Form: prefabricated panels
Ingredients: translucent plastic (PC), concrete
Finish: polished, brushed
Thickness / Max size:
80mm / 3010x1210mm
Contrary to Litracon Classic®, in Litracon pXL® there are no optical fibers for light transmission but a specially formed and patented plastic unit. This and the industrialized way of manufacturing bring the new pXL® material into a more affordable price range. The panels are reinforced and can even be storey-high that makes installation easier. The light dots appear with regular distribution on the surface of the pXL® panels just like pixels on an LCD screen. Besides, it is easy to create patterns or even coloured logos out of the pixels. It is also possible to create not only plain panels but 3D objects e.g. folded or curved forms, hollow bodies with the Litracon pXL® technology. Among many others, this option can give ideas to design e.g. public statues or illuminated street furniture.
The patent protected Litracon® products present the phenomenon of light transmittingconcrete in form of widely applicable new building materials. They have been beingdeveloped by Hungarian architect Áron Losonczi since 2001.World’s first commercially available transparent concrete Litracon® is a combinationof optical fibres and fine concrete. It can be produced as prefabricated building blocks.Due to the small size of the fibres, they blend into concrete becoming a component ofthe material like small pieces of aggregate. In this manner,