Project: Giffords Head Office
Location: Hampshire, UK
Architects: Design Engine
Date: 2004
Part of the challenge of this design
for the head office building of an
engineering firm was to create a
‘deep’ plan to the building, whilst still
achieving as much natural daylight
as possible. This sketch analyses
how the building’s design will work
with natural light and explains how
direct light is prevented from
reaching employees’ desktops and
computer screens, but allows indirect
light to enter the building via a
carefully designed rooflight system.