Planning daylight and artificial light together: orientation, solar control, colour temperature, task levels and scenes that follow the circadian rhythm.
Definition
In the Mediterranean, light is not scarce — it has to be tamed: the same glazing that makes the house in January makes it unliveable in July without solar control.
Artificial light is designed in layers — ambient, task, accent and low night light — and programmed as scenes so the house changes character without extra switches.
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