Corcoran Gallery of Art
Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. Nature of Project Sun control Details Before its closing in 2014, the Corcoran was one of the oldest and most famous museums in the nation’s capital. In the 1980’s, the museum, which housed a 17,000-piece art collection, was a facing a sun control issue and officials were concerned about […]
National Gallery Of Art
National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C. Nature of Project Sun control Details Commercial Window Shied initially was contracted by the nation’s most famous art museum in the early 1980’s to correct an improperly installed window shading by another company. This project involved installing solar control film on the top floor of the gallery’s East Wing […]
Beinecke Rare Book Manuscript Library
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library New Haven, Conn. Nature of Project Sun control Details Yale University officials were concerned that the condition of 180,000 rare books housed in its Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library was deteriorating because of sunlight seeping in through the building windows. Commercial Window Shield was retained to install a […]
Annmarie Sculpture Garden Arts Center
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center Dowell, Md. Nature of Project Sun control Details This beautiful sculpture garden located in an idyllic Maryland countryside setting also features an art center with a number of well-known work of arts on loan from various museums. The art center’s management was concerned that sunlight would damage some of […]
Torpedo Factory
Torpedo Factory Alexandria, Va. Nature of Project Sun control Details Commercial Window Shield, based on our experience with museums and handling complicated projects, was hired to solve a sun control problem at the former converted torpedo manufacturing plant that was converted into an arts center. We removed old, outdated roller shades and replaced them with […]