Lightwell

Lightwell

In architecture a lightwell is an open space reaching from a glazed roof down several storeys, typically to the ground floor or basement level.

Lightwells serve to reduce the necessity for electric lighting, add a central space within the building, and provide an internalopen space for windows to give an illusion of having a view outside.

Ancient history

Use of the lightwell was known in ancient civilisations, including Egypt [cite book |title= The demography of Roman Egypt|last= Bagnall|first= Roger S|coauthors= Frier, Bruce W|year= 2006|publisher= Cambridge University Press|location= Cambridge, New York|isbn= 9780521461238|oclc= 28927049|pages= ] and at the Palace of Knossos on Minoan Crete. [cite web |url= http://letmespeaktothedriver.com/site/10854/knossos.html#fieldnotes|title= Knossos|accessdate=2008-05-24 |last= Hogan|first= C Michael|date= 2008-04-14|work= The Modern Antiquarian|publisher=] There are also instances of lightwell use by the Romans. [cite book |title= Piscinae: Artificial Fishponds in Roman Italy|last= Higginbotham|first= James Arnold|year= 1997|publisher= University of North Carolina Press|location= Chapel Hill, NC|isbn= 9780807823293|oclc= 35172558|pages= ]

ee also

*Clerestory
*Green building

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