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glass brick

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glass brick [¦glas ′brik]
(materials)
A hollow block of translucent glass with patterns molded on the faces; used in partitions.


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Nowadays, each stair has been complemented with a lift, but the vertical circulation drums, partly toplit and enclosed by glass brick walls are luminous, far more than simple vertical circulation shafts.
It's a cutesy kind of place, certainly not elaborate, but sporting a blue carpet, blue-toned flowered tablecloths, blond wood and a mantled glass brick set-up that looks like it covers what once was a fireplace.
Recycled car wheel hubs form vents, and old beer bottle bottoms, placed end to end, are used in p laces as glass bricks (rather to the initial distress of the Muslim general contractor, who later become reconciled to the technique).
 
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