Green buildings
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about green buildings
Product • By Skyshade daylighting • Basement Lighting
Basement Lighting
Basement lighting using Lightpipe (tubular daylighting) technology is an advanced natural daylighting solution designed to bring sunlight into underground and enclosed spaces. By capturing daylight at the roof level and transferring it through highly reflective tubes, this system delivers bright, uniform illumination in basements, parking areas, corridors, and other low-light zones—without relying on artificial lighting during daytime.
Unlike conventional electrical fixtures, a Lightpipe basement lighting system reduces energy consumption, improves visual comfort, and enhances indoor environments with natural light. It is ideal for commercial buildings, industrial facilities, residential basements, and warehouses seeking sustainable... More
Project • By TIXA studio associato • Private Houses
Villa AL
Villa AL, designed by Studio TIXA in the hills of Vicenza, offers a contemporary reading of Veneto’s rural tradition, in its forms as much as in its materials. Extending over 500 square metres on a single level, the house is made up of a main volume and a stone-clad guesthouse. It settles into the terrain rather than standing against it, opening to the south toward the Vicenza plain and the Berici Hills. Villa AL is a bioclimatic building certified CasaClima Nature, combining high energy efficiency with a careful choice of sustainable materials.
The project is organised around two axes. The first runs along the length of the house, whose main volume emerges from the ground. The second crosses it at a right angle in the form of... More
Project • By Seth Powers Photography • Offices
18 King Wah Road
Amid the heavy rains of a typhoon in Hong Kong last July, we were very lucky to have had a few moments of clean sky for the photoshoot of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects’ project, 18 King Wah Road. Located in North Point, the eastern district of Hong Kong Island, 18 King Wah Road is a new 23-story office building in Hong Kong and second commission for Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. 18 King Wah Road commands a striking view of Victoria Harbor and Kowloon Bay, and to the west, PCPA’s iconic International Financial Centre marks the skyline.In contrast to the density of its urban neighbors, the design of PCPA’s building is airy and buoyant. The triple-height Y-shaped columns that support the base of the tower deliver an exciting visual on... More