Sawtooth roofs bring long rows of soft daylight into deep rooms — ChillScroll

A restored weaving hall lit by a long row of sawtooth roof windows

Sawtooth roofs bring long rows of soft daylight into deep rooms

Each steep face of the roof can hold a large window aimed away from direct sun. Repeating those windows across a wide hall spreads indirect daylight more evenly over the floor.

The roof has teeth; the light has no bite.

Source · Institut für Tageslichttechnik ↗