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Why don't we use awnings anymore (2022)

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413 points samclemens | 2 comments | 15 Oct 24 22:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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exabrial ◴[16 Oct 24 00:50 UTC] No.41854609[source]▶
We don’t use awnings because of roof overhangs. Local architects compute the sun angle for the given location. During the winter you can allow more light in and during the summer when the sun is higher, you can let less light in.
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1. lolinder ◴[16 Oct 24 01:28 UTC] No.41854768[source]▶
This is not true for any house I've lived in. No awnings, but there was also definitely no effort to compute roof angles to maximize shade in the summer.

Depending on the home's orientation you may not be able to pull that off at all even if you tried.

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2. jerlam ◴[16 Oct 24 01:37 UTC] No.41854802[source]▶
And tract houses use the same designs but rotated and flipped for an entire development. No one is calculating any kind of roof angles there.