POST 040 · PRIMITIVE REDUCTION

Windows are light and air ports, not aesthetic choices.

Adjust the unit depth, window width, and orientation. Watch the daylight penetration zone change. Deep units with small windows go dark fast. The window isn't decoration — it's a code-mandated light-and-air port.

Unit depth (ft)

Window width (ft)

Orientation

SOUTH

Daylight zone (SF)

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Dark zone (SF)

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% daylit

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Code compliant

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The window-to-floor-area ratio isn't aesthetic — it's physiological. The code requires it because humans need light. The window is a port, and its size determines the livable zone.