CaseStudyProjectExeterLibrary4243323“InspirationisthefeelingofbeginningasthethresholdwhereSilenceandLightmeet.Silence,theunmeasurable,desiretobe,desiretoexpress,thesourceofnewneed,meetsLight,themeasurable,giverofallpresence,bywill,bylaw,themeasureofthingsalreadymade,asathresholdwhichisinspiration,thesanctuaryofart,theTreasuryofShadow.”“Nospaceisreallyanarchitectureunlessithasnaturallight.”“Evenaroomwhichmustbedarkneedsatleastacrackoflighttoknowhowdarkitis.”“Agreatbuilding,inmyopinion,mustbeginwiththeunmeasurable,gothroughmeasurablemeanswhenitisbeingdesigned,andintheendmustbeunmeasurable.”“Iseethelibraryasaplacewherethelibrariancanlayoutthebooks,openespeciallytoselectedpagestoseducethereaders.Thereshouldbeaplacewithgreattablesonwhichthelibrariancanputthebooks,andthereadersshouldbeabletotakethebookandgotothelight.”Ifyouweregiventhefirstcommissionbeforelibrarieswereeverbuilttobuildaplacewherethesebookscanbe,whatwouldyoudo?Thatisthethoughtyouhaveaboutitsnaturewhenyouaregiventheprivilegeofdesigningabuilding.Therecouldbeindecisionastowhatalibraryis.Itdependsonhowmuchyoulovethebook,howmuchyouthinkitshouldnottakenoutanditsbeingsopreciousthatnobodydisturbsitslocation.”ExeterLibrarydesignphilosophyJan-MayandSep-DecneedheatingJune-AugcanbefreerunningLocation:Exeter,NewHampshireLatitude:43°Summersolstice:70°Wintersolstice:23°Equinox:49°ExeterLibrarymicro-climateanalysisExeterLibraryshadowanalysisequinoxSummersolsticeWintersolstice9.0012.0015.0018.009.0012.0015.0018.009.0012.0015.0018.00ExeterLibrarySOLARAZIMUTH7.00-11.0011.00-14.005.30-9.009.00-12.1512.15-18.0018.00-19.157.30-12.4512.45-19.15equinoxSummersolsticeWintersolstice://sefaira.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203402569-Natural-Ventilation-A-Deeper-DiveExeterLibrarySOLARANGELSummersolstice12.00:70°Wintersolstice12.00:23°Equinox12.00:49°ExeterLibraryspacesequences6N8=rec&start=30://=rec&start=30OVERCASTSKYOVERCASTSKYOVERCASTSKYExeterLibraryspacesequencesOVERCASTSKYSunnyskyOVERCASTSKYExeterLibraryspacesequencesExeterLibraryspacesequencesOVERCASTSKYOVERCASTSKYOVERCASTSKYOVERCASTSKYExeterLibraryspacesequences://://dmahr.com/2010/12/hiaa85-final-paper-exeter-library/ExeterLibraryspacesequences05101520253035404514710131619222528313437404346495255586164677073767982850510152025303540451357911131517192123252729313335373941434547495153daylightfactor(%)daylightfactor(%)ExeterLibrarywindowtypologySize:1.85m*4.6mnumber:32NotopenableSize:1.45m*2.2mnumber:24NotopenableSize:2.5m*0.8mnumber:12NotopenableSize:1.85m*4.6mnumber:64NotopenableSize:0.9m*7.8mnumber:4Notopenable://://://://://çadeandatriumworktogethertoachievethedesignedluminosity?Whatistheimpactofglassfaçadeonthethermalenvironmentinthereadingarea?AssumptionTheatriumcanbenefitfromtherooflightandthebookcollectionareacannotbenefitbecauseofthebookneedtobeprotectedfromthedaylight.Itmayexperienceoverheatinginthehotsummerbecauseofthefullglassanditmaycausetheheatlossinwinter.MethodologyComputermodels:sketchup,pda,iesve,ecotectradiancePhysicalmodel:heliodonandovercastskyExeterLibraryPDAanalysisOnthecoldestdayOnthehottestdayExeterLibrarycaseoneAveragedaylight°Averagedaylightfactor:3.95012345678135791113151719212325272931333537394143454749024681012141618135791113151719212325272931333537394143454749ExeterLibrarycaseoneReadingareaCollectionareaReadingareaAtriumCollectionareadaylightfactor(%)daylightfactor(%)ExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseone79280ExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycaseoneExeterLibrarycasetwoAveragedaylightfactor:4.05%ExeterLibrarycasetwoExeterLibrarycasetwo0246810121416123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282