Priced at about $5.2 million, this waterfront glass house is only accessible by boat or plane. It was built in 2008 and designed by Tom Phifer to blend in with the island’s landscape.

The Optical Glass House in Hiroshima showcases a thirteen ton facade made from 6,000 blocks that shows-off the buildings tree filled courtyard that looks like a shimmering waterfall to the outside ...

A tree-filled courtyard is glimpsed through the shimmering glass-brick facade of this house in Hiroshima, designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura (+ movie). Optical Glass House was ...

The first floor of the Optical Glass House is occupied by a garden and a glass façade positioned towards the street that maximizes natural lighting. The living areas are located at the far end of ...

The Optical Glass House sits among tall buildings in downtown Hiroshima. Its glazed façade was hand-made made from 6,000 high-transparency glass blocks that are from borosilicate, a raw material ...

Asia Optical confirms plans to expand glass molded lens capacity. Anne Wu, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES Asia Monday 2 February 2004 0. Asia Optical, Taiwan’s largest manufacturer of optical ...

From disappearing desert retreats to column-free glass houses – these 5 optical illusion homes in US redefine luxury with their clever visual deceptions. Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 New Delhi o C ...