In apartment buildings and residences, outdoor space is often limited. To compensate for this lack, owners set up inner courtyards for ground floor units to provide an open-air space.
An inner courtyard can quickly become an obstacle to natural light and plunge a living space into darkness.
The disadvantages of a courtyard can be the height of the walls which block the sun’s rays if it is surrounded by buildings. There is also the exposure to the sun, which allows your courtyard to be illuminated depending on whether it faces north or south, and the location of the windows and glass doors in the dwelling.
There are many obstacles to the design of an interior courtyard, but there are solutions to counter them.
There are many simple and effective ways to combat the negative effects of an interior courtyard on the brightness of your home.
For example: painting your walls white, using white curtains instead of thick, coloured curtains, and using simple furniture such as a white carpet to bring in light.
In order to obtain a real result, Espaciel has developed a light reflector which allows to capture and redirect daylight and sunlight in your home. Depending on the layout of your outdoor courtyard, the light reflectors offer a solution for bringing light into your living space in a motivating and pleasant way.
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