Trump Tower III, Sunny Isles Beach
Every shade recessed, every opening its own shape - Crestron motorized solar shades and a Crestron drapery track, living inside the residence's Control4 system.
Nothing on the ceiling but light
Fifty seconds through the residence: the run of pocketed solar shades down the ocean wall, the fabric holding the horizon at the glass, and the sheer wall in the primary suite.
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A facade that never repeats itself
A private residence at Trump Tower III, 15811 Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach - glass on three sides and the Atlantic filling every one of them. The brief was simple to say and hard to build: control the glare and the heat without putting anything on the ceiling. Every treatment in the home is recessed - rollers and drapery track alike disappear into pockets, so from inside the rooms there is no fascia, no bracket, no tube. Just fabric and glass.
The difficulty was the building itself. The facade steps and curves as it turns the corner of the tower, so almost no two openings shared a width, a sill line or a wall angle - one bay is a true arch. Nothing here came off a schedule. Every opening was templated on site, every pocket set out so the fabric hangs plumb on a wall that is not square to the glass, and the pockets sequenced with the ceiling trades before the drywall closed.
The hardware is Crestron throughout - motorized rollers on the living spaces and a Crestron motorized drapery track in the primary suite. The residence, though, runs on Control4. Working alongside the home's AV partner, we commissioned the shading into the existing Control4 scenes and keypads, so the owner presses the buttons they already know.
Project at a glance
Location
Private residence · Trump Tower III, 15811 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160.
Living spaces
Crestron motorized roller shades · Mermet E Screen 5% White/White (CSF-ESC02-05) · recessed pockets throughout.
Primary suite
Crestron motorized drapery track · white sheer by Fabricut · pocketed, wall to wall.
The hard part
A stepped and curved facade, including an arched bay - every opening templated individually, none off a schedule.
Integration
Crestron shading commissioned into the residence's existing Control4 system, with the home's AV partner.
Delivery
Measured, templated, fabricated, installed and commissioned by our own team - direct with the owner.
Fabric schedule
Two fabrics, chosen so the ocean stays the loudest thing in the room.
Mermet · E Screen 5% White/White — Every Roller
Fabricut · White Sheer — Primary Suite Track
5% Openness at the Glass
Inside the residence
The Great Room
The Ocean Wall, Shades Down
Glare Off the Screen
The Arched Bay
The Primary Suite
Sheer Across the Water
The Terrace Slider
Down the Length of the Glass
Frequently asked
What made this project difficult?
The building's geometry. The facade steps and curves - one bay is a true arch - so almost no two openings matched. Every shade was templated to its own opening rather than ordered off a schedule.
Where is the hardware?
Out of sight. Every roller and the drapery track sit in recessed ceiling pockets - no fascia, no brackets, no exposed tube.
What fabrics were used?
Mermet E Screen 5% White/White through the Crestron fabric program on every roller, and a white sheer by Fabricut on the primary suite track.
How is it controlled?
Crestron shades and track, commissioned into the residence's existing Control4 scenes and keypads alongside the home's AV partner.
Do you take on projects like this?
Yes - for owners, designers and integrators alike, and we are glad to structure a referral partnership. Talk to us.
Glass on three sides and nowhere to hide the hardware?
That is the job we like. One free hour with our team routinely saves owners thousands in avoidable mistakes - pockets sized wrong, fabric that fights the view, motors that never make it into the control system. Book a private, complimentary consultation - we bring the fabrics, the samples, and honest answers. Start with the free guide: the 5 costly mistakes.