The image below, of the AIA COTE 2020 award-winning Austin Central Library, in Austin, Texas, USA, shows many of these techniques employed during design and construction.Īustin Central Library design by Lake|Flato Physical analysis: building models in our shop.Analyze electric lighting: Revit + ElumTools.Analyze annual daylight (UDI, sDA, ASE): Rhino + Climate Studio.Visualize daylight and shadows: Revit/SketchUp/Rhino + Enscape.

Although this covers lighting in Revit, the same results (in Enscape) are also possible in the other supported design platforms SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, Vectorworks.Īt Lake|Flato, we consider lighting in many ways, including: This post will focus on developing accurate electric lighting (aka artificial lighting) using Revit and Enscape.

Therefore, lighting should be analyzed as much as possible during the design stages of a project. Whether natural or electric, proper lighting can make a space more vibrant and mentally stimulating. In architecture, lighting is one of the most important design elements to get right.

Revit and enscape