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The big problems with all these "full of trees" designs is that it cut the light coming in the living space. When designing a house to live in, the quality of l
by Loic 11y ago
The big problems with all these "full of trees" designs is that it cut the light coming in the living space. When designing a house to live in, the quality of light in the living space is really important.
- true_religion 11y agoThat upper floors get more light has always been touted as a benefit of apartments however, on the actual ground people are happy within forested or even brush covered suburbs where trees break up direct sunlight. There may well be a market out there for people who live in short suburban apartments now, but desire to have the same kind of treescape outside their window but live in densely populated downtown.
- aetherson 11y agoLots of people in the suburbs want to remove trees near their houses to increase the sunlight they get. It always struck me as crazy, but a close friend was a city planner at (at various times) Sunnyvale, Mountain View, and other cities, and she dealt with tree removal permits. It's a big thing.
- venomsnake 11y agoThe best light is not direct sunlight but diffused/reflected. Vegetation does wonders in reducing the harshness of direct sunlight.
- Cerium 11y agoI grew up in a house on a densely forested hill. Looking out my window was like that of a tree house. I can attest that the light from many trees is soft and gentle. My room was well lit from the sun but did not get excessively hot from direct light.