A privacy glazing structure comprising: a first pane of transparent material having an inner face and an outer face, the first pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; a second pane of transparent material having an inner face and an outer face, the second pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; a third pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; a fourth pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; wherein the first, second, third and fourth panes are arranged such that their top edges, bottom edges, first side edges and second side edges are arranged on a respective same side; a first laminate layer bonding the outer face of the first pane of transparent material to the third pane of transparent material; a second laminate layer bonding the outer face of the second pane of transparent material to the fourth pane of transparent material; an electrically controllable optically active material positioned between the first pane of transparent material and the second pane of transparent material; wherein the first side edge of the first pane of transparent material and the first side edge of the second pane of transparent material are each recessed relative to the first side edge of the third pane of transparent material and the first side edge of the fourth pane of transparent material, with the first side edge of the first pane of transparent material is recessed relative to the first side edge of the second pane of transparent material, the second side edge of the second pane of transparent material is recessed relative to the second side edge of the third pane of transparent material and the second side edge of the fourth pane of transparent material, and the bottom edge of the first pane of transparent material is flush with the bottom edge of the second pane of transparent material, the bottom edge of the third pane of transparent material, and the bottom edge of the fourth pane of transparent material. a first pane of transparent material having an inner face and an outer face, the first pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; a second pane of transparent material having an inner face and an outer face, the second pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; a third pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; a fourth pane of transparent material having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge; wherein the first, second, third and fourth panes are arranged such that their top edges, bottom edges, first side edges and second side edges are arranged on a respective same side; a first laminate layer bonding the outer face of the first pane of transparent material to the third pane of transparent material; a second laminate layer bonding the outer face of the second pane of transparent material to the fourth pane of transparent material; an electrically controllable optically active material positioned between the first pane of transparent material and the second pane of transparent material; wherein the first side edge of the first pane of transparent material and the first side edge of the second pane of transparent material are each recessed relative to the first side edge of the third pane of transparent material and the first side edge of the fourth pane of transparent material, with the first side edge of the first pane of transparent material is recessed relative to the first side edge of the second pane of transparent material, the second side edge of the second pane of transparent material is recessed relative to the second side edge of the third pane of transparent material and the second side edge of the fourth pane of transparent material, and the bottom edge of the first pane of transparent material is flush with the bottom edge of the second pane of transparent material, the bottom edge of the third pane of transparent material, and the bottom edge of the fourth pane of transparent material.