Private Residence, Ritz-Carlton Sunny Isles
Loro Piana Interiors sheers, T-Screen solars and Highland blackouts - every treatment on Lutron Sivoia QS under HomeWorks QS, integrated into Crestron.
Three fabrics, one press
A minute through the residence: ripplefold sheers wall to wall, the solar layer holding off the glare, and the blackouts rolling away to the bay - every move on the Lutron keypad.
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Couture fabrics on an automated backbone
A private residence at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles Beach, glazed to the water on two sides. Exotic supplied and installed three layers working as one: ripplefold sheers in Limoges White by Loro Piana Interiors on Lutron Sivoia QS drapery tracks, T-Screen 3% solar shades in White for glare with the view intact, and Highland blackout shades in White where the residence sleeps - the rollers on Sivoia QS wired drives.
Everything runs on Lutron Sivoia QS under HomeWorks QS, integrated into the residence's Crestron system - shades, lighting and AV in the same one-touch scenes, every move on the Lutron keypad. We executed in coordination with the client's international designer, the partner AV company, and the general contractor, from early spec through commissioning.
Project at a glance
Location
Private residence · Ritz-Carlton Residences, Sunny Isles Beach, FL - glazed to the water on two sides, mostly corners.
Sheers
Limoges White · Loro Piana Interiors - motorized ripplefold on Sivoia QS tracks, sewn in our own workroom.
Solar shades
T-Screen 3%, White - glare control with the water view intact, on Sivoia QS rollers.
Blackouts
Highland Blackout, White - bedrooms and the terrace corner glass, on Sivoia QS rollers.
System
Lutron Sivoia QS · HomeWorks QS · integrated into Crestron - shades, lighting and AV on the same keypads and scenes.
Coordination
International designer · partner AV company · general contractor - mostly remotely, the owners being snowbirds.
Fabric schedule
Loro Piana Interiors · Limoges White - Sheers
Mermet · T Screen 3% White - Solar Shades
Lutron · Highland White - Blackout
Tap a fabric for its full specification - the screen and the blackout link to their pages in our Lutron fabric library.
Loro Piana Interiors · Limoges White - Sheers
| House | Loro Piana Interiors |
| Pattern · Colour | Limoges · White |
| Type | Sheer, sewn ripplefold |
| Availability | Trade house - mill specs on request |
| In this project | Great-room sheers, motorized ripplefold on Lutron Sivoia QS tracks |
| More | Our sheer draperies · Ripplefold draperies · The fabric libraries we work from |
Mermet · T Screen 3% White - Solar Shades
| House | Mermet USA, woven in Cowpens, South Carolina - through the Lutron fabric program |
| Pattern · Colour | T Screen · White/White · S0202-T-3 |
| Openness | 3% |
| Type | Twill-weave solar screen - a finer diagonal texture than a basketweave |
| Composition | 36% fiberglass, 64% vinyl |
| Width | Up to 120 in · seamable |
| Solar | Tv 16% · Rs 74% · Ts 18% (Lutron and Mermet figures agree) |
| Listings | NFPA 701 · CA Title 19 · CAN/ULC-S109 · GREENGUARD · lead free · RoHS |
| In this project | Motorized solar rollers on Sivoia QS, under HomeWorks QS |
| More | Our Lutron T Screen page · T Screen in our Mermet library · Lutron solar screen fabrics |
Lutron · Highland White - Blackout
| Program | Lutron Fabric Collections · The Gallery Collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Highland Blackout · White |
| Type | Blackout roller fabric, dual-sided - a grey back, so the shade reads neutral from outside |
| Composition | 45% polyester, 55% acrylic coating |
| Width | Up to 116 in · seamable |
| Certifications | PVC-free · lead free · GREENGUARD · Oeko-Tex · RoHS |
| In this project | Bedroom blackouts and the terrace corner glass, taking the rooms to true dark behind the sheers |
| More | Our Lutron Highland page · Lutron blackout fabrics |
What a white T Screen does with the sun
T Screen is a twill rather than a basketweave, and in White it is one of the most reflective screens Mermet makes: 74% of the sun's energy goes back out through the glass and only 8% is absorbed, so the fabric stays cool on the water-facing glass. At 3% it passes 16% of daylight, so the room stays bright, and Lutron rates the view-through at 17%, which is what a white 3% weave gives: the glare is gone and the water is still there, softened. The bedrooms and the terrace corner go to Highland blackout in White, opaque.
Figures: Lutron fabric specifications for T Screen White/White S0202-T-3 and the Mermet USA T Screen 3% spec sheet, which agree, retrieved September 2026.
Read next: Openness 1% vs 3% vs 5% vs 10% · Dark or light solar shade fabric? · T Screen colourways
Inside the residence
Loro Piana Sheers, Wall to Wall
Sheer over T-Screen 3%
Highland Blackout, Mid-Reveal
The Room at Rest
Bedroom to the Bay
The Location
The components on this project
Lutron Sivoia QS roller shade drive
Wired Lutron shading
The T-Screen 3% solar shades and the Highland blackouts on Sivoia QS roller drives under HomeWorks QS, integrated into the residence's Crestron - shades, lighting and AV on the same scenes and keypads.
| Type | Lutron's wired motorized roller shade - the drive lives inside the tube |
| Power | Low-voltage wiring (Class 2) - power and data on one run |
| Sound | Under 44 dBA at 3 ft |
| Alignment | Intelligent Hembar Alignment - shades stay within 1/8 in of each other, moving or stopped |
| Speed | Bottom bar 3.6 in per second |
| Control | Lutron QS wired link - HomeWorks, myRoom, RadioRA 3, Athena, Quantum keypads, apps and scenes |
| In this project | Every solar roller and every blackout, with a corner deduction wherever two shades meet |
Lutron Sivoia QS drapery drive
Wired Lutron drapery track
The Loro Piana Limoges White sheers as motorized ripplefold on Sivoia QS tracks, on the same HomeWorks QS system and the same keypads.
| Type | Lutron motorized drapery track - ripple fold or pinch pleat, straight or curved |
| Capacity | Up to 175 lb of drapery on the D175 drive; tracks to 18 ft with no splice |
| Power | Low-voltage wiring (Class 2) |
| Speed | Master carrier 6 in per second |
| Control | Lutron QS wired link - HomeWorks keypads, apps and scenes, alongside the lighting |
| In this project | The great-room sheers, wall to wall, and the bedroom sheers at the sliders |
Lutron HomeWorks QS and keypads
The whole-home system
Every roller and track lives on the residence's HomeWorks QS system on the QS wired link, so the three fabric layers answer the same Lutron keypads and scenes as the lighting - any combination of sheer, screen and blackout is one press.
| Type | Lutron HomeWorks QS whole-home control system |
| Shading link | Lutron QS wired link - every Sivoia QS drive on one low-voltage run |
| Keypads | Lutron keypads in the rooms - sheer, screen and blackout on labeled buttons and in scenes |
| In this project | Three fabric layers, every room, commissioned by our own team |
Lutron lighting control and HomeWorks · Lutron keypads and Pico remotes
Crestron integration
Shades, lighting and AV in one scene
The residence runs on Crestron, so the Lutron shading was integrated into it with the partner AV company: shades, lighting and AV share the same one-touch scenes and keypads, programmed in the right order with the pockets and the wiring.
| Type | Lutron HomeWorks QS shading integrated into the residence's Crestron control system |
| Who | Commissioned with the owners' AV integrator, with Exotic holding spec, schedule and install |
| Result | One-touch scenes - shades, lighting and AV together - on the keypads the owners come home to |
| In this project | Whole residence |
Lutron and Crestron compared · How we work with AV integrators
What it took, and what the owners came home to
The most important part of a residence like this happens before anything is measured: understanding what the owners expect, finding out how they actually live in the space, and only then giving guidance and a recommendation. These owners are snowbirds, so most of that work happened remotely, with far more calls, photos and written confirmations than a local job needs. Decisions had to be made once and made well, because the owners were not down the hall to look at a sample.
The residence is mostly corners. Every corner where two shades meet needs its own deduction so the two fabrics clear each other, the light gap stays even and nothing rubs when they move; on this project that meant more corner deductions, and more templating, than on any straight run of glass. The work was coordinated with the general contractor, the AV integrator and the owners at the same time, so that the pockets, the wiring and the programming all landed in the right order.
Then the building. A tower like this asks for a certificate of insurance before anyone comes up, the service elevator is reserved in advance, and getting the crew and the material from the loading dock to the residence takes one to two hours on its own. Some of the shades were longer than the elevator cab, so they went up the stairs by hand. None of that shows in the finished residence, which is the point: the owners arrive for the season, the shades are on the same keypads and scenes as the lights, and everything works the way it was explained to them months earlier.
Frequently asked
How do the layers work together?
Sheers soften and frame, T-Screen 3% kills glare without losing the water, Highland takes the bedrooms to true dark. Any combination is one press. Sheer draperies · T Screen · Highland blackout.
How does Lutron work with Crestron here?
Every roller and track is Sivoia QS under HomeWorks QS, integrated into Crestron - shades, lighting and AV share the same scenes and keypads. Lutron and Crestron compared · How we work with integrators.
What was the hard part?
The corners. The residence is glazed to the water on two sides and every corner where two shades meet needs its own deduction, so the fabrics clear each other and the light gap stays even - more templating than any straight run of glass. Then the tower itself: certificate of insurance, a reserved service elevator, and shades longer than the elevator cab carried up the stairs by hand. Condo window treatments.
Who coordinated the project?
The client's international designer, the partner AV company, and the GC - with Exotic holding spec, schedule and install as one accountable team. The owners are snowbirds, so most of it happened remotely, with every decision confirmed in writing. Trade program.
Do you take on projects like this for other designers and builders?
Yes - and we are glad to structure a referral partnership. Talk to us.
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Exotic Shades & Draperies is an independent window-treatment company. This was a private-client project: the owner of the residence commissioned it, not the building, its developer or the hotel brand. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them, and building, developer and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify where the work was done.