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Classic Luminous SkyCeilings

Classic Luminous SkyCeilings, our original rectilinear SkyTile™ system, is the most widely used drop ceiling array in the world—lightweight, modular, and easy to install—making it the preferred choice of leading hospitals.

With the lowest ceiling clearance, Classic remains
the most popular solution for retrofit projects

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Ease of Installation

Classic Luminous SkyCeilings remain the leading choice for a virtual skylight system in healthcare and commercial settings. In terms of quality printing, durable materials, and ease of installation, they are peerless.

Modular Classic SkyTiles can make the difference in the smallest of spaces, transforming drab interiors by introducing an effective sky illusion that changes the feeling of clinical and therapeutic spaces.

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Open Skies Technology

Unlike commercial sky photography, our photographic Open Sky Compositions™ are captured, composed, and arranged with a single architectural purpose in mind—to generate the most credible overhead skies.

All our photographers, printers, craftspeople, and engineers labor with quality and locally sourced materials to create outstanding American-made installations that lead the industry in durability, craftsmanship, and aesthetics.

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We’re very happy with the Sky Factory MRI Luminous SkyCeiling. It turned out exactly as I imagined from the pictures. Everything went very smoothly with installation. It’s a very good product!”

Christine Mattingly, Director of Allen Imaging Center, Waterloo, Iowa

Features

Sky Factory Classic Luminous SkyCeiling Features

Patented Architectural Reveals

Sky Factory’s innovative SkyTile™ elevators raise the image panels above the ceiling plane, generating the illusion of depth.

Proprietary Open Sky Photography

By setting up gravitationally correct sky photography (perpendicular to the ground), our photographers capture the zenith and generate the most credible overhead sky illusion.

Available in Three Sizes

New 3’x3′ (90cm x 90cm) SkyTiles, plus 2’x4’ (60cm x 120cm) and 2’x2’ (60cm x 60cm), can be arranged into rectilinear, elliptical, and circular SkyCeilings.

Easy-to-install Modular System

Our virtual skylight systems are designed to work with the best-selling grid systems in the U.S. and around the world.

Calibrated LED Lighting System

We manufacture all LEDs for superior performance and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), 6500K.

MRI Compatible

Sky Factory pioneered the first LED RF-free lighting for MRI environments. Our SkyCeilings can work in any imaging suite.


Details

How Classic Luminous SkyCeilings work

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1. LED Lighting Systems

The standard EcoPlus LED or the compact profile EcoSlim LED lighting system provide outstanding daylight quality light (6500K). IRIS-capable Classic SkyCeilings (3’ x 3’ [90cm] SkyTiles, rectilinear dimensions only) use a custom EcoPlus LED lighting array. At this time, IRIS Lighting is not MRI compatible.

SkyCeiling Lighting Options

2. SkyTiles (image panels)

Non-glare, lightweight polycarbonate image panels featuring a high-resolution, proprietary digital image color-calibrated for optimal daylight illumination.

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3. Architectural Reveal

Patented Sky Factory Classic SkyTile elevators are moisture-resistant aluminum reveals (1.25” [3cm] vertical profile, powder-coated, white matte finish) that recess the image panels above the grid, creating the robust structural appearance of a real skylight.

4. Ceiling Grid

Client-provided standard or custom ceiling grid.


Benefits

Classic Luminous SkyCeiling Benefits

Alleviates Claustrophobia

Classic SkyCeilings transform interiors with a palpable illusion of open sky that calms nervous patients in diagnostic and therapeutic settings.

Biophilic Wayfinding Solution

Classic SkyCeilings are an effective visual feature that helps occupants navigate a corridor or hallway as they seek their destination.

Reduces Stress and Anxiety

Sky Factory’s Open Sky Compositions infuse spaces with a change of visual scale, which triggers an autonomic relaxation response.

Enhances Staff Wellbeing

An attractive environment of care plays a key role in retaining staff and raising job satisfaction, both of which boost better patient care.


Shapes and Sizes

Comparing Sky Factory SkyCeiling Solutions

Our family of SkyCeilings feature a range of above-the-ceiling depth profiles. Compare their attributes to find the most suitable solution for your project and interior aesthetics.

Classic SkyCeilings

Classic Shapes

Circular, Elliptical, Rectilinear, Custom

Classic Shapes

Circular, Elliptical, Rectilinear, Custom

Revelation SkyCeilings

Revelation Shapes

Square & Rectilinear

Revelation Shapes

Square & Rectilinear

Aperture SkyCeilings

Aperture Shapes

Circular & Elliptical

Aperture Shapes

Circular & Elliptical

Classic SkyCeilings

Classic 3x3

3 x 3 ft; 90 x 90 cm

Classic 2x2

2 x 2 ft; 60 x 60 cm

Classic 2x4

2 x 4 ft; 60 x 120 cm

Classic custom

Custom Shapes

Classic 3x3

3 x 3 ft; 90 x 90 cm

Classic 2x2

2 x 2 ft; 60 x 60 cm

Classic 2x4

2 x 4 ft; 60 x 120 cm

Classic custom

Custom Shapes

Revelation SkyCeilings

Revelation 3x3

3 x 3 ft; 90 x 90 cm

Revelation 4x4

4 x 4 ft; 120 x 120 cm

Revelation 2x6

2 x 6 ft; 60 x 180 cm

Revelation 3x6

3 x 6 ft; 90 x 180 cm

Revelation 4x6

4 x 6 ft; 120 x 180 cm

Revelation 3x3

3 x 3 ft; 90 x 90 cm

Revelation 4x4

4 x 4 ft; 120 x 120 cm

Revelation 2x6

2 x 6 ft; 60 x 180 cm

Revelation 3x6

3 x 6 ft; 90 x 180 cm

Revelation 4x6

4 x 6 ft; 120 x 180 cm

Aperture SkyCeilings

Aperture 3

3 ft; 90 cm

Aperture 4

4 ft; 120 cm

Aperture 5

5 ft; 150 cm

Aperture 4x6

4 x 6 ft; 120 x 180 cm

Aperture 5x8

5 x 8 ft; 150 x 240 cm

Aperture 3

3 ft; 90 cm

Aperture 4

4 ft; 120 cm

Aperture 5

5 ft; 150 cm

Aperture 4x6

4 x 6 ft; 120 x 180 cm

Aperture 5x8

5 x 8 ft; 150 x 240 cm

Installations


Resources

Classic Luminous SkyCeiling Resources



Quick Start, SkyTile, and Power System Installation Instructions