Glass Pavilion

[1][2] It had a fourteen-sided base constructed of thick glass bricks used for the exterior walls devoid of rectangles.

[3][5] There were glass-treaded metal staircases inside that led to the upper projection room that showed a kaleidoscope of colors.

[2][4] Between the staircases was a seven-tiered cascading waterfall with underwater lighting, this created a sensation of descending to the lower level "as if through sparkling water".

For Scheerbart, bringing in the light of the moon and the stars brought in different positive feelings which led to a whole new culture.

Paul Scheerbart in 1914 published a book called Glasarchitektur ("Architecture in glass") and dedicated it to Taut.

[1] Taut called on architects to follow him into the contemporary Expressionist painters in seeking a new artistic spirit, he wanted to create a building with a different structure, and similar to Gothic Cathedrals.

The Glass Pavilion or "Glashaus" was one of the first exhibition buildings designed as a mechanism to create vivid experiences, where people would be able to feel, touch, and primarily see.

The goal of this functionless building was that architecture would include the other arts of painting and sculpture to achieve a new, unified expression.