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Using Sun Studies to Determine Amenity Location

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Laura Crane of bKL Architecture takes you inside Parcel O in Chicago - a mixed use project of residential and commercial use. She’ll cover everything from schematic design and design development to how the client and existing buildings influenced and affected the building’s design.

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We were able to determine where to place the pool by doing several sun studies of different times and different days throughout the entire span of the year, and so after several studies, we came to the conclusion that the western edge of the site had the longest direct exposure to sunlight, and that's where we placed this amenity.

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bKL ARCHITECTURE - PARCEL O

Duration: 12m