PART I

SHADOW ANALYSIS
CITY : RAJKOT
CLIMATE : HOT AND DRY
LATTITUDE :22° 18’
LONGITUDE:70° 47
MSL :138
 SHADOW ANLYSIS SHADOW RANGE
TIME : 8AM MONTH : JANUARY MONTH : JANUARY
The shadow casted during the morning time
makes the manual shading to the building
and road. The shadow made by the
buildings help in the morning hours to be in
the comfort medium. But the buildings
facing to the south side are getting direct
sun radiation at the south surface. And the
buildings facing to the east at corner are not
under any shading and have direct hit of sun
at morning time. The shading is towards the
southwest.

TIME : 12PM
At the noon the the shadow casted is making
the over casting to the building. The north
facing buildings are not getting the radiation
as the shadow is also casted to the north. The
horizontal surface are getting the direct sun
rays. Road are not at all getting the shade as
the noon becomes quite uncomfortable to
walk on the road. Mutual shading is very rare
at the noon time.

The shadow range of January shows

the overall shadow casted during the
month of the January. The shadow is
TIME : 4PM varing at every point from morning to
At evening the shade is casted towards the evening. The over all shadow range
east surface the suface at the east are getting can help to decide the shading to be
the minimum shade. The buildings lower installed. The shadow is casted
span at the west are getting direct sun and towards the NW more compared to
there no shading available. Mutual shading in other direction. North surface makes
only seen at the evening and the morning the cooling effect for the buildings as
time. The shade casted during evening has there is les radiation approach on the
the less angle incident to the nebouring surfaces. The surface of the building
buildings as compared to the morning facing at the south are getting
shading angle. countinue heat from the moring to
evening.
 SHADOW ANLYSIS SHADOW RANGE
TIME : 8AM MONTH : MAY MONTH : MAY

Shadow of the may at moring is giving the

less mutual shading compared to the jan
as the lower part of the building is getting
the minimum shade compared with upper
stories. The angle is getting less incident to
the neighbouring builsings.the moring
time in may be less comfortable compared
to the January. The buildings are getting
direct radiation at the south surface .

TIME : 12PM
At the noon the the shadow casted is
making the over casting to the building. The
horizontal surface are getting the direct sun
rays. Road are not at all getting the shade as
the noon becomes quite uncomfortable to
walk on the road. Mutual shading is very
rare at the noon time. Noon in may is very
much critical compared with other months
because the surface are getting more
heated up when compared with other
months.

As this is the most critical month

of the year because the buildings
are getting the minimum heat
TIME : 4PM The evenings are also critical as there is less apporoach . Sun rays are
shading effect. The shading angle of the directing hitting to the building
building are less incident to the immediate surface at the south as there is
building. Surface at the east and west are no shading towards the south.
most heated surface the buildings palced at North surface makes the cooling
the south are also at the uncomfortable zone effect for the buildings as there is
as there is no shading available thoughout the less radiation approach on the
month. Lower level may get small amout of surfaces. But even the north
shade but the higher level stories are getting surface are not that comfort
minimum heat in the month of may. The compared to winter months.
higher levels are not comfortable in day time.
 SHADOW ANLYSIS SHADOW RANGE
TIME : 8AM MONTH : AUGUST MONTH : AUGUST

Shadow of the august at moring is as same

as compared to may but the shading angle
is exdeeing toward west . But the roads
are not getting the shading . The spacing
given are making the difference as there is
shading for the space that can give the
comfort for the room coincident to the
that space. Lower levels are more
comfortable more then the higher level.

TIME : 12PM
At the noon the the shadow casted is
making the over casting to the building. The
horizontal surface are getting the direct sun
rays. Road are not at all getting the shade as
the noon becomes quite uncomfortable to
walk on the road. Mutual shading is very
rare at the noon time. Noon in may is very
much critical compared with other months
because the surface are getting more
heated up when compared with other
months.

The overall shadow range shows

that the roads are not getting
the shade. There in linear
The evenings are also critical as there is less shading cast by the building
TIME : 4PM shading effect. The shading angle of the overall throuout the month as
building are less incident to the immediate the sun is over head most of the
building. The shadow casted by the building is time the shading is less. Norths
shading to the road with space left between are quite comfortable compared
the buildings. The alternative shading can be to the other surface. The lower
seen on the road at the evening. But the levels are mostly comfortable
roads towards the east are not getting any then the higher once.
shade. Almost in the month of august the
roads are receving the minimum direct sun
rays as there is no shading.
 SHADOW ANLYSIS SHADOW RANGE
TIME : 8AM MONTH : NOVEMBER MONTH : NOVEMBER
The shadow casted during the morning time
makes the manual shading to the building
and road. The shadow made by the
buildings help in the morning hours to be in
the comfort medium. But the buildings
facing to the south side are getting direct
sun radiation at the south surface. And the
buildings facing to the east at corner are not
under any shading and have direct hit of sun
at morning time. The shading is towards the
southwest.

TIME : 12PM
At the noon the the shadow casted is making
the over casting to the building. The north
facing buildings are not getting the radiation
as the shadow is also casted to the north. The
horizontal surface are getting the direct sun
rays. Road are not at all getting the shade as
the noon becomes quite uncomfortable to
walk on the road. Mutual shading is very rare
at the noon time.

The shadow range of January shows

the overall shadow casted during the
month of the January. The shadow is
TIME : 4PM At evening the shade is casted towards the
varing at every point from morning to
evening. The over all shadow range
east surface the suface at the east are getting can help to decide the shading to be
the minimum shade. The buildings lower installed. The shadow is casted
span at the west are getting direct sun and towards the NW more compared to
there no shading available. Mutual shading in other direction. North surface makes
only seen at the evening and the morning the cooling effect for the buildings as
time. The shade casted during evening has there is les radiation approach on the
the less angle incident to the nebouring surfaces. The surface of the building
buildings as compared to the morning facing at the south are getting
shading angle. countinue heat from the moring to
evening.