VALONGO DO VOUGA SCHOOL, AGUEDA, PORTUGAL

1. THIS SCHOOL FOR 500 SECONDARY LEVEL STUDENTS.

2. AVERAGE DAILY SUNSHINE DURATION IS 7.1HRS.
3. THE SITE SLOPES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND IS NOT
OVERSHADOWED.
4. ALL MAJOR AREAS AND BAR ARE CONTAINED IN THE MAIN
BUILDING, WHICH IS LAID OUT ALONG AN EAST-WEST AXIS, WITH
CLASSROOMS ON TWO FLOORS FACING SOUTH.
5. THE LIBRARY, CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN AND THE STAFF ROOM ARE
IN A LINKED BLOCK TO THE NORTH. FLOOR AREA IS 2,000M2 .
6. MULTIPLE DAYLIGHTING STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN USED IN THIS
BUILDING. ALL ARE LIT BY WINDOWS IN THE SOUTH FACADE (40%
OF FACADE AREA).
7. THESE ARE SINGLE-GLAZED WITH CLEAR GLASS, AND SHADING IS
PROVIDED BY TILTED HORIZONTAL OVERHANGS INCORPORATED IN
A 0.5M DEEP REINFORCED-CONCRETE BRISE-SOLEIL, AND BY
INTERNAL LIGHT-SHELVES WHICH HAVE A HIGHLY REFLECTIVE
SPECULAR UPPER SURFACE.
8. THESE ADMIT DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN WINTER, BUT IN SUMMER
REDIRECT IT ONTO THE CLASSROOM CEILING. IN ADDITION, THE
WINDOWS ARE FITTED WITH TWO SETS OF CURTAINS - ONE SET
ABOVE THE LIGHT-SHELF AND ONE SET BELOW. THIS SYSTEM
PROVIDES ADEQUATE DAYLIGHTING FOR THE SHALLOWER ROOMS.
INTERIOR, ADJUSTABLE, INSULATED PANELS SHADE THE SOUTH
PITCH IN
9. SUMMER AND INSULATE THE NORTH PITCH IN WINTER. THEY ARE
CONTROLLED BY MANUAL CRANKING DEVICE ON TERRACE.
10. THE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING IS CONTROLLED BY AN AUTOMATED
SYSTEM WHICH ALSO HANDLES THE THERMAL CONTROLS, ENERGY
MANAGEMENT, FIRE AND SECURITY.
11. ALL CLASSROOMS ARE NATURALLY VENTILATED, WITH HIGH LEVEL
OPENING LIGHTS IN THE WINDOW WALL AND VENTS IN
ROOFLIGHTS, LIGHT-DUCTS OR CORRIDOR WALLS.
12. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT 92% OF THE THE SCHOOL’S NORMAL
LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE MET BY DAYLIGHTING.