In the past, it is common for HDB flats to install some sort of a shade: be it a concrete shade or such panels.
Thus, in the past, whenever one sees such panels protruding from a block of flats; this often implies that such stacks are facing the afternoon sun.
Nowadays especially new flats built from 2010 onwards don't seem to have such "refinements" anymore.

With the extended overhang above this 2nd storey stack/unit at block 664A Punggol Drive;

One can notice that even at around 3.30pm, the extended overhang roof helps to shade the fa?ade of this unit's room.

However, in general, the lower the stack/unit; the greater the range of shade vs afternoon sun hours.

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On 5/27/2015 7:58:25 PM, Anonymous wrote:
I love the nice touch of HDB Waterway
Sunbeam at Punggol Drive.Stacks directly
facing West and SW - such as that found
at Block 664A Punggol Drive, Waterway
Sunbeam =are all installed with
the overhanging roof to shade the units
at least from afternoon sun usually
around 12pm onwards to around even up to
3pm or 3.30pm depending on the height of
the units within each stack.While the
morning sun side i.e. easterly side does
not need to have such a long overhang.On
8/26/2013 11:27:35 AM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
In the past, it is common
for
HDB flats to install some
sort
of a shade: be it a
concrete
shade or such panels.Thus,
in
the past, whenever one
sees
such panels protruding from
a
block of flats; this
often
implies that such stacks
are
facing the
afternoon
sun.Nowadays especially
new
flats built from 2010
onwards
don't seem to have
such
"refinements" anymore.

I love the nice touch of HDB Waterway Sunbeam at Punggol Drive.

Stacks directly facing West and SW - such as that found at Block 664A Punggol Drive, Waterway Sunbeam =?are all installed with the overhanging roof to shade the units at least from afternoon sun usually around 12pm onwards to around even up to 3pm or 3.30pm depending on the height of the units within each stack.

While the morning sun side i.e. easterly side does not need to have such a long overhang.

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On 8/26/2013 11:27:35 AM, Anonymous wrote:>In the past, it is common for>HDB flats to install some sort>of a shade: be it a concrete>shade or such panels.Thus, in>the past, whenever one sees>such panels protruding from a>block of flats; this often>implies that such stacks are>facing the afternoon>sun.Nowadays especially new>flats built from 2010 onwards>don't seem to have such>"refinements" anymore.