Both the interior and exterior of the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art feature Curved Laminated Glass (Untempered) and Curved Laminated Insulating Glass (Untempered), fully realizing SANAA’s design concept of “erasing boundaries and integrating spaces”.

The untempered glass maintains extreme transparency and a soft texture, with the heat-bending process shaping smooth curves. The laminated PVB interlayer ensures safety while giving the building a lightweight visual effect like “flowing light”, aligning with the pavilion’s role as a showcase for glass art.
The insulating air cavity enhances thermal and acoustic performance to suit Ohio’s distinct seasons. The untempered nature eliminates stress distortion, ensuring exceptional visual flatness that creates a pure mirror effect on the facade, blurring the boundary between the building and its surroundings.