Brise soleil explained

Brise soleil, sometimes brise-soleil (in French bʁiz sɔlɛj/;), is an architectural feature of a building that reduces heat gain within that building by deflecting sunlight.[1] The system allows low-level sun to enter a building in the mornings, evenings and during winter but cuts out direct light during summer.[2]

Architecture

Brise-soleil can comprise a variety of permanent sun-shading structures, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier in the Palace of Assembly[3] to the elaborate wing-like mechanism devised by Santiago Calatrava for the Milwaukee Art Museum[4] or the mechanical, pattern-creating devices of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Jean Nouvel.[5]

In the typical form, a horizontal projection extends from the sunside facade of a building. This is most commonly used to prevent facades with a large amount of glass from overheating during the summer. Often louvers are incorporated into the shade to prevent the high-angle summer sun falling on the facade, but also to allow the low-angle winter sun to provide some passive solar heating.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production . . 2012 . 330 . Borden . Gail Peter . Meredith . Michael.
  2. Brise Soleil . Two Point Seven Facades . 2019 . 1 . 1 . 11 July 2020.
  3. Web site: 2011-08-10 . AD Classics: Palace of the Assembly / Le Corbusier . 2023-02-13 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  4. Web site: Museum . Milwaukee Art . Burke Brise Soleil Milwaukee Art Museum . 2023-02-13 . mam.org.
  5. Web site: 2011-10-02 . AD Classics: Institut du Monde Arabe / Enrique Jan + Jean Nouvel + Architecture-Studio . 2023-02-13 . ArchDaily . en-US.
  6. Book: Tolson, Simon. Dictionary of Construction Terms. CRC Press. 2014. 9781317912354. 40.