Solar Optimised Frameworks
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Author Aashihsh Sapkota
A green growth is vital in the urban environment, through understanding photosynthesis, that plant life requires light to generate its own energy, we can abstract that natural light is a key indicator for green growth.
The morphological makeup of urban cityscapes such as green growth, lack of space, large shading and un-natural materials, thus leading to ineffective implementation of green plantation.
An improved comprehension of the relationship between the light, the space, and the green growth can be provided by solar study. Utilizing Ladybug, an environmental plugin for Grasshopper, with real time weather, location, and time data with set parameters to create a site specific solar study along with graphical display.
Through integrating solar analysis with a generative design algorithm, we can optimize a structure to maximize plant growth potential within an urban canyon, whilst minimizing the structures impact on the existing light in the canyon.
