For a lot of homeowners, natural light is essential in their lovely homes, but for one curious couple, it became a full-scale project. The woman has decided to create a 3D simulation that tracks the apartment’s lightning condition hourly. After friends and family members enquired about every sunlight’s directions, it piqued their interest to experiment with it.
Energy and Heat Effect
In Singapore, a home orientation is the most important factor of financial decisions aside from personal preferences. West-facing apartments are known for trapping afternoon heat in concrete walls, causing “thermal batteries” to dwell after dusk. Homeowners rely on air conditioning to cool the interiors, albeit the electricity bills expenditures. As a result, many homeowners prepared a strategy to devote hours to study floor plans and sun pathways for cost-efficient, long-term avoidance of direct sunlight at ease.
The home’s ability to handle the sun ray determines the level of comfort in a tropical climate. For one thing, it turns bedrooms into proper furnaces when relaxing, but Singaporeans fear the afternoon heat’s intensity. Once the trapped heat becomes a suffocating place without natural ventilation or aims at North-South breeze, a fan won’t be able to circulate the hot air easily. The best hack to a decent night sleep without professing sweat; avoid the sun’s direct pathway.
Project’s Hypothesis & Verdict
People are curious to know the hours of natural sunlight rooms would receive the brightest, or touch different portions, and the direction it faced the most. It became a revelation for a woman and her partner to test the hypothesis after being questioned among the friends and family members. As the couple studied the vacant plot of land themselves, they studied the sun’s position and estimated the light’s effect on the future flat. She contributed in part “to appease others’ fears, despite adoring sunlight and warmth”, according to Reddit.
The woman created a full display of sunlight simulation of her unit to observe the light reflection throughout the day. Although her dissatisfaction has lingered, her tweet created discussion for purchasers who view sunshine as a practical tool; influences from heat, cooling expenses and long-term planning becomes an analytical process. After the hypothesis of the couple’s work, many people believe that natural daylight increases mood, focus, and overall well-being even if it means a hotter residence.
Decoding Real Estate
Before purchasing the land, it is crucial to understand the sunlight orbitary across a home without the heat trap issues. Amidst the tropical climate in Singapore, orientation becomes essential. The facing units of East and North East receive soft morning lights that make the place homely enough to romanticize waking up, while remaining naturally shaded during the hottest part of the day.
West facing homes can absorb sizzling noon heat yet remain warm longer during eventings. This leads to an increase in air conditioning and high electricity bills. In conclusion, many Singaporeans have decided to examine the floor plans and sun routes, viewing sunshine as a long-term financial decision that can merge daily life and monthly spending into one. As a comfort issue, this has become the most strategic planning purchases have concluded to.
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