ECO HOME

The SkyPort light (pictured left) collecting panel system is a revolutionary way of shedding natural light into enclosed spaces. Here's how it works: a series of cables, named SunWires collect the suns natural light and feed the light energy through to the light omitting luminaries. These fibers are bundled into a flexible cable with a diameter of 3 cm, permitting transportation of the light up to 15 meters. A mixture of both parallel light and ambient light can be delivered through the system. When the light seems ambient, it imitates the way that natural light strikes through the foliage of a forest. Hence the light systems name, Bjork which is Swedish for birch tree (not the brilliant artist). Two SkyPorts mounted in varied angles makes it possible to bring in both the morning and afternoon sun. This could very well be the future of interior lighting, just as this brilliant device could be the future of water preservation. The Water hog (pictured right) is a rainwater tank that also doubles as a structural building foundation to the home. Weighing 200 kg once filled, the water hog is installed during construction and becomes a part of the interior, appreciated through its see through surface from the interior floor. The water hog can even be installed between walls. Certainly less of an eye sore than the good old tin water tanks by the side of the house. Mehdi Zerouali