Seasonal Sunlight Chamber Thesis Prototype
This project exemplifies the sun's movement over the course of the day and year in a particular location on Earth. The design frames solar midday, when sun sunlight hits the bottom of the structure, without touching either wall. Over the course of a day, the sunlight moves from the West wall at sunrise, to the East wall at sunset. The North and South walls are angled to the sun at midday on the December and June Solstices. Therefore, over the course of a year, sunlight moves from one end of the space on the December Solstice, to the other end of the space on the June Solstice. Depending on one's latitude on Earth, the shape of the structure changes. The design accentuates the earthly changes that occur around us at all times.
This design was created for my Masters in Lighting Design. To read more, visit:
https://www.light.aau.dk/student-projects/student-project/master-s-thesis---solar-midday--a-design-proposal-to-experience-changes-in-sunlight-and-build-a-connection-to-our-place-on-earth-.cid481151
Figure shows the shape of the design as it were located in different places on Earth.
Figure shows the change in angle of sunlight depending on season. The rays of light on the solstices create the angles of the north and south walls of the structure. Since sunlight hits the earth in parallel lines, the difference in the angle of sunlight hitting the earth between the solstices is always 47°.
Figure shows the sunlight as it moves through the space at midday over the course of 6 months from June solstice to December solstice.
Figure shows the general shape of the structure depending on whether the design is located north, south or on the equator. Depending on where the structure is located, the opening faces a different direction. The opening is always perpendicular to the angle of sunlight at midday on the equinox. Figure also shows that the north and south walls are angled with 47° difference.