Curtain House / Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Research notes

Curtain House makes privacy an architectural layer between domestic life and the street.

Johnsen Schmaling describes vertical louvers installed at changing angles across the street elevation. Their varying openness responds to the rooms behind, and their shading role complements the courtyard within the narrow plan.

The published architect interview identifies Geolam Soleo louvers and StoQuik Silver DrainScreen. Keep these product identities separate from the larger design idea: the screen’s effect depends on its arrangement, not simply on the material name.

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