Window Film in the Museum District, Houston

UV Window Film for Museum District Galleries and Nonprofits

The big institutions here, like the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and the Houston Museum of Natural Science, have their own conservation and facilities staff who set light limits for each gallery. When we work with an organization of that kind, we follow their written specifications and supply film data sheets for review. We do not guess at conservation targets.

Smaller galleries, artist-run spaces, nonprofit offices and libraries in the district often have no such staff and plenty of daylight. Prints, textiles, archival paper and photographs in those rooms fade where they face a window. Clear UV film removes almost all ultraviolet light with no visible tint, and a light solar film can also bring down visible glare in a bright reading room.

Installs in public spaces happen when the building is closed. We work around display cases, keep tools off the floor and leave sills as clean as we found them.

Window Film for Condos Facing Hermann Park

The high-rise condos along the edge of Hermann Park and Main Street were built for their views, and owners do not want anything that dims them. The trouble is that floor-to-ceiling glass facing east or west turns a living room into a greenhouse at certain hours, and sun across hardwood floors and upholstery fades them faster than owners expect.

Condo associations in these towers usually have rules on window treatments so the building looks uniform from outside. A spectrally selective film that looks nearly clear is the most common approval. We send the association the film's specs and a sample before scheduling and work inside the unit only, with no exterior access needed.

On upper floors, the glare off the park's ponds and the Medical Center towers can be as annoying as direct sun. Glare film helps with that too.

Home Window Tinting for Older Museum District Houses

Between the museums and the freeway, streets like Southmore and the blocks around Binz still hold older two-story houses and duplexes, many with tall windows, wood sash and big trees. Some have been converted into offices or small schools. They share the problems of older Houston houses: single-pane glass, hot west rooms and floors that fade near the windows.

For these buildings, we usually land on clear UV film, or a pale heat film for rooms that face west. If the building is used as an office or classroom, frosted film on ground-floor windows gives privacy from the sidewalk without blocking light.

• Clear UV film for wood floors and rugs
• Light heat control film for west rooms
• Frosted film on street-level office windows
• Safety film for older glass near doors

Privacy Film for Medical and School Buildings Near the Museum District

The district borders the Texas Medical Center and Rice University, and plenty of clinics, research offices and private schools sit inside it. Exam rooms, counseling offices and classrooms on the ground floor need privacy from the street. Frosted or patterned film at the right height does that and keeps rooms bright.

For buildings with glass interior walls, frosted bands and logo films give privacy between offices. We can match a pattern to an organization's style and scale it to each wall.