Location: Farum, Denmark
Year: 2019 –
Area: 1520 m2
Phase of collaboration: Schematic design
Type: Mixed use, Residential, hotel, Commercial
Analyses:
- Solar analysis
- Energy performance
- Daylight
- Outdoor comfort
- Life-cycle assessment
Adapt massing schemas to chase the sunlight
In the schematic design phase of the Bregnerød Kro, the architect wanted to maximise the solar acess in the courtyard and on the facades.
Analyses of sun hours and solar radiation predicted accurately how much sun would be there, season by season, day by day, hour by hour.
Iterations of different concepts allowed to design the best solution, comparing sun hours, forecasted heating demand, outdoor and indoor comfort, and life-cycle impacts.
Comparing facades for visual and thermal comfort
Comparing facades for visual and thermal comfort
Mapping the sun rays in different moment of the day and the year allows to evaluate and reduce self-shading: here, the sun vectors were used to cut the geometry, allowing for more than 4x sun hours into the courtyard.
