ᐅ Shadow casting – Is there still afternoon sun on an east-facing plot?
Created on: 5 May 2018 12:45
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dineweg
Hello,
I am planning to buy a semi-detached house, but I am unsure whether it will get enough sunlight or if I will be sitting in the shade in the afternoon. That is my concern. The plan includes two semi-detached houses on an east-facing plot, 1.5 stories high with a pitched roof (ridge height 7.64 m (25 ft)). To illustrate, I have attached a site plan. In your opinion, which half is better? The left or the right one when viewed from the street? On the left side of the plot, there is a two-story architect’s office building, but it is set back further because of parking spaces in between. On the right side, there is a bungalow with a roof—not flat, but significantly lower than the semi-detached house.
I hope you can help me!
Dine
I am planning to buy a semi-detached house, but I am unsure whether it will get enough sunlight or if I will be sitting in the shade in the afternoon. That is my concern. The plan includes two semi-detached houses on an east-facing plot, 1.5 stories high with a pitched roof (ridge height 7.64 m (25 ft)). To illustrate, I have attached a site plan. In your opinion, which half is better? The left or the right one when viewed from the street? On the left side of the plot, there is a two-story architect’s office building, but it is set back further because of parking spaces in between. On the right side, there is a bungalow with a roof—not flat, but significantly lower than the semi-detached house.
I hope you can help me!
Dine
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garfunkel5 May 2018 17:33Buildings and trees especially affect sunlight during the early morning and late afternoon hours.
If you want morning sun, you should make sure there is a clear view towards the east.
For evening sun, the opposite applies.
If a neighboring building is close by, the sun may be gone, for example, as early as 3 to 4 p.m. (15-16 hours).
Or in the morning, the sun might appear on your property 2 to 3 hours later.
You can’t really determine this accurately from the site plan alone.
How should the development be considered?
Are the terrace and garden both facing east?
Then, on the left property, the sun would be gone slightly earlier than on the right. If the building layout is unfortunate, the terraces could be in the shade fairly early in the day—probably from around 3 p.m. (15:00) in summer.
This house here is fully oriented to the south in a residential street. My east-facing balcony is in shadow from about 12 or 1 p.m. (12-13 hours).
I think this plot is not suitable for sun lovers, unless the house could be positioned as far east as possible and the terrace and garden oriented towards the west.
In any case, one should not underestimate how low the sun stays over most of the year at our latitude.
By the way, trees do not cast as cold and dark a shadow as buildings do.
If you want morning sun, you should make sure there is a clear view towards the east.
For evening sun, the opposite applies.
If a neighboring building is close by, the sun may be gone, for example, as early as 3 to 4 p.m. (15-16 hours).
Or in the morning, the sun might appear on your property 2 to 3 hours later.
You can’t really determine this accurately from the site plan alone.
How should the development be considered?
Are the terrace and garden both facing east?
Then, on the left property, the sun would be gone slightly earlier than on the right. If the building layout is unfortunate, the terraces could be in the shade fairly early in the day—probably from around 3 p.m. (15:00) in summer.
This house here is fully oriented to the south in a residential street. My east-facing balcony is in shadow from about 12 or 1 p.m. (12-13 hours).
I think this plot is not suitable for sun lovers, unless the house could be positioned as far east as possible and the terrace and garden oriented towards the west.
In any case, one should not underestimate how low the sun stays over most of the year at our latitude.
By the way, trees do not cast as cold and dark a shadow as buildings do.
dineweg schrieb:
The floor plans are either identical or can be freely modified. However, to my knowledge, they don’t affect the shadow casting 🙂. That’s all I’m concerned about.If you want sunlight inside the house, you need to know whether any important rooms border the exterior walls or could border them.
So don’t be too reluctant to share information.
And try using the software yourself if you’ve already been given the tip about the sun path website. Saying "I can’t do it" won’t make you any wiser.
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