Interactive Selection of Optimal Fenestration Materials for Architectural Design

A simple office scene with a single southern-facing window. Fenestration material is optimized to maximize daylight autonomy, the percent of time when the natural illumination at both desks (marked with red squares) is appropriate for reading. In designing the interesting curved geometry for the living space in this residential design, the architect redirects the strong overhead noon sunshine from a set of skylights with a curved diffuse blue deflector but allows the warmer late afternoon sun to penetrate deep into the room and wash over the far wall.