A Glass Conference Room That Needed More Control
Glass-walled conference rooms give offices an open, modern feel — but that same openness means every meeting is visible to whoever walks by. At Cisco’s Washington, DC office, a folding NanaWall glass conference room delivered on design but left the team without a way to control visibility during confidential conversations.
Cisco wanted a way to switch the room between open and private without covering the glass in blinds, adding permanent walls, or disrupting the folding glass system already in place.
Project Snapshot
Client: Cisco
Location: Washington, DC
Application: Conference room privacy on a NanaWall folding glass system
Technology: PriWatt® Switchable Privacy Film
Installation Type: Retrofit onto existing glass
Environment: Corporate conference room
Manufacturing: Smart Glass Group, USA
Installation: Certified integration partner – Smart Glass Technologies
The Challenge
A glass conference room keeps a space feeling connected to the rest of the office, but it comes at a cost: presentations, whiteboards, and screens are visible to anyone passing by, even during sensitive discussions.
Cisco needed a solution that could:
- Give the team instant control over visibility, on demand
- Preserve the open, modern look of the glass conference room
- Work with the existing NanaWall folding glass system rather than replace it
- Avoid blinds, shades, or any permanent construction
- Keep the room bright even in its private mode
The Solution
PriWatt® switchable privacy film was applied directly to the conference room’s existing glass, turning it into a responsive surface that switches from clear to frosted at the touch of a button.
Because the film adheres to the glass already in place, the retrofit required no new panels and no renovation — the room’s NanaWall folding functionality stayed exactly as it was, with privacy control layered on top. Even in its opaque state, the film continues to let daylight through, so the room stays bright whether it’s open or in private mode.
The result is a conference room that opens up between meetings and closes off instantly the moment a confidential conversation begins, with no furniture to move and no barriers to set up.
Why Smart Film Works for Modern Office Conference Rooms
Retrofitting existing glass with switchable film gives corporate spaces a level of flexibility that fixed treatments can’t match:
- Instant, on-demand privacy at the touch of a button
- No disruption to folding or sliding glass wall systems already installed
- Daylight preserved even when the film is switched to opaque
- No blinds, shades, or moving parts to maintain
- Custom cut and tested per panel for a clean, reliable switch
- Minimal installation disruption to daily office operations
Built to Fit Existing Architecture
Many of today’s offices are built around glass — folding walls, sliding partitions, floor-to-ceiling panels — chosen specifically for the openness they create. Retrofitting that glass with switchable film means offices don’t have to choose between that open design and the privacy modern work requires.
For Cisco, this meant the conference room’s design intent stayed fully intact while the team gained a level of control the original glass wall couldn’t offer on its own.
Manufactured in North America
Every PriWatt® film application is engineered and manufactured by Smart Glass Group using advanced production processes and rigorous quality standards. Our team oversees every stage of production, including:
- Precision film conversion
- Electrical integration
- Quality assurance testing
- Performance validation
- Project-specific engineering support
This commitment ensures reliable performance in demanding corporate environments.
Project Outcome
By retrofitting the existing glass wall with PriWatt® switchable privacy film, Cisco’s Washington, DC conference room gained full control over visibility without sacrificing its open, modern design. The space now shifts from shared and connected to private and focused in seconds, exactly when the team needs it.
Explore Office Privacy Solutions With PriWatt
Whether you’re designing a new glass conference room or adding privacy to one you already have, PriWatt® helps businesses build flexibility directly into their existing architecture.
Contact our team to request technical specifications or discuss your next project.
