Okalux – Insulating glasses for better daylight planning

What is Okalux?

• Daylight-optimised insulating glass for even, glare-free natural lighting
• Two main product families: light-diffusing (Okalux®, Kapilux®) and light-directing (Okatech®, Okawood®, Okasolar®)
• Improves visual comfort: ideal for museums, sport facilities, offices and public buildings
• Controls heat and solar gain with tailored g-values and material inserts
• Multiple variations available to meet architectural and performance requirements
• Used globally by architects for functional daylighting and high-end façade design

Okalux Glastechnik GmbH is one of the first leading manufacturers of special insulating glasses to utilize daylight benefits in the building. Innovative Okalux products are designed to bring daylight deeper into the room and block unwanted heat exposure and glare. Okalux products have an aesthetically pleasing look that has been chosen by many architects to give the extra spark to glazing design.

Okalux products can be divided into two main categories: Light diffusing and light directing products.

Light diffusing products

Okalux® and Kapilux® insulating glasses, which have integrated capillary panes to create pleasing diffuse lighting conditions for most demanding applications, such as museum and sport facility spaces.

HAM Helsinki city art museum, 1999. Okalux double glazed insulating unit. Architect: Arkkitehdit NRT. Photo: HAM/Maija Toivanen

Both products come with many different variations to meet the requirements of different applications.

Light directing products

Okatech®, Okawood® and Okasolar® are insulating glasses, which have integrated aluminum, steel or timber inserts, which direct light and give optimal g-values, when most needed.

Kungsänen Kulturhus, 2014. Okatech copper expanded. Architect: Tengbom architects. Photo: Okalux GmbH.

All the three products come with many different variations to meet the requirements of different applications. 

More information about products and different variations

Vitrea Oy – your partner with Okalux glasses in Sweden

Vitrea Oy is a Finnish company established in 1952 and we have worked with Okalux products since 1990’s. Whether you need help in design phase to choose the right product or need visual samples for closer inspection- please contact us. If you work with lighting design, we can provide Okalux BSDF files to help with daylight simulations.

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