In a recently completed construction project, 18 GLASSFLOORs of the "Chrome" and "Pure" types were installed. With full-surface slip resistance, these innovative and walk-on glass floors allow daylight to penetrate basement , illuminating the commercial spaces below. Planning and installation were carried out by Heliobus AG, which led to an exciting and functional result.

Four walkable skylights blend harmoniously into the playground of the new Kočevje Kindergarten building in Slovenia. The rooms below are flooded with plenty of daylight and new, exciting perspectives are created for the children. The round skylights of the Glassfloor circle design can be walked on and are slip-proof for hazard-free romping during recess. The collaboration took place with the architectural firm Svet Vmes, which has already innovatively planned and implemented numerous school projects in Slovenia.

Plenty of daylight for a basement living room full of well-being and sun rays. The two mirror shafts direct daylight far into the room and, depending on the position of the sun, create plays of light in the room. Instead of basement shaft wall, you look directly into the sky - and that from basement ! Outside on the first floor, the walk-in light well cover integrates into the terrace without thresholds. The fresh air supply is further ensured via ventilation slots and the armored glass is provided with a strip-shaped slip resistance. The slip resistance is one of numerous optionswhich allow to equip the Mirror Shaft according to individual wishes.

Work of Heliobus AG: planning, installation
Customer: Private

The pictures show it impressively: the mirror shaft directs daylight into the room, so that the light even reaches into the hallway. Guests can now look up at the sky from basement and watch the weather. Thanks to the Mirror Shaft the guest room has gained in atmosphere and well-being and now appears much more inviting and homely.

Work of Heliobus AG: Concept and realization
Client: Private

A long skylight strip of 20 x 1 m floods the swimming hall below with daylight. Another skylight strip of 8.5 x 0.7 m was installed on one of the seating areas for a daylit fitness room. The planning and elaboration was done in cooperation with the architectural office Glasnhof. GLASSFLOOR installed the custom-made system on site.

Seven GLASSFLOOR are installed on the two break areas of the Töss school complex. Despite their large glass surface, the skylights meet enormous structural requirements: a point load of 2 tons per 20×20 cm and a surface load of one ton per square meter. The skylights can thus even be driven over. A slip resistance ensures that children can play safely no matter what the weather.

A fitness room at basement with sauna and shower shines in daylight thanks to the mirror shaft from Heliobus®. So bright and inviting that there is no need for electric light at all. In this project, the customer wanted a full-surface anti-slip cover, which is why the view into the mirror module does not allow a clear view of the sky.

Work of Heliobus AG: Concept and realization
Cooperation with: tecti AG
Client: tecti AG

On the first floor of a commercial building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5 GLASSFLOOR, of 100 x 100 cm were installed. The glass floors are equipped with very translucent slip resistance (BFU-tested). Furthermore, the skylights are passable for vehicles up to max. 3.5 t gross weight or single load up to max. 1 t.

Light Guide Supplies several floors with daylight

Problem Statement:
Little daylight on the upper floor and in the center of the house due to a traditional Bernese cripple hip roof with a low-pitched canopy.

Idea and solution by Heliobus:
Daylight is directed from a roof opening towards the south through a vertical, mirrored shaft from the attic to the upper floor and first floor. Openings with controllable light outlets supply four different rooms with daylight & sunlight.

Light control is individually controllable
A motorized light control allows the user to control the daylight as desired, e.g. maximum daylight enters one room, dimming the unused rooms slightly.

Work of Heliobus AG: conception, production and realization
Client: Private

Three therapy rooms at PHYSIO PLUS AG in Dielsdorf were each equipped with a Mirror Shaft of Heliobus® and are now flooded with daylight. The daylit therapy rooms have an inviting effect and can be used as fully-fledged physiotherapy rooms where patients feel comfortable. Inside and out, the mirror shafts enhance the building and the rooms both aesthetically and functionally.

Work: Concept and realisation
Cooperation with: Lienhard Partner Building Consultancy
Client: PHYSIO PLUS AG

Dermapraxis AG in Wädenswil can now use the basement rooms as fully-fledged practice rooms thanks to the large amount of daylight that falls into them via the mirror shafts. The previously dark and thus unusable rooms for dermatological purposes were equipped with four generous mirror sh afts. The daylight basement rooms now house a day clinic, an examination room, as well as a preparation room for operations and a meeting room. Thanks to the daylight in the basement, patients as well as the staff of the dermatology practice feel comfortable.

Work of Heliobus AG: Concept and realization
Cooperation with: KillerLei AG, architecture and construction of medical and dental practices
Client: Dr. med. Beat basement, Dermapraxis AG

The basement room of a holiday home in Mallorca shines in daylight. Now the playroom and study are also being used lively. Thanks to a generous mirror shaft, the room is flooded with daylight and allows for a pleasant feel-good atmosphere with reference to the outdoors.

Work of Heliobus AG: Concept and realisation
Client: Private customer

At the St.Leonhard-Strasse in St.Gallen, the busy intersection is to be freed from non-motorised traffic. For this purpose, a bicycle tunnel is planned under the intersection. In order to make the underground tunnel as pleasant as possible for cyclists and pedestrians, light is to be brought into the tunnel via various daylight systems. Heliobus® was consulted as a daylight expert from the very beginning in order to create the most pleasant atmosphere possible in the tunnel.

Work: Concept
Client: Civil Engineering Office St.Gallen

Thanks to sufficient daylight, the Nonnenbach school kindergarten can now also use the basement as a fully-fledged playroom. Five mirror shafts from Heliobus direct the daylight into the basement. The number of children at the Nonnenbach school in Kressbronn has been rising steadily for a few years. For this reason, another movement room and a small group room have been installed in the basement. Inside, the mirror shafts bring in daylight and sunlight; outside, the accessible light well covers of the mirror shafts blend harmoniously into the surroundings.
The children and teachers as well as those responsible in the community are thrilled.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: Municipality of Kressbronn on Lake Constance

Six GLASSFLOOR circles with a diameter of 100 cm, reveal mirroring and room closure, bring daylight into the sterile corridor of the clinic. The waiting area for patients benefits from five round skylights. In addition, two daylight shafts were installed in the recovery room. Daylight has been proven not only to promote health and recovery, but also to increase well-being.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: Berit Paracelsus Clinic

In the garden of the modern new building on a slope, three round skylights, each with a diameter of approx. 1 metre, were recessed at ground level. The underground car park gains lightness and dynamism thanks to the daylight.

Work: Concept, implementation

A passageway connects two houses of a retirement home. Eight rectangular Glassfloor chrome (250 x 80 cm) provide the passageway with changing daylight in an unconventional arrangement and bring playfulness and lightness. Thanks to the flush installation, the upper unit remains accessible without barriers.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: Sömmerli retirement home

Three rectangular Glassfloor chrome with dimensions of 250 x 80 cm illuminate a private indoor pool and set accents in the interior. Outdoors, the focus is on aesthetics.

Work: Concept, implementation

In order to obtain an optimal amount of daylight for the workshop in the basement, two skylights measuring 100 x 100 cm were recessed into the terrace. The accessibility ensures barrier-free use of the veranda for the family.

Work: Concept, implementation

The square Glassfloor chrome blends seamlessly and elegantly into the terrace of the detached house and offers the interior reference to the weather and time of day.

Work: Concept, implementation

Two large skylights with glass divisions bring daylight into the chalet's bath and shower area. The heated interior glass reduces condensation. The full-surface slip resistance also serves as a privacy screen. The terrace remains accessible without barriers.

Work: Concept, implementation

The set-up kitchen of the Oberwaid Hotel and Clinic is located in the basement. Due to the generous supply of daylight in the mirror shaft, no special labour law restrictions had to be taken into account for working in the basement.

Work: Concept, implementation
Cooperation with: HRS Real Estate AG St. Gallen
Client: Oberwaid Hotel and Clinic

The walkable skylight was used here as a light band to make the dining area below more friendly and brighter. The full-surface anti-slip surface also serves as a privacy screen.

Work: Concept, implementation

The Hotel Säntispark wants to offer its employees a pleasant working atmosphere. The break room was a thorn in the side, as it was dark and did not offer an inviting atmosphere. Since the installation of the mirror shaft in the existing light shaft and the resulting daylight, the employees like to spend their breaks in the basement.

Work: Concept, implementation
Collaboration with: Carlos Martinez Architekten AG
Client: Hotel Säntispark

Many rooms of this terrace house flat are located in the rear area. In order to make these rooms bright and pleasant, several mirror shafts were installed. The flat is now flooded with daylight, so that the exclusive kitchen and bathroom invite you to linger.

Work: Concept, implementation
Collaboration with: Architrema GmbH
Client: Bellevie Wohnen AG
Client: private

A bathroom in the basement does not always have to be dark and lit only with artificial light. With the Heliobus®mirror shaft, this bathroom appears in a much brighter and more pleasant atmosphere. This bathtub invites you to linger.

Work: Concept, implementation

The dark storage room in the basement knows every homeowner. In this case, with the help of the mirror shaft from Heliobus®, it was turned into a cozy oasis to linger in. Who wouldn't like to read an exciting book here?

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: private
Client: private

The GAIA Hotel was faced with the challenge of offering its guests something special in the unused basement. The hotel management decided on a wellness area. Since the room was rather small, they looked for lighting that would make the room appear large and bright. They quickly arrived at daylight as a source of illumination. With several mirror shafts from Heliobus®, the room is now illuminated with daylight. The feedback from the guests about the wellness area in the middle of the city is convincing.

Work: Concept, implementation Client: Hotel Gaia, Basel
Collaboration with: Immo Bau AG Northwest Switzerland
Client: Gaia Hotel Basel

A gymnastics room and a doctor's office were built in the basement of the Alp Centre for the Elderly. The total of four mirror shafts from Heliobus® flood the rooms with daylight and create a friendly atmosphere.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: Alp Betagtenzentren Emmen AG
Client: Anliker AG

The basement of these exclusive houses in Ascona has been completely converted into living space. With the Mirror Shaft from Heliobus®, the rooms are illuminated with real daylight and thus offer a very pleasant living atmosphere. The available daylight created offices, fitness rooms or guest rooms in the basement.

Via the installed mirrors, there is now also visual contact with the blue sky and the passing clouds. Ventilation of the rooms is still possible through the ventilation slots in the light well cover. In addition, when the window is open, sounds such as birds chirping, can be heard from the garden. Thus, despite basement , there is a connection to the outside world.

Work: Concept, implementation
Collaboration with: Tiziano Vannini, architect
Client: Antonini + Ghidossi SA Vittorio Ruperto
Client: Bea Huwiler Promotion GmbH, Parco Contea Ascona

In this international project, the challenge was to flood the interior of the station at Potsdamer Platz with daylight. Thanks to Heliobus Light Pipe , this problem was solved brilliantly: it is not only bright in the basement, but also an architectural highlight for tourists and residents.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: Berlin

Home office with daylight

In the basement of this family house was set up a home office. Due to the installation of the Mirror Shaft of Heliobus® the office is flooded with daylight. Through the visual contact to the sky via the installed mirrors, a connection to the outside world is created. When the window is open, sounds from outside, such as birds chirping, can be heard. In addition, ventilation of the office is still possible through the ventilation slots in the light well cover.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: EFH owner canton Solothurn

Of course, an office without daylight does not work. Therefore, with the Mirror Shaft by Heliobus® a connection to the outside world was created, which supplies the room with daylight.

Work: Concept, implementation
Collaboration with: Arento AG
Client: private

Eight pure Glassfloor are elegantly integrated into the fire brigade magazine and workshop in Hünibach. The terrace can thus be used as a barrier-free break location and meeting place. At the same time, the rooms below benefit from the zenith light.

Work: Concept, implementation
Client: Community of Hünibach

In this house, the bedroom in the basement was equipped with two mirror shafts from Heliobus®. The relatively long light shafts (150cm x 90cm) ensure optimal light flooding.

Work: Concept, implementation
Collaboration with: Go Interiors GmbH
Client: private

The listed building is in a prime location on the Bosporus. Many interior rooms could not be sufficiently supplied with daylight. In close cooperation between the architect and the Heliobus daylight engineers, a light pipe was created over four floors. This provides the dark rooms with daylight and convinces with its aesthetic design at night.

Work: Concept, implementation, on-site installation

Since there was a lot of unused space in the basement of this house, one room was converted into an office. With the Mirror Shaft from Heliobus®, the home office is now supplied with daylight.

Work: Concept, implementation

Two GLASSFLOORs, one above the other, provide more daylight and space in the rooms. The elegant design of the GLASSFLOOR pure blends harmoniously into the living environment.

Three daylight shafts supply the rooms in the basement with daylight. Due to the exposure to salty air, the modules were increased to V4A chrome steel quality for a higher rust protection factor. Furthermore, the modules were equipped with active ventilation and extra-white mirrors for optimised and true-colour daylight rendering.

Work: Concept, realisation and installation on site
Client: CKMY Architects