Glass Blocks: A Pane of Light in the Wall

A glass block embedded in a concrete wall. Square glass blocks are laid in a regular grid to form a rectangular area, thick and slightly green; the surface has a ripple or grid pattern, and the light from behind is refracted into blurry, blocky halos, making it impossible to see clearly outside. It is directly connected to the concrete, without a frame. Avoid: replacing it with clear flat glass, making the glass block into a large, full wall, using colored glass blocks, adding metal and wooden frames around it.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片嵌在混凝土牆上的玻璃磚。方形的玻璃磚以規則的網格砌成一個長方形的區域,厚實而略帶綠色;表面有水波紋或方格的壓紋,後方的光透過來被折射成模糊的塊狀光暈,看不清楚外面。它與混凝土之間直接相接,沒有框。避免:使用清透的平板玻璃取代、把玻璃磚做成大面積的整面牆、使用彩色的玻璃磚、在周圍加上金屬與木質的框。