NATURAL-LIGHTING DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE: FILLING IN THE BLANKS

摘要

This paper discusses the first full version of IDEA-l,rna new natural-lighting design tool for the early stagesrnof the architectural design process. This computerrnprogram, which is part of the larger IDEA+ researchrnproject, allows the user to judge the impact of naturalrnlight on his architectural design. For this purpose arnnumber of tests are provided, covering differentrnaspects of natural lighting. This paper will discussrneach of the tests and the involved algorithms. Thernpaper will end with a reflection on the IDEA+rnproject, which aims at providing a new integratedrndesign environment for architecture.