Check daylight from the places where you expect to sit, work and eat. Record the apartment, room, time and viewing conditions, then arrange a follow-up for an important unanswered question. A bright impression beside a window is not an assessment of the whole room throughout the year.

This is a practical observation guide for a permitted viewing of a new-build apartment in Yerevan. It does not measure lighting adequacy, establish Armenian building compliance or predict sunshine hours.

1. Mark the places you will actually use

On a simple room sketch, mark the intended desk, dining table or main seat. Look from those positions as well as from the window. Note where the daylight seems comfortable for your intended activity and where you notice glare or a dim area. These are your impressions, not measured light levels.

Only enter areas the site representative permits. Do not lean out of windows or move construction equipment to improve the view. If the exact apartment cannot be accessed, mark its daylight as unobserved; label any visit to another unit as a sample.

2. Record the conditions before comparing rooms

Write down the date, local time, visible sky conditions, electric lights and blind or curtain positions. Ask permission before changing lights or blinds; if that is not possible, record the limitation.

The US Department of Energy lists time of day, season, landscape and weather among the factors affecting sunlight at a location.[3] Treat this visit as a dated observation. A second visit in the same season still leaves other seasons unobserved.

3. Look for shading and unfinished details

From a safe position, note visible nearby buildings, trees, balconies or overhangs, and temporary screens or scaffolding. DOE's building-design guidance identifies adjacent buildings, trees and parts of the building itself as possible sources of shading.[2]

Record whether glazing and interior finishes are installed. DOE also explains that ceiling, wall, floor and furniture colors affect daylighting.[2] Do not predict the finished room's brightness from a bare shell or assume a proposed finish will produce a particular result.

Keep a representative's statement about future surroundings separate from what you see today. This checklist does not verify future construction or guarantee that a view will remain unchanged.

4. Keep one note for each room and position

Copy these fields into your viewing notes:

  • Apartment, floor, room and intended use:
  • Position marked on the sketch:
  • Date, local time and visible sky conditions:
  • Electric lights, blinds or curtains:
  • Glazing, finishes and temporary works:
  • Daylight, dim areas or glare noticed from this position:
  • Visible shading:
  • Statement from the representative and date:
  • What remains unknown:
  • Next visit or specialist question:

Keep observations, reported statements and unknowns separate. If photography is permitted, use pictures to identify the position and surroundings; do not use them as a measurement of light levels.

5. Choose a follow-up that answers the missing question

Ask for another permitted visit near a time when you expect to use the room. Return to the marked positions and record the conditions again. Compare your notes while keeping differences in time, sky conditions, blind positions and construction state in mind.

If year-round daylight is decisive, ask an appropriate local daylighting specialist for an apartment-specific assessment and its assumptions. Leave unresolved questions marked as unknown rather than treating a completed checklist as a pass certificate.

For product documents and ratings, use Dignisi's window-specification guide. For the broader shortlist, see how to choose a new-build apartment in Yerevan.

Sources

[2] https://www.energy.gov/cmei/buildings/zeb-technologies-building-envelope-architectural-considerations [3] https://www.energy.gov/cmei/systems/solar-radiation-basics