Solar Design is an important element of buildings and harnessing natural energy sources hasvarious advantages such as reduced energy consumption, warmer more comfortable homes,healthierindoorenvironments,andsubsequentreductionsofnegativeimpactsontheenvironment.Thisassessmentallowsyoutoapplyeffective solardesign techniques.

You have been provided with a site plan (Plot B) and are required to design a multi-storytimber-framed house in Auckland. The client requires 4 bedrooms, 2-3 washrooms, 1 livingarea,1kitchen,1dining,and1conservatoryona200-250m2floorplan.

Onthegivenplan,placethehouseonthesitebymanipulatingthefollowinginfluencestobestutilize the natural solar design features. Analyse and describe the following features in thereport with specific applications to the given site, justifying your design. Besides, there aretrees on the proposed site and neighbors' houses. All trees are native trees and therefore youcannotcutthetrees.Youwill needtododrawingsforthisassessment,andthesecan eitherbehand-drawn orcomputer-aided.

KeyTasks:

1. BuildingShapeandorientation:Whichbuildingshapeisidealforthissite(drawtheshape)?Justify why you chose this particular shape. What building orientation have you decided on?Explainwhy?(3marks)
2. Interior Space Orientation: Where will the different spaces (rooms, living spaces, etc) inthe homebe positionedandwhy (indicateinthedrawing)?(4marks)
3. Conservatory Placement: Explain and justify your placement of the conservatory (indicateinthedrawing).(2marks)
4. Window Positions & Sizes: Design window positions and sizes for each space (indicate inthedrawing).Justifyyour (2marks)
5. Sun Shading (Structures or Natural): What sun shading strategies will you use to preventsummeroverheating(indicateinthedrawing)?Why? (3marks)
6. Shadow analysis: Do a shadow analysis of each tree both in the neighbor's house (Plot C)andon-site(PlotB)thatmaycastashadowonthehouseforatypicalsummerday(22/12,3pm)andatypicalwinterday(22/6,3pm).(10marks).

Besides,mustadd thefollowingsinyourreport.

1. CoverPage andTableofContent(1mark)
2. Introduction(1 mark)
3. Conclusion (1mark)
4. ReferenceAPA7^th(1 mark)
5. Clarity,grammar,and reportstructure(2marks)

GeneralRequirements:

1. Write a shortreportofyourNottoexceed3000words(Drawings/imagesexcluded).
2. Proper referencing shouldbedone:APA7thMaintaina15%orlesssimilarityindex.
3. DigitalPDFfiletobesubmittedontheTurnitindropboxonLookunderAssessmentsSubmissionCentreonMoodle.
4. Late submissions areaccepted within 7 daysof theduedate witha20%
5. To request anextension,anAffectedPerformanceConsideration(APC)formmustbeNopenaltyappliestoapprovedAPCapplications.