The
concept here is to live in the Sun Dial; or in other words to
make your home a Sun Dial. A very simple plan is considered
in this concept. The house has a living room, a kitchen, a bedroom
and a toilet block. The rooms are planned in such a way that
the kitchen and the bedroom face the EAST while the living room
and the toilet block face the WEST. The openings for each space
is provided in such a way that the interior light quality changes
as the day progresses. In the morning time, the light first
enters in the bedroom through a slit provided in the upper part
of the wall. It falls on a reflector which reflects the light
onto your bed. So you wake up with a rising Sun.
As
the Sun goes further up light starts entering into the service
areas i.e., the kitchen and the toilet block. In the toilet
block, a semivault is provided in the roof which reflects the
light inside creating a light well. A roof light is provided
in the kitchen slab so that soft morning light enters into the
kitchen giving it a 'neat and clean' look. Light enters into
the living room through a slit in the upper portion of the wall
and gets reflected from the wall on the opposite side, thus
filling the space with diffused light. In the evenings, the
light enters into the living room directly through a large opening
on the WEST side, making it an ideal place for relaxation and
casual interaction in the family. Thus you get to know the changes
in time by the changing quality of light in your own home. This
can be called as a Sun Dial Habitat!
