The workshop

ReThink Daylight is a workshop for architects who believe in the value of using natural daylight in interior design. The workshop offers a wealth of opportunities: learning how to implement daylight in any kind of project, going back to basics with model-building by hand, and testing the models in a daylight simulator.

The participants will be invited to bring their own projects to the workshop, from which they will work and test concrete examples and spar with two expert tutors if desired.

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Why participate

ReThink Daylight is a meeting point for architects with a passion for natural daylight. It’s a place to experience, discuss and learn how to use daylight in any type of building, and to treat it as a real building material – one that is essential yet free.

The workshop is an opportunity to work on your own project in a stimulating atmosphere and with the support of two experienced tutors, so you can return home with concrete results.

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But most of all, it’s an experience that can make you forever change the way you design.

Because daylight is beauty with an economic value. Daylight is crucial in defining and perceiving the spaces. And daylight is comfort and psychophysical well-being.

Program

Day 1
 An experimental study

14.00 Introduction
 Define aim of the workshop 
Agenda of the day

14.30 Introduction to daylight
 Reason to design it, how to design it and how to set a daylight goal

15.30 Workshop
 Case study introduction

15.45 Individual practice
 Each participant will have access to the equipment necessary for the development of the project (cardboard, glue etc.) and a daylight simulator to simulate the effect of daylight

18.30 Presentation of the projects
 Presentation of individual work and sharing of results

20.00 Closing

Day 2
 The design of daylight in standard buildings

14.00 Summary
 Summary of the first day and new experiences

14.30 Daylight and regulations
 Daylight, lighting sizes and regulations

15.30 Defining a goal
 How to set a daylight goal in a residential building, school or industrial/commercial building

16.00 Individual tutorial on real case brought by each participant
 Each participant will have access to the equipment necessary for the development of the project (cardboard, glue ...) and a daylight simulator to simulate the effect of daylight 

18.30 Presentation of the projects
 Presentation in plenary of some of the more significant projects

20.00 Closing

Let your passion for daylight take over