Switchable Smart Glass for Miami Towers and Waterfront Homes

Switchable smart glass for Miami homes and commercial spaces. PDLC privacy glass goes clear to private in seconds, as retrofit film or laminated glass. Serving Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Brickell and Key Biscayne.

Phase Glass provides switchable privacy glass, retrofit PDLC smart film and laminated smart glass for residential and commercial projects.

Switchable smart glass, PDLC privacy glass, goes from transparent to private in seconds, as retrofit film for existing glass or laminated glass for new construction. For Miami tower and waterfront glazing: balcony-to-balcony sightlines, salt air, and glass-walled condo interiors.

Miami residential is glass by default: floor-to-ceiling tower units in Brickell and Sunny Isles, waterfront houses in the Grove and on Key Biscayne, and balconies close enough that the neighboring unit is the view. Curtains on that glazing are the first thing owners want gone.

Switchable glass gives the unit privacy without covering the opening. Because both formats are interior-side, they do not alter the exterior glazing, its impact assembly or its seals: an important distinction in a market where the exterior glass is engineered to code and to the building standard. Laminated smart panels are used for interior partitions and enclosures rather than as a substitute for code-rated exterior glazing.

Switchable smart glass is built around a PDLC layer. Polymer dispersed liquid crystal. With power applied, the crystals align and light passes straight through: the glass reads as ordinary clear glazing. Switch the power off, and the crystals scatter light, turning the glass private. The change takes under a second, with no moving parts and nothing to open or close.

A wall switch, remote, app, or building control system operates the glass: including multi-zone control, so different panels or rooms switch independently. Privacy becomes part of the architecture instead of something bolted onto it.

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Questions and answers

Does Phase Glass serve Miami?

Yes. Miami is a Phase Glass market, including Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Brickell, Key Biscayne, Sunny Isles, Bal Harbour and Pinecrest. Scope is confirmed per project at consultation.

Does switchable glass affect impact-rated exterior glazing?

No. Retrofit film and interior laminated panels are interior-side assemblies and are not a replacement for code-rated exterior glazing. The existing impact assembly, seals and coatings stay as engineered and as approved by the building.

What is smart glass?

Smart glass, also called switchable glass or PDLC glass, is glazing with a switchable liquid-crystal layer. With power applied the crystals align and the glass is clear; switched off, they scatter light and the glass turns private, all in under a second.

What is the difference between smart film and laminated smart glass?

Switchable smart film is applied to existing interior glazing, so you keep the glass you already have. Laminated smart glass is a factory-laminated panel with the switchable layer sealed inside, made for new construction or glazing replacement.

Does smart glass replace blinds and curtains?

In most applications, yes. The glass itself provides the privacy, so there are no blinds, cords or curtains to install, clean or replace.

Is smart glass available for both residential and commercial projects?

Both. We supply and support residential, commercial, healthcare and hospitality projects, from a single bathroom window to full glass partition systems.

How do I get smart glass pricing?

Share the application, approximate dimensions and any plans or elevations. We review the requirements and return project-specific pricing, along with the configuration we recommend.