Natural light is quite underused in many buildings. Designers have a challenging time figuring out how to keep rain out, manage heat gain from the sun, and bring light in, but not too harshly (direct sunlight). An effective approach is to let it diffuse off various indoor/outdoor surfaces. The special diffusing systems above were developed at UO in the Architecture Dept. The system also includes a diffuser in/at the skylights. These examples are installed at the Mt Angel Monastery.
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