On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:57:50 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-04-29 4:02 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 9:45:22 AM UTC-10, S Viemeister
> >
> >> Every time I use our new shower room, I'm glad I resisted the
> >> architect's desire to NOT put in a window. Even the mason said
> >> 'you won't get any light coming in there'. They were both wrong.
> >> It's nice and bright, and I like it. It was certainly more
> >> expensive to put in a big double-glazed window, in both materials
> >> and labour, but it was _definitely_ worth it.
> >
> > My brother-in-laws did our bathroom. Late in the project, I got the
> > idea to put 3 glass bricks in the wall. It was a pretty good idea
> > because I get some light in the bath during the day. We also get to
> > see from our bedroom when someone is in there. Additionally, glass
> > bricks are always pretty cool.
> >
> Wow. I have not seen glass bricks for years. My grandparents had them
> between the toilet and the bathtub in their main bathroom. That house
> was built in the late 40s.

I have seen those bricks used in the way you describe. It's quite a old-timey look. You're right that glass bricks aren't used much these days. Perhaps they'll get popular again one day. The office I used to have had the front desk wall trimmed with rounded glass bricks. It's just a detail that moves an architectural element into something better. When my office was flooded and we gutted it, I realized that I should have salvaged those bricks. Too bad, it was long gone. My guess is somebody grabbed it. I love those bricks but you just can't stick them anywhere.