Light from one side to the other.
Translucent concrete walls.
Transparent concrete walls yes it s a reality transparent concrete is a reality.
The fibers are typically visible on both sides of the concrete and may be placed to create a pattern of light.
Light transmitting concrete has also been applied to various design products.
Translucent concrete is used in facades interior walls and ornamentation.
The show effect comes at a price though.
Concrete is traditionally a solid building material.
Objects on the light source side of the concrete may appear as shadows on the other side.
Translucent concrete combines the highest contrasting characteristics of light and concrete in spectacular fashion.
A highlight in interior and exterior design.
We produce low maintenance green walls and vertical gardens with effective sound absorption improving acoustics by noise reduction.
Processed like natural stone coming as slabs it can be used for wall cladding facades floors or furniture.
By incorporating fiber optic threads into the concrete blocks light is transmitted through the wall.
Several ways of producing translucent concrete exist.
The quikrete companies largest manufacturer of packaged concrete in the united states and leader in the commercial building and home improvement industries.
Our translucent concrete and transparent concrete panels can be formed and colored to fit your design.
Having the strength benefits aesthetical appeal versatility of concrete as you know but incorporating optical fibres in the manufacturing process allows daylight artificial light transmittance.
In the spirit of a manufacturing company we still produce by hand in small quantities or on request all unique pieces tailored to our customers projects.
Together we can add social economic and environmental values to your project.
This can have some interesting design implications.
Use of optical fibers and fine concrete also used as transparent concrete.
However they are much harder to find when made of concrete.
The bonding material in transparent concrete may be able to transmit light by using clear resins the concrete mix.
All are based on a fine grain concrete ca.
Translucent concrete is used in fine architecture as a façade material and for cladding of interior walls.
Recent innovations however have brought translucent concrete to the forefront in new construction.
Beginning as a start up of the rwth aachen university we now produce translucent concrete for international design and architectural projects.
Transparent concrete also called as translucent concrete or light transmitting concrete is achieved by replacing aggregates with transparent alternate materials.
This results in a translucency and the light transmitting concrete begins to glow from inside.
Translucent concrete can be used internally externally.
