- 20+ Years of Design Experience — Olga Rechdouni, ASID
- ASID Professional Member
- Custom Design · Fabrication · Installation
- Luxury Homes Throughout Los Angeles
Modern Beachfront Residence
Editorial note: Imagery and project details are presented as portfolio and representative content. Final specifications, materials, and outcomes vary by project and are confirmed during consultation and contract documentation.
Motorized Floor-to-Ceiling Ripple Fold — a portfolio project documenting a window treatment approach in Manhattan Beach, CA. A studio reference in design intent, material specification, and architectural reasoning.
A new-build beachfront residence with a continuous twenty-eight-foot wall of glass facing west. The homeowner needed daytime glare control without compromising the ocean view, evening privacy, and silent motorized operation — all in a salt-air environment that punishes specification compromises.
Dual-track motorized ripple fold: a 3% performance sheer on the front track for daytime, a heavyweight performance linen on the back track for evening. Recessed ceiling pocket coordinated with the architect before drywall. Marine-grade hardware throughout.
Front: 3% openness solar-control sheer in linen-look weave from a Belgian coastal mill. Back: heavyweight performance linen, UV-stabilized, salt-air-resistant.
Lutron Sivoia QS hardwired DC motors on recessed aluminum track, marine-grade carriers, concealed in a 9” ceiling pocket.
Pre-wiring coordinated with the electrician; track set before paint; sheer and over-drapery hung on consecutive days; commissioned with the home's existing Lutron HomeWorks system.
The view reads unbroken from the great room. Daytime glare is controlled without darkening the room; evening privacy closes silently from a bedside keypad. The marine-grade hardware shows no salt damage two years on.
- Walls of glass
- View preservation
- Coastal performance
- Motorized layered systems
Related from the Studio
The reasoning behind this work
The decisions behind this project — how the room was read, what the drapery was asked to do, and why each specification was chosen — follow the same written method the studio applies to every commission.
For the specification work behind this project, read Custom Ripple Fold Drapery in Manhattan Beach, Custom Sheer Drapery in Manhattan Beach, and Custom Motorized Drapery in Manhattan Beach. For the broader practice in this neighborhood, see custom drapery in Manhattan Beach. Pricing for projects of this scope is set out in the 2026 Custom Drapery Pricing Guide.
The work on this project draws on the studio's reference library. For the heading style at the top of the panel, study Ripple Fold. For the fabric itself, see Linen, Performance, and Sheers. For the architectural condition resolved here, read Drapery for Floor-to-Ceiling Glass, and Drapery for Ocean View Homes.