In a previous article I focused on indoor bridges, many of which occurred to utilize glass floors. Be they clear or translucent, glass floors enable light to pass from 1 floor to the one under, while also providing a visual connection between spaces. This article looks more generally in bridges and at different areas. Whatever the reasons for integrating a feature such as this, the result is obviously dramatic.
Ike Kligerman Barkley
The moment glass is chosen as a floor material, the very first question would be,”What sort of glass” Clear glass gives views that might not be wanted, therefore translucent glass is more often preferred. This bridge illustrates that which can follow from using translucent glass: light that illuminates the floor and creates even more drama.
John Maniscalco Architecture
This house in San Francisco by John Maniscalco utilizes glass paths adjacent to the stairs. Together with the skylight found above the paths, the mild brought into the decreased levels is maximized.
John Maniscalco Architecture
This photograph was taken one level below the previous photograph, which makes it apparent that the glass paths are stacked. Be aware that the reduced level’s glass floor is wider, and its effects are observable in the next photo.
John Maniscalco Architecture
On the bottom floor, the glass floor helps bring plenty of light into the space. It presents a gentle glow that echoes the plane of the white drywall ceiling round it.
John Maniscalco Architecture
Maniscalco utilized a glass bridge in another job, this one also found below a skylight. Note the green color of the glassindicating the iron content obviously in the substance. This is often undesirable in such an application, but low-iron glass, as the white-gray glass is called, includes a cost premium.
Shannon Malone
This is just one more Maniscalco project that also puts a glass floor. It just makes sense to tie the two together , so that they function in concert.
Jerry Jacobs Design, Inc..
Glass floors do not need to be limited to paths or bridges. This square foot patch of glass floor helps bring light into the library under.
Jerry Jacobs Design, Inc..
This view shows the way the cross-shaped structural members behind the glass give the ceiling a strong character… and also an added feeling of safety.
Exedra Architects
Here is a library that doubles as a stairway. The tall bookshelves run across several floors off the stair landing. The glass floor gives this wall of novels some cohesion.
Exedra Architects
This view shows the narrow part of glass off the timber landing.
Exedra Architects
And a previous view positions the viewer on the glass floor, illustrating how it is related to the window next to it. The glass floor also provides visibility of the green roof, a wonderful touch.
MusaDesign Interior Design
In this multistory high-rise attic, a glass floor is utilized to bring additional light to the space under it. Sitting on a chair on a glass floor must take some getting used to!
MusaDesign Interior Design
This view from below shows a few of the light coming from above, but also how things touching the glass are in focus but those further away are fuzzy.
Beckwith Interiors
This is probably the strangest use of a glass floor I found on , reminiscent of Philippe Starck’s pub at the Hudson Hotel in New York. In both cases, a glass floor is blended with a decorative design and a few neoclassical elements. This house is interesting due to the space it overlooks.
Beckwith Interiors
It’s a wine cellar, a cathedral-like space in oil that glows blue. I could observe the homeowner understanding after this was installed,”I need a glass floor to show off this space!”