Caulfield Campus Solar Analysis

SHADOW DIAGRAMS 9 am

EQUINOX (march)

SUMMER SOLSTICE

WINTER SOLSTICE

MONASH CAULFIELD CAMPUS building h ANALYSIS 1 pm

5 pm

SUN PATH

MONASH CAULFIELD CAMPUS building h ANALYSIS 9 am

EQUINOX

SUMMER SOLSTICE

1 pm

5 pm

The shadow studies at various times of the day during different key times of the year indicate a clear pattern and vital information about the solar exposure of building H.

The northern side of the building recieves the most amount of direct sunlight throughout the year however its souhern end is primarily covered by shadow and recieves very little sunlight since the sun path at all times of the year occurs at an angle facing the northern end.

Due to the sun path’s height suring the Summer Solstice, all sides of building H recieve sunlight at certain times of the day, however during Winter, the southern side revieves no sunlight.

WINTER SOLSTICE

BUTTERFLY AND INSOLATION DIAGRAMS

MONASH CAULFIELD CAMPUS building h ANALYSIS

Wh/m2 75600+ 706800

WINTER

657600 608400 559200 510000 460800 411600 362400 313200 264000

INSOLATION OF WEST FACADE BUILDING H

SUMMER

ANALYSIS

MONASH CAULFIELD CAMPUS building h ANALYSIS

For the building’s occupants the most favourable times of the year for natural light are Summer and during the Equinox due to longer daylight times and also a range of locations for sunlight due to a extended altitude for sunpath.

This is however also a cause for issues of heat due to the constant exposure to the sun.

Due to the two ends of the building having quite contrasting solar conditions, there would be a need for air conditioning and heating for particular spaces in the building during certain times of the year.

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Heating would be necessary during Winter particularly on the southern face whereas air conditioning would be particularly necessary in Summer and at times during the March Equinox on the Nothern face.

The presence of function and program in building H would be effectively blocking sunlight from filtering through the Northern end of the building towards its Southern side therefore artificicl lighting will have a crucial presence on the Southern side.

The analysis would effectively conclude that building H's placement is not ideal from a solar perspective however there are multiple design alterations that can be made to ease the issues of sunlight.

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