Optimization of Building Façade to Control Daylight Excessiveness and View to Outside

Nadiri, P.; Mahdavinejad, M.; Pilechiha, P.

doi:10.2478/jaes-2019-0022

Abstract

Windows and shading devices play a significant role in designing building facades to control the rate of the received daylight and improve visual comfort. This study is aimed to provide an optimization basis for building’s façade considering two variables of Annual Sun Exposure (ASE (1000/250h)) and the view to outside of an office. In this research, the effect of various parameters of shading louvers to the south was investigated in Tehran, Iran. The parameters were number, depth, angle as well as thickness. In this review, Rhino/Grasshopper plug was employed for simulations; moreover, Galapagos evolutionary solver component was used to run the optimization process. This study’s findings showed that it was possible to reach a view of nearly 90% of the interior spaces while the value of ASE (1000/250h) still remained in the reasonable range.

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Optimization of Building Façade to Control Daylight Excessiveness and View to Outside

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