrics:

SDA 43.2% NOT ACCEPTED. DGP IS 12% and it’s Accepted.

ASE 7.6% and it’s neutral value.
It’s low spatial daylight autonomy. ,imperceptible (DGP ≤ 0.34)
ACCEPTED.

Conclusion of the base case :we should increase the SDA in the Hall to be suitable with the standards.
Change 1: Reorient the north arrow with +45 degrees.

ASE 9.3% and it’s neutral value. SDA 57.6% ‘neutral’ or ‘nominally DGP IS 15.9%% and it’s Accepted.
ACCEPTED. acceptable’ Cause sDA 300, 50% ,imperceptible (DGP ≤ 0.34)
exceed 55%.
ACCEPTED.

COMPARING RESULTS: We have achieved the acceptance in SDA value, the ASE & DGP slightly increased but still
In the accepted range.
 Change 2: Reorient the north arrow with +45 degrees & Changing floor material.

Changing the floor material from

wooden parquet to ceramic tile floor
to increase the reflection so SDA will
increase more than the last case.

COMPARING
RESULTS: We have
achieved the
favorably value in
SDA, the ASE &
DGP slightly
increased but still In
the accepted range.

ASE 9.3% and it’s neutral value. SDA 99.2% “favorably” or DGP IS 22.2%% and it’s Accepted.
ACCEPTED. ‘preferred’Cause sDA 300, 50% ,imperceptible (DGP ≤ 0.34)
exceed 75%.
ACCEPTED.
Change 3: Reorient the north arrow with +45 degrees & Changing floor material &
0.5m
Put wooden sheds externally above the windows.
0.1m Changing the floor material from
wooden parquet to ceramic tile floor
to increase the reflection so SDA will

1.35m
increase more than the last case &
add wooden pine sheds with dim.
0.1*0.5*1.35m to decrease ASE
More.

COMPARING RESULTS:
We have achieved the
favorably value in SDA, the
ASE & DGP slightly
decreased and still In the
accepted range.

ASE 3.4% and it’s neutral value. SDA 96.6% “favorably” or ‘preferred’ DGP IS 19.9%% and it’s Accepted.
ACCEPTED. Cause sDA 300, 50% ,imperceptible (DGP ≤ 0.34)
exceed 75%....ACCEPTED.
General Conclusion & Final solution decision:

BY COMPARING RESULTS I have found that if we change the floor

material to increase reflection to increase the SDA value in the base
case of the hall and by orienting the hall by +45 with the north arrow
& adding a shed to decrease the ASE value so we reach the best Case
so the design decision is the third case change.

ARCHITECTURE IS THE LIGHT OF LIFE AND THE DAYLIGHT IS IDEAL FOR OUR
HOMES.
MOHAMED HANY
FEDA ASU 2022/2023