Light is an essential human nutrient.
So much of our modern built environment is built without regard to orienting and integrating natural light, and our health – physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and communal – suffers for it.
The good news is that you can design your structures (or retrofit them) to bring natural light back into them and create buildings and places within them that support human thriving because they are well integrated with natural light.
Join me for a dive into the patterns of human habitation design that enhance our relationship with light from Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language:
- 105 – South Facing Outdoors
- 107 – Wings of Light
- 112 – Entrance Transition
- 128 – Indoor Sunlight
- 135 – Tapestry of Light and Dark
- 159 – Light On Two Sides Of Every Room
- 161 – Sunny Place
- 162 – North Face
- 163 – Outdoor Room
- 180 – Window Place
- 181 – The Fire (there is NO substitute for fire!)
- 182 – Eating Atmosphere
- 199 – Sunny Counter
- 223 – Deep Reveals
- 238 – Filtered Light
- 252 – Pools of Light
Resources
- A Pattern Language [WHOLE TEXT PDF DOWNLOAD]:
- PatternLanguage.com – website for the book and Alexander’s works
- Zone 0 Pattern Language Fundamentals – Designing Your Permaculture Kitchen ~Epi-076
- Light, Water, Soil and Life – The Four Pillars Of A Productive And Profitable Homestead – Epi-005
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WHAT I DO:
Design:
Online Site/Project Consultation
Implementation:
High-function, Low-Maintenance Access
Courses:
Building Your Sovereign Homestead
Media:
The Sovereign Homestead Podcast
