Water & Glass Studio

We build water that holds its shape in glass.

Custom fountains, reflecting pools, and water walls engineered as one piece with the glass that carries them — for lobbies, plazas, and private commissions.

40+
Commissions since 2013
5
Proprietary glass systems
12
States engineered for
0
Freeze-cracked panels to date

Selected Work

Installations engineered as one piece.

Every project below started with a question about how the water should move — the glass was specified afterward to answer it.

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Material Library

Five glass systems, each engineered for a specific flow.

The finish, thickness, and optical properties of each panel are chosen to answer a specific water behavior — not selected from a catalogue after the fact.

Acid-Etched Diffusion Panel
Full-surface acid etch, satin

Acid-Etched Diffusion Panel

Cast Water-Etched Laminate
Sandblasted + acid-etched face, cast interlayer

Cast Water-Etched Laminate

Laminated Structural Glass
Clear, structural-grade interlayer

Laminated Structural Glass

Low-Iron Float Glass
Polished, ultra-clear

Low-Iron Float Glass

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How We Work

Three stages, one integrated design.

01 — Design

The water comes first

We model how the water should move — flow rate, sheet behavior, sound level — before a single glass panel is specified. The physical form follows that model, not the other way around.

02 — Engineer

Glass specified to the flow

Weir geometry, panel texture, and thickness are chosen to produce the exact water behavior the design calls for, and every structural application is signed off against the site's real load case.

03 — Commission

Tuned on site, not in the shop

Flow rates get their final adjustment on site, against the acoustics and light of the finished space — every installation ships with a seasonal service plan from day one.

“They asked how loud we wanted the water before they asked what the glass should look like. Every other bid we got was the reverse.” Facilities Director, Meridian Atrium

Journal

Notes from the shop floor.

Freeze lines: designing water features for four seasons

Freeze lines: designing water features for four seasons

A water feature that only works in warm weather is a fair-weather commission we try to talk clients…

Why we cast water into glass instead of onto it

Why we cast water into glass instead of onto it

The easy version of this business is bolting a standard sheet of glass behind an off-the-shelf water feature…

The weir edge is the whole problem

The weir edge is the whole problem

Almost every visible flaw in a water wall traces back to one component: the weir edge, the lip…

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