What is the impact of window designs with same WWR on daylight and outside view?

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This is to investigate if ensuring access to views results in sub optimal daylight access. The contradiction in results of UDI and sDA metric shows that the answer depends on the function and relevance of the metric used.

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The graphic shows the variance in UDI and sDA when the window design is changed from vertical to horizontal keeping the WWR constant. It also shows the extreme case with maximum UDI but without any outdoor view , thereby representing the dilemma of a designer.

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This was done as a part of academic work for Master's in Building Energy Performance programme of CEPT university, India. It is a collaborative effort with Ms. Mili Jain who is an alumni of the university.