Top Daylighting Controls

When implementing top daylighting, it is important to integrate shading elements, such as louvers and baffles to the skylights, to diffuse the direct sunlight, reduce glare and create uniform daylighting inside the space. Clerestories should be shaded to reduce solar heat gain in the summer months.

Top Daylighting Controls illustration

Climate zones that use this strategy

Reference projects

Taskin City Plaza

Changsha, China

The MixC in Shanghai

Shanghai, China