Light Control in Mediterranean Architecture. Interdisciplinary Design Experiences Between Didactics and Investigation

The attempt of this work is to provide a cultural framework able to re-define a methodological accuracy that is part of the teaching of design and architectural composition, in order to develop performances even before formal works for architecture and construction. A particular attention is given to control lighting and shading in the design process in those places characterized by Mediterranean features. Our goal is to highlight the importance to manipulate the light in the architectural design also through a didactical project, aiming to the functional yield and the performance of building structures, as one of the cultural needs that point the technicians and designers much to the qualification of works of architecture as to the ex novo design.