Curtain Wall
MATExterior building envelopes that combine structural function with aesthetic and environmental performance.
IGArchitects Wraps a 66 m² Tokyo Restaurant in a Single Continuous Wall Instead of Splitting Kitchen from Dining
In a Tokyo tenant building, IGArchitects lets one plaster-and-timber wall fold into counter, kitchen edge, and ceiling, erasing front and back of house.
Johnsen Schmaling Architects Draws a Timber Curtain Across a Narrow Milwaukee Infill House
On a 24-foot lot in Milwaukee's Lower East Side, rotating wood-and-aluminum louvers turn the street facade into a drawn curtain of light and privacy.
Studio Mango Sculpts Four Laterite Walls into a Lakeside Pavilion South of Chennai
A 130-square-meter pavilion built from local iron-rich stone choreographs a slow reveal of water, light, and landscape in coastal Tamil Nadu.
Hyunjoon Yoo and Partners Wrap a Seoul Office Tower in a Metal Curtain That Gives Away 15% of Its Envelope
A double-skin facade in Seoul revives the logic of the traditional Korean maru, trading rentable area for social thresholds at every floor.
Vallribera Arquitectes Stretches a 3.8-Meter-Wide Row House into a Garden in Terrassa
A meticulous restoration and extension in central Terrassa compensates for an impossibly narrow plot with soaring voids and timber warmth.
Allen + Crippa and Berger and Partner AG Wrap a Swiss Concrete House in a Textile Dress
In the Rhine Valley near Werdenberg, a hybrid of concrete skeleton and curtain facade channels the logic of regional barn houses.
Vallribera Arquitectes Tucks a Full Family Home Inside a Single-Storey Row House Near Barcelona
A blue steel mezzanine, exposed brick, and clever passive strategies turn a modest Vallès terrace into an A-rated family home.
Steve Burke Builds His Parents a House That Treats Old Stone Ruins as the Main Event
In rural County Kerry, a corrugated metal and reclaimed stone residence wraps around preserved agricultural ruins to form a sheltered walled garden.
RDTH architekti Rips Out Nearly Every Wall in a Prague Apartment and Replaces Them with Furniture
A 101-square-meter post-war flat in Prague trades rigid partitions for a single rotated furniture block, curtains, and glass concrete.
FGR Architects Folds a Concrete Curtain Around a Layered Toorak Residence
In Melbourne's leafy east, rippling concrete fins wrap a split-level dwelling that trades suburban spectacle for slow, private revelation.
BLURKER Wraps a Seoul Curtain Showroom in Circles, Cushions, and Glass Block
In Sinsa-dong's Gangnam district, three overlapping circular zones turn fabric shopping into a tactile architectural event.
