ES_1: Via Saluzzo (Zona Appio-Tuscolano) - Carrubba_Saccucci

Following we are going to present our shadow study:

A short tutorial in 3 simple steps :

- 1Basic

- 2Solid

- 3Shadows

1 Basic

       - New Metric

         Open Vasari>Projects>New Metric

      - Project Units

         Manage>Project Units>Lenght>Change mm to m

      - Set Location

         Analyze>Project Address>Import Site Image>Import

2 Solid

       - Model

         Create Mass>start drawing>Create Form>Solid Form>Finish Mass

3 Shadows

       - Sun Settings

         Sun Path Off>Sun Settings>ModifyDate and Time>Change Sun Path On

      - Shadows Setting

         Shadows Off>Shadow On

10 am

At 10 am we can see how the shadow, created by the building on the right, covers almost completely both the façade (south-west/south-east) of the building on the left.

12 am

Taking simple volumes, we can see  how at 12am the building on the right doesn’t shade in a great way the building on the left, leaving for the most part the south-west façade unshaded which problem is solved in part by the presence of balconies . 

2 pm

We can see  how at 2pm the building on the right doesn’t shade  at all the building on the left, leaving completely unshaded both the façades,  the south-west one and the south-east one. 
In the picture we can see that the presence of balconies  at 2 pm is the only shadow source. 

4 pm

We can see  how at 4pm the building on the right doesn’t have a function in shading the building on the left. The sun’s rays radiate directly the south-west   façade,  while the south-east façade is shaded by the building itself.
In the picture we can see that the presence of balconies at 4 pm is irrelevant in shading the south-west façade.

Considerations:

Considering not only the single facades, but also the function inside the respective ones, in fact, on the south-west façade there are living rooms; on the south-est façade the are bed rooms, as it should be.

Bedrooms should enjoy the morning light, while living rooms should enjoy the evening light. 

In this case, considering the 4 time band ( 10 am/12am/2pm/4pm) we can see, that the south-est facade can’t receive the morning light (10am-12am) because of the building on the right. It is completely sunny at 2 pm, part of the day in which it isn’t lived. Fact that isn’t positive and usefull at all.

Contrarily the south-west façade has a positive remark, it is sunny during the afternoon slot, part of the day in which it is lived.