How about this: On one of the buildings, design a southern facing roof. Angle the roof so that it is equal to the latitude. Then place a gnomon on the roof and make the entire southern roof into a giant polar sundial. Everyone in the village would be able to see and use it.
John C. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brent Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 7:20 AM To: Sundial List Subject: Sundial house Hello again; I have the opportunity to design some ultra low cost housing for slum resettlement. Just because they are low cost doesn't mean they can't be cool places to live. here are a few ideas I have: 1. I could orient the houses to true north. The east or west walls could have a long horizontal window that could act as a sunrise/sunset calendar. The window could have a center mullion that would cast a shadow on the wall around the room which could be marked as a calendar. 2. Orient the gables north and south and leave the gable ends exposed with no overhanging eaves and set vertical dials on the north or south or both. Maybe I could make a stencil or two and simply paint on dial faces. Or show the new owners how to do that and let them mark their own. I would appreciate any other ideas. They just need to be inexpensive and simple to use. Here is a cool saying that seems appropriate: Sol Lucet Omnibus The Sun Shines for Everyone brent --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
