Glass blocks are a versatile construction material whose initial applications date back to the start of the last century, which allow for the implementation of countless architectural or decorative interventions inside or outside, in residential, commercial, professional or industrial contexts. Created initially to increase the contribution of light within factories and industrial warehouses, environments in which they were made popular by their significant robustness and transparency, later glass blocks became very popular also in interior architecture, an area in which they were used significantly, allowing for the creation of different decorative and structural elements.

The glass bricks, or glass tiles, which make up glass blocks, are spaced apart from each other by a network of joists in cement mortar of approximately 2mm in thickness, which can give the structure greater capacity of thermal/acoustic insulation.

In addition to the high capacity for insulation, the main benefits that distinguish glass blocks, from the technical/practical point of view and from the aesthetical point of view include:

  • low prices;
  • the solidity and robustness of the structure;
  • its rapidity of installation and consolidation;
  • its extreme versatility, which allows for the construction of different types of structures in different buildings;
  • its hygienic nature and ease of cleaning;
  • its resistance to humidity and absence of condensation, which makes it suitable for installations outside, in the bathroom or in the kitchen;
  • fire resistance;
  • acid resistance;
  • mechanical resistance, which makes it suitable for uses where it is stepped on, such as flooring;
  • its high luminosity, elegance and sophisticated originality, able to give character to any type of environment;
  • the possibility of assuming different colours and decorations;
  • its capacity to guarantee privacy to different environments. 
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