REFUSION

Glass models are solid but fragile, removing sand as a mould from the just made model may reveal cantileverings which would result in cracks or even damage of the model. The benefit of the process lets the possibility of ease in repairment or refusion without loose of its structural properties as the glass pieces would be refused together to form a solid piece.

Sand As A Structure

The model was done in the search of the possibility to employ sand to be structural material. Cantilevering layers of glass are held on the sand. The first layer of sand is closed with glass to keep it in place and others are open holding the glass. Captured sand works as structural material keeping glass loads and passing it below.

The same way as in the previous model, the sand is working structurally here. It is closed inside the glass layers to hold the structure.