Trousdale Modernist Glass Pavilion

A glass-walled pavilion living room with 14-foot ceilings, two 30-foot walls of pocketing sliding glass, and a minimalist architect insisting the drapery disappear into the architecture when stacked.

Wave fold on a recessed ceiling track set into a 3-inch reveal that runs the full length of both walls. The drapery is invisible from the exterior when open — exactly what the architect wanted — and reads as a single quiet textile when closed.

Belgian linen in chalk, 14 oz., interlined with cotton flannel for fold weight. Linen is the only fabric that holds wave fold geometry correctly at 14-foot drop — synthetic blends compress and read mechanical at that scale.

Forest Group recessed FG-300 track set into a continuous reveal, snap-tape carriers spaced at 120% fullness for deeper wave. Battery motors disqualified at this drop length; hardwired Somfy Sonesse 50 throughout.

Track installed during structural framing — drapery infrastructure cannot be retrofit into a 3-inch reveal. Field-measured to a 1/16-inch tolerance because the reveal allows no compensation. Panels hung in sections and seamed on site.

Stack-back at 15% of track width. From outside the house, the drapery is invisible when open and a single quiet linen plane when closed. My recommendation for modernist architecture: bring the drapery into the structural drawings. Retrofitting concealed track is the most expensive mistake a luxury client can make.