There is little that resembles ‘‘the dark satanic mills’’ of the 19th
Century in our latest factory designs, and a fine example of this is the
Cummins Engine Company Factory built near Manston Airport in Kent
(Case Study, pp 190–191). Lit by lines of overhead daylighting, it also
provides side lighting from large windows, which add a light and airy
appearance to the interior. Such buildings do have to rely on artificial
lighting for the dull days, and ideally these should have daylight linking,
to ensure that the electric light is used only when required.
68 Daylighting: Natural Light in Architecture
York Shipley Factory, BasildonArup