Inverse simulation of sunlighting: a geometrical framework for architectural and urban design

Daniel Siret (1)

1 CERMA - Centre de recherche méthodologique d'architecture

We propose a framework based on integral geometry that enables to express and to solve all sunlighting problems: the direct problems for assessing sunlighting in a scene, and the inverse ones for achieving sunlighting constraints in a design context. The heart of our method is the sunlighting volume that we denote ∏(P, T). We describe this notion and we show how to implement it in an architectural and urban design process.

Mots clés: CAD; Inverse simulation; Sunlighting; Integral geometry

Domaines: Architecture, aménagement de l'espace

Daniel Siret. Inverse simulation of sunlighting: a geometrical framework for architectural and urban design. CISBAT'01, Scartezzini J.-L., Sep 2001, Lausanne, Switzerland. pp. 231-236. ⟨halshs-02472154⟩