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2. Skylight - Wikipedia

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   A fixed skylight consists of a structural perimeter frame supporting glazing infill (the light-transmitting portion, which is made primarily of glass or plastic). A fixed skylight is non-operable, meaning there is no ventilation. Operable skylight. An operable (venting) unit skylight uses a hinged sash attached to and supported by the frame.

3. Artificial sky - Wikipedia

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   The artificial sky is a daylight simulation device that replicates the light coming from the sky dome. An architectural scale model or 1:1 full-scaled aircraft is placed under an artificial sky to predict daylight penetration within buildings or aircraft that subjects to different situations, complex geometries, or heavily obstructed windows.

4. Roof lantern - Wikipedia

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   The lantern over the dome of the Florence Baptistery, dated to 1150 [1] A cupola-shaped lantern on 16th-century Seville Cathedral, Andalusia, Spain. A roof lantern is a daylighting architectural element. Architectural lanterns are part of a larger roof and provide natural light into the space or room below.

5. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Skylights are widely used in daylighting design in residential and commercial buildings, mainly because they are the most effective source of daylight on a unit area basis. An alternative to a skylight is a roof lantern. A roof lantern is a daylighting cupola that sits above a roof, as opposed to a skylight which is fitted into a roof's ...

6. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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   Onion dome: Welsh spire: Gable roof with eaves Cross-gabled building with squatter projecting wing and T-shaped plan: Hip and pent hip roof (Brit: hipped) Butterfly roof or trough roof (rare) Prow or "flying" Gable roof: Monitor roof: Compluvium roof: Displuvium roof (rare) Hemisperical dome (on a wall) Sail vault: Compound dome: Cloister vault

7. Retractable roof - Wikipedia

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   The term operable skylight, while quite similar, refers to a skylight that opens on a hinge, rather than on a track. Retractable roofs are used in residences, restaurants and bars, swim centres, arenas and stadiums, and other facilities wishing to provide protection from the elements, as well as the option of having an open roof during ...