LAB6_VIA BALESTRA (MONTEVERDE)

Here we are in Via Balestra (in Roma Monteverde) with the selected model among the nearby buildings.

The digital render has been tested in three different times of the day, starting from early morning (7.19 AM, cloudy sky), through midday (13.36 PM) to afternoon (16.31 PM) and showed pretty similar shadows in every condition.

Here's the chronological order of the analyzed scenes, then the final considertions.

As shown, we studied the three scenes in top view and in 3D model view, we realize that the indirect light is ready to work on the two facades even if we are under a cloudy sky. The sun starts rising and produces very long shadows that cover the  North - South oriented main street (Via Balestra), while the two orthogonal ones are already illuminated (Via Revoltella close to the North front and Via Vidaschi close to the South front). It's a huge shame that the East front doesn't receive the direct morning light, because of the pretty close building in front of it; the following scenes confirm the constant issue during the whole day.

When we approach to midday we see from both views that almost all the area is illuminated and shadows don't go upon the close buildings. We also see the exception of Via Revoltella, that is still covered by the shadows of the buildings it drives along. That is due to the form of the path, a long  and strict climb that will never see the sun over it.

The choosen building looks like it is dazzled by the sun on the South - West front and that no artificial lights have to be turned on until we pass the afternoon.

Spring time helps us to be right about our reasoning: even if shadows begin to get longer, the building still holds the privilege to be fully hitted by the sunrays, while the North and the East fronts have no way to reach direct light (certainly known for the North side, but at the same time not so good to think about for the East side).