Glass close was used on both the e...

Glass close was used on both the exterior and the interior of Kaiser Permanente's Reston (Va.) Medical Center to implement a distinctive design for the four-story, 66000-sq-ft facility, which is adjacent to the Dulle Airport access highway. Three representations of glass block, all supplied on Pittsburgh Corning Corp., were utilized: clear, ribbed and translucent (containing an internal fiberglass scrim).

upon the exterior, glazed areas at the building's sum of two units recessed corners utilize one as well as the other ribbed and clear block. upon the interior, ...