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Housing Environment, 20/2017, 2017, pp. 85-94
https://doi.org/10.4467/25438700SM.17.051.7672On selected examples, the authors show how conscious design decisions on the building form affect the perception of the interior and create the atmosphere inside the building. The paper concerns the use of natural light in the process of the building form design in order to produce desired interior visual environment. The authors emphasise the role of natural light in architecture, especially in the perception of space.
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Housing Environment, 27/2019, 2019, pp. 45-51
https://doi.org/10.4467/25438700SM.19.018.10949The author formulates and discusses the term of a “friendly house” – a modern house designed and built according to the principles of sustainable development. A house friendly for a human is also friendly for the natural environment; simple, affordable, built from natural, biodegradable materials. Based on selected examples, the author describes the features of a friendly house as a desirable residential engineering model of the near future.