A Window View Quality Assessment Framework

The views that windows provide from inside a building affect human health and well-being. Although window view is an important element of architecture, there no established framework to guide its design. literature widely dispersed across different disciplinary fields, need coalesce this information into can be applied the Based on literature, we present for what constitutes 'view quality.' At basis our framework, propose three primary variables: View Content (the assessment visual features seen in view), Access measure how much through occupant's position), Clarity clear content appears when by occupant). Each variable was thematically derived sources including daylighting standards, green certification systems, scientific research studies. We describe most characteristics each variable, review conceptual index evaluate quality view. While discussing index, summarize design recommendations integrating these variables process identify knowledge gaps future research.