obviously the ceiling can't be glass, neither can the wall that you face as you play. Can this work? seems like they would save on indoor lighting.
doable, for non-serious games, i guess it'd be worth it. if not well-thought out, the lighting would be uneven and sometimes too glare-y and distracting. maybe better to use normal cheap lighting and invest on some kind of amplifying reflectors? incadescent wallpapers? let's see what other ideas we can come up with..
I also like that glass panel technology has really come along lately, so you can get giant pieces. Imagine that, but with a solid roof, and back ends.
it will get very hot during the summer and lighting will be horrible if you get direct sunlight. it's not fun when you're sweating and playing badminton with sunglasses on. no thx!
"direct sunlight" is only a problem when you're trying to smash or clear and you look at up the ceiling. that's not an issue with a solid roof.
i was more worry about the sun at an angle, and not directly on top, which is low enough to shine thru the side glass?
IMO, same as gundamzaku, it is not the sun from above, from the side you could try to make a solid wall and a roof made of polycarbonate (it will be bright, but not blinding) my local badminton court use this material to build their roof, pretty cost saving and no more momentarily blind because of the light
when do you ever look sideways in badminton? look at how bright and glaring these lights are, but since it's off to the side (just barely) it's not considered a hinderance.
I agree with others, it would be a big mistake if anyone designed something like that. There are conditions you just can't control or plan for with all glass. Sure it looks cool in the picture but that's about it.
Sorry, most of us have to work during the day and can only play at night when this glorious natural sunlight is non existent.
You don't just look straight all the time. Sometimes, you'd turn your body at an angle, esp. in Doubles (e.g. facing the smasher on defense). Also, you'd use peripheral visions which could be affected/blinded by lights from outside. Light from nature can't be controlled; sometimes it's brighter, sometimes not enough (e.g. overcast). Some angles have more. Of course, at night, I'm sure you need to revert back to artificial lights. Most photo examples you have are based on artificial lights at night. So until one day mankind can make polarization of glass controllable (to control intensity of light) based on a fixed desirable intensity, this probably is not for badminton.
There is a sports centre where I live that has glass walls and it is terrible for badminton during the day time. It is just too glaring.
