Traditional Solutions, Modern Projects: Wooden Screens for Sun Protection and Ventilation

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Throughout history, sunshades--light-weight screens typically made of interwoven wooden reeds--have been the go-to method of sun protection and temperature control for dwellings across civilizations, especially those located in tropical and Mediterranean climates. While offering protection from the sun's heat and rays, sunshades also allow air to permeate, making them an effective and economical cooling system for interior spaces. 

Thanks to the efficiency and simplicity of rolling sunshades, these traditional mechanisms have been revived in many contemporary architectural projects that look to cut costs and save energy without sacrificing aesthetics.

Sunshades have even been incorporated into interior spaces, serving as convertible barriers between spaces that increase a dwelling's adaptability and flexibility. 

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Cite: Maiztegui, Belén. "Traditional Solutions, Modern Projects: Wooden Screens for Sun Protection and Ventilation" [Soluciones tradicionales en proyectos contemporáneos: Protección solar y ventilación mediante cerramientos enrollables de madera] 09 Jan 2021. ArchDaily. (Trans. Johnson, Maggie) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/954288/traditional-solutions-modern-projects-wooden-screens-for-sun-protection-and-ventilation> ISSN 0719-8884

Renovation of a village house/ unparelld’arquitectes. Image © José Hevia

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