Sun Path Analysis

30-34 Vittoria Street is located in a busy urban environment, being surrounded by various buildings from three sides, while the road itself is also relatively narrow. As a result, the location of the building has a crucial role to play in determining how much light reaches the interior.

In the image below, I have illustrated the sun path for 30-34 Vittoria Street in every season: at the spring equinox, summer solstice, autumn equinox and winter solstice, using the wonderful online tool provided by Andrew Marsh (click here to find out more).

In order to better understand the amount of sunlight reaching the two wings of the building and the courtyard, I decided to further explore the sun path using Vectorworks and its heliodon tool. As a result, I have created two short films to illustrate the sun path for 30-34 Vittoria Street (highlighted in red) during both the summer solstice (21st June - the longest day of the year) and the winter solstice (21st December - the shortest day of the year).