What Is a Sunspace?
A sunspace is a room which is designed to collect sunlight and heat. Sunspaces are also known as solar rooms, solars, solariums, and sunrooms, and they are classically included in the designs of homes, although commercial structures can have sunspaces as well. Having a sunspace can cut down substantially on heating bills, and it can also make a house more enjoyable to live in, and increase the resale price of a home, for people who are concerned with property values. People have been including sunspaces in architecture for centuries. Medieval solars, for example, were used to collect sunlight and warmth to keep structures warm, and create a pleasant place for people to work on projects. The sunspace is a natural outgrowth of the tradition of designing homes which face the sun to collect maximum warmth and light. In the northern hemisphere, sunspaces are typically located on the south side of a structure, so that they will collect lots of sunlight over the course of the day, while struc
