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Daylight and Views in Architecture: Long-Term Occupancy in Dense, Urban Conditions

Dunaway, Kellie
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-2838
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491313608301448

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2017, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
This thesis investigates the link between the built environment and wellbeing. It attempts to establish a stronger correlation through the design of a building that incorporates daylight and views in an urban condition. Through the exploration and design of spaces that people inhabit daily –offices, schools, and residences– a formal methodology is produced that can be implemented in any site condition. Additional research in materiality and scientific examination of the resulting building form and opening strategies could help indicate the extent to which the built environment can affect people’s wellbeing. The basic environmental factors of daylighting include color temperature, orientation, and sky conditions. These factors contribute to the quality and quantity of lighting that can be experienced in a space. Scientific research has found that accurately measuring the success of daylighting strategies requires the examination of both objective and subjective parameters. It’s been found that large, operable windows both improve performance and are preferred by people in both educational and residential settings. Scientific studies regarding the importance of views have found that less obstruction, higher floor levels, and views of water are most preferred by building inhabitants. In multiple studies investigating the importance of greenspace, it was found that rooms with any type of view were preferred over just the inclusion of indoor plants; and, views of nature were more impactful than urban views. This collection of research is important for designing built spaces in urban environments, which pose challenges due to nearby building obstruction, noise, and lack of natural views. A precedent analysis was also conducted examining short- and long-term occupancy spaces and their daylighting strategies. The methodology for this thesis utilizes digital and physical daylighting studies to analyze opening types in addition to a module density investigation. The physical daylighting study overcame the shortcomings of the digital study by rendering the variable reality of daylight in addition to depicting the way a full-scale building will perform under the same parameters. The dense spatial arrangement investigation examined spaces under dense conditions that do not receive adequate daylight. By utilizing 30’ modules, which maximize daylight penetration, additive and subtractive methods can be implemented to ensure that every space receives daylight. The resultant building was designed and evaluated for daylighting concurrently. Its program consists of a school and a residential tower on a podium in Chicago. Nearby buildings, varying street levels, and access to lake views affect the design by limiting its view scope and obstructing daylight. The school uses a subtractive massing technique to carve out part of the podium space to allow light to adequately reach every space while minimizing distracting views. The residential tower uses an additive massing technique to build up and ensure that every unit receives daylight and has access to lake and park views. The more specific design of a single residential unit ensures that spaces are well-lit, maximize views, and address issues of privacy.
Christoph Klemmt, A.A. Dipl. (Committee Chair)
Ann Black, M.A. (Committee Member)
69 p.
Architecture
master of architecture thesis; wellbeing; daylighting; residential tower; urban density; modular design

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  • Dunaway, K. (2017). Daylight and Views in Architecture: Long-Term Occupancy in Dense, Urban Conditions [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491313608301448

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dunaway, Kellie. Daylight and Views in Architecture: Long-Term Occupancy in Dense, Urban Conditions. 2017. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491313608301448.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dunaway, Kellie. "Daylight and Views in Architecture: Long-Term Occupancy in Dense, Urban Conditions." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491313608301448

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