Switchable
Smart Glass
Laminated switchable glass with the PDLC layer built into the make-up — specified into partitions, doors, windows and…
Partitions & Screens
Partitions define how a floor plate works. Switchable glass lets that definition change during the day instead of being fixed at handover.
The open plan problem nobody solved with plasterboard
Partitions and screens shape the functionality and aesthetics of an interior. They define separate areas while keeping the space open, and they are made from glass, wood, metal and fabric depending on what the room is asked to do.
The difficulty is that a floor plate is asked to do several contradictory things. It has to feel open, and it has to contain a confidential conversation. It has to carry daylight to the core, and it has to give someone a room with a door. A solid partition answers one half and forfeits the other. A glass partition answers the other half and forfeits privacy.
Switchable smart glass partitions
Switchable Smart Glass Partitions integrate the switchable layer directly into the partition. With the touch of a button the glazing transforms from transparent to opaque, so the same wall is an open sightline for most of the day and a closed room when the meeting needs it to be.
Two routes are available: retrofit switchable film applied to partitions already installed, and laminated switchable glass supplied as the partition glazing. The laminated route also performs well on sound insulation, which is usually the second complaint after privacy.
Benefits
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Privacy without losing daylight
The partition is clear for most of the day, so borrowed light still reaches the core.
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Confidential meetings on demand
Suited to offices where sensitive discussions happen in rooms with glass walls.
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Sound insulation
Laminated switchable glass performs on acoustic separation as well as visual.
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Retrofit or new-build
Film for partitions already installed; laminated glass for new partitions.
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Retail and residential too
Specified for retail environments and for homes, not only commercial floor plates.
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Adapts as the organisation changes
The room configuration is not fixed at handover by a decision made in design.
Features
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Understand the floor plate
Which lines need to be permanent, which need to change during the day, and where the daylight has to reach.
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Choose film or glass
Existing partitions in occupied space take retrofit film. New partitions take laminated switchable glass, which also brings the acoustic benefit of lamination.
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Detail the switching
Zone the runs — a boardroom wall usually switches as one, a row of offices usually switches individually. Cabling is set out through the frame or the channel.
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Install and hand over
Panels are installed, wired and commissioned, and the switching is set up the way the occupants will actually use it.
Applications
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Boardrooms and meeting suites
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Executive offices and directors' rooms
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Open-plan focus rooms
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Retail back-of-house and fitting areas
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Residential studies and mezzanines
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Reception screens and visitor areas
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Retrofit switchable film is applied to partitions that are already installed, which is the normal route for occupied offices and leased space.
Laminated switchable glass excels in sound insulation, so the acoustic benefit comes with the laminated route rather than the film route.
Wall switch, remote, timer or an integration into the building system. Runs can be zoned so a boardroom switches as one and individual offices switch separately.
The glazing returns to its opaque state, so the default condition is private.
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