TIDE Breeze Block

TIDE is water caught mid-fall — softened teardrop openings drawn through a 7.5 × 7.5 × 4 in square module, rounded where the other Gen 2 blocks are ruled. ModaConcrete’s HyperCast process keeps the soft geometry disciplined: dense architectural concrete, clean eased curves, integral color through the full body of the block.

The Pattern

Stacked in a field, TIDE’s teardrops read as a gentle vertical rain — a falling rhythm that draws the eye upward and makes low garden walls feel taller than they are. Light comes through in soft drops rather than bars, throwing rounded, overlapping shadows that flicker with the day. It’s the natural companion to water — pool walls, fountain courts, spa screens — and to planting that moves. Think about what the wall needs to do: TIDE lifts and softens; if the project wants horizontal stretch instead, that’s CURRENT’s job, and if it wants ruled restraint, SPLIT’s.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 7.5 × 7.5 × 4 in
• Weight per block: 12 lb
• Coverage: 0.391 sq ft per block (~2.56 blocks per sq ft)
• Pallet: 216 blocks · ~84.4 sq ft
• Material: Architectural concrete · Process: HyperCast — high-pressure forming for dense, crisp architectural concrete
• Colors: Natural · Gray · Sand · Graphite — integral through-body color using mineral/iron-oxide pigments; natural variation is expected
• Fire performance: Non-combustible by nature (concrete)
• CSI sections: 03 45 00 Precast Architectural Concrete · 04 72 00 Cast Stone Masonry
• Lead time: production 3–4 weeks, plus up to a week to ship

Natural pigment means appearance may vary from website images. We recommend requesting a physical sample before placing a full order.

Installation

Two honest paths to a built wall. Low garden screens and interior partitions can be set in mortar or masonry adhesive, exactly like our Gen 1 blocks. Walls that need engineering use classic reinforcement — vertical rebar and grout, the same method proven on KUBE, TERRA, and ALVA. ModaConcrete’s rib-and-rod system for Gen 2 screen walls is coming soon. Whichever route fits the project, heights, spans, and anchoring come from your engineer: freestanding, tall, wind-loaded, seismic, or load-bearing walls must be designed by a licensed structural engineer per applicable code and AHJ requirements.

Falling rhythm. Softened light. The wall that reads like rain.