6.37.Hungary-4-detail-h Metal Print

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Hungary 4: Detail (h) Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design

We can rethink natural ventilation and shading.

This sketch includes the house on the right that belonged to one of my relatives, until it was taken over by the Soviets and turned into a retirement home. In previous sketchbook excerpt notes, I have described and illustrated windows that have transoms (windows over windows), and this is another example. The window detail to the left of the façade highlights a double thick wall and pull chord on the right side to extend and retract the shading devise. Overall, using light intelligently has become a fascination that attracted me to the light-emitting diode (LED) technology and all of its energy-saving potential. Plus, “light harvesting” capabilities recently caught my attention, given available dimming and photo cells that adjust with the balance of available natural light in any given season, month, day, and time of day.

Author and illustrator: Ch...

I am pleased to share these graphics as well as the drawings from my travels around the world over the past three decades. The ink sketches are all from field observations drawn on fold-out sketch books, most of which are about seven feet long. Given that there are thousands of images in the numerous drawing books, I hope that you enjoy the work that I have included here from Asia, Eastern Europe, North America, Central America, and many other places. In many cases, the drawings document design and innovation that are not landmarks. Overall, I enjoy seeing and celebrating the extraordinary in the ordinary. About the illustrator and author: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and sustainability professional. He is passionate...