01 · The challenge
What the piece had to solve.
An open floor needs privacy at seated height and a visible manifestation on full-height glazing, without turning the elevation opaque or losing the daylight the floor depends on.
Architectural graphics production study · 2025
Daylight Screen
A glass study in etched film and a graded pattern that gives a working floor privacy without taking its daylight.
34Panes mapped and cut individually
3Pattern densities across the height
1Continuous run across all mullions
70Percent light transmission retained
02 · The response
How production answered the brief.
The pattern is graded: dense where it screens sightlines, opening out above and below. Every pane was measured individually rather than assumed identical, and the film was cut per pane so the pattern runs continuously across mullions.
03 · The outcome
What the finished piece achieved.
Sightlines are broken at desk height while the floor keeps its light. The pattern reads as one continuous screen across the elevation instead of restarting at each pane.
Building glazing with a graded etched-film pattern applied across full-height panes
The build
Colour, material and finish.
Etched filmFrosted vinyl, cut per pane
Graded patternDensity stepped across the pane height
Dry applicationSqueegeed with no adhesive residue at removal
- 01Measure
Every pane surveyed; nothing taken from the drawing alone.
- 02Proof
Three densities sampled on site glass, at the real light level.
- 03Production
Film cut and weeded per pane, sequenced by elevation.
- 04Install
Applied out of hours, inspected against the light.
Production notes
- Frosted architectural film
- Per-pane cutting from a site survey
- Manifestation to accessibility guidance
- Out-of-hours access and clean removal
Services used
- Glass graphics
- Site survey
- Installation
Discipline
- Environmental
- 2025
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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