Conference paper title: Parametric Roster Concrete Brick Modules as External Shading Device to Maximize Indoor Visual Comfort
Author: Safira Yumna Salsabila, Agus Hariyadi, Nabila Afif, Annisa P. Cinderakasih
Presented on: International Conference on Less is MOji-REboot the City, Japan. Fukuoka-Kitakyushu, Japan
Abstract :
Many buildings in tropical regions with abundant sunlight still fail to make effective use of daylight. Building designs often use additional shading as an improvisation because of unintentional daylight and glare considerations since the design process. One of the additional elements that are commonly used in the tropical regions is roster concrete brick. There are several physical parameters that were taken into consideration when determining the level of visual comfort of an enclosed space. There are three criteria that are utilized as determining factors in assessing the room visual comfort level, namely (1) material, (2) colour, and (3) degree of open capacity. This research aims to explore the most effective type of among four different modular roster type configuration using digital simulation. Single-space study model was analyzed using computer simulation using grasshoper for rhino software. Analysis of the findings indicated that shading devices with different configurations show significant results in the visual comfort; and the most effective configuration is external shading devices with 10,2% open degree opacity. This study recommends that the consideration for shading device as a passive design strategy needs to be developed at the early stage of the building design.