Lutron Shades & Custom Draperies at Turnberry Ocean Club
Ocean view by day, true dark by night - Lutron Sivoia QS rollers in Mermet E-Screen 5%, Sparta Twilight blackout in side channels, and Romo Zyla sheers at the glass.
Two views, one quiet system
A minute through the condo: solar shades holding the ocean in the living room, the blackout shade sealing into its side channels over the Intracoastal, and the sheers drifting at the glass.
Ocean view by day, true dark by night
A condo at Turnberry Ocean Club, the Soffer family's 54-story tower on Collins Avenue - ocean on one exposure, the Intracoastal and the Sunny Isles skyline on the other, and floor-to-ceiling glass on both. The brief was simple to say and exacting to build: keep the view in the living room, and make the bedrooms actually dark.
In the living spaces, Lutron Sivoia QS rollers in Mermet E-Screen 5% (White/Linen) cut the glare and heat while the horizon stays visible through the weave. In the bedrooms, Sparta Twilight blackout rollers travel inside side channels that close the light gap at every edge - no glowing outline at 7 AM, just darkness until the shade is asked to move. Over it all, Romo Zyla sheers - a wide-width textured semi-sheer, sewn seamless in our own workroom - soften the glass without hiding it. Every shade answers the keypads, the Lutron app and scenes.
Project at a glance
Location
Private condo · Turnberry Ocean Club, 18501 Collins Ave, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 (view on Google Maps)
Living room
Motorized solar shades in Mermet E-Screen 5%, White/Linen - glare control with the ocean still in view.
Bedrooms
Sparta Twilight blackout rollers running in side channels for true darkness, on both the ocean and Intracoastal exposures.
Sheers
Romo Zyla (Elva collection) in Porcelain - wide-width textured semi-sheer, sewn seamless in our own workroom.
Motorization
Lutron Sivoia QS roller motors throughout - whisper-quiet, precise stops, app and keypad control.
Fabrication
Measured to the millimeter, fabricated and installed by our own crew - no subcontractors.
Fabric schedule
Mermet · E-Screen 5% White/Linen - Living Room
Romo · Zyla Porcelain - Sheers Throughout
Sparta · Twilight White - Bedroom Blackout
Tap a fabric for its full specification - the Mermet fabrics link to their pages in our Mermet library.
Mermet · E-Screen 5% White/Linen - Living Room
| House | Mermet USA, woven in Cowpens, South Carolina |
| Pattern · Colour | E Screen · White/Linen · A02A20 5% |
| Type | Basketweave solar screen - vinyl-coated fiberglass |
| Openness | 5% |
| Composition | 36% fiberglass, 64% vinyl |
| Solar | Tv 16% · Ts 20% · Rs 62% · As 18% · SHGC 0.36 single glazing, 0.17 insulated |
| Width | 122 in |
| Listings | NFPA 701 TM#1 · California Title 19 · CAN/ULC-S109 · GREENGUARD Gold · RoHS |
| In this project | Living-room solar rollers on both exposures |
| More | Our Mermet E Screen page · Mermet solar screen fabrics |
Romo · Zyla Porcelain - Sheers Throughout
| House | Romo · Elva collection |
| Pattern · Colour | Zyla · Porcelain |
| Code | 8084/02 |
| Width | 300 cm · approx. 118 in |
| Composition | 63% polyester, 37% acrylic |
| Type | Wide-width textured semi-sheer, sewn seamless |
| In this project | Sheers throughout the residence, sewn seamless from the 300 cm width |
| More | Our sheer draperies · The fabric libraries we work from |
Sparta · Twilight White - Bedroom Blackout
| House | Mermet USA |
| Pattern · Colour | Sparta Twilight · White/White · 002002 |
| Type | Blackout roller fabric - PVC-free |
| Openness | Opaque · Tv 0 · UV blockage about 100% |
| Composition | 33% polyester, 67% acrylic · 9.9 oz per sq yd · 0.014 in |
| Width | 126 in - most sliders in one piece |
| Listings | NFPA 701 TM#1 · California Title 19 · CAN/ULC-S109 · GREENGUARD Gold · RoHS |
| In this project | Bedroom blackout rollers in side channels for true darkness, ocean and Intracoastal sides |
| More | Our Sparta Twilight page · Mermet blackout fabrics |
What White/Linen at 5% does with the sun
White/Linen is E Screen's warm white: a shade less reflective than White/White (62% of the sun's energy back out against 71%) and a shade warmer to look at, which is what the living room wanted against the sheers. At 5% it passes 16% of daylight and Lutron rates it at 29% view-through, so the ocean stays in the picture on both exposures while the glare goes. The bedrooms run Sparta Twilight in White in side channels: opaque, 71% reflected on the street side, and the channels close the light the fabric cannot.
Bedrooms: Sparta Twilight in White, 0% openness, 0% visible light, 71% solar reflectance on the street side, 0% of the sun's energy through.
Figures: Lutron fabric specifications for E Screen White/Linen S0220-E-5 and the Mermet USA Sparta Twilight sheet, retrieved September 2026.
Read next: Openness 1% vs 3% vs 5% vs 10% · Dark or light solar shade fabric? · E Screen colourways
Inside the condo
The View, Kept
The Primary Suite
Blackout in its Channels
Shades and Sheers Together
Darkness on Demand
The Zyla Weave, Up Close
The components on this project
Lutron Sivoia QS roller shade drive
Wired Lutron shading
Lutron Sivoia QS roller motors on every shade - the E-Screen 5% solar shades in the living room and the Sparta Twilight blackout in its side channels - whisper-quiet, with precise stops, run from keypads, the app or scenes.
| 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, Athena and Quantum keypads, apps and scenes |
| In this project | Every roller in the condo, both exposures |
Blackout side channels
The part that makes dark actually dark
An opaque fabric passes no light; the jambs do. Aluminum side channels at each edge capture the fabric, so the gap sits inside the channel instead of glowing in the room - no outline around the glass at 7 AM, on the ocean side or the Intracoastal side.
| Type | Aluminum blackout side channels, one at each jamb, with the fabric edge running inside |
| With | An opaque Sparta Twilight fabric, a sealed top and a hembar that meets the sill - the four parts of a blackout system |
| Rooms | Both bedrooms, ocean and Intracoastal exposures |
| In this project | Every bedroom blackout |
Lutron keypads, app and scenes
Whisper-quiet, one press
The Sivoia QS shades are run from Lutron keypads, the Lutron app and scenes - the living room solars to a set stop for the glare, the bedroom blackouts down into their channels at night and up with the morning.
| Type | Lutron keypad and app control on the Sivoia QS system |
| Stops | Precise programmed stops - a shade position for the glare, full closed for the night |
| In this project | Keypad, app and scene control throughout the condo |
Lutron keypads and Pico remotes · How Lutron shades are programmed
Frequently asked
Why E-Screen 5% in the living room?
A 5% openness screen cuts glare and heat while the ocean stays visible through the weave - the view is the room's best feature, so the fabric protects it instead of erasing it. Mermet E Screen · Openness 1% vs 3% vs 5% vs 10%.
What do the side channels do?
They close the light gap at the shade's edges. The blackout fabric travels inside an aluminum channel on each side, so the bedroom goes truly dark - no glowing outline around the glass. How we build a blackout shade.
What motorization runs the shades?
Lutron Sivoia QS throughout - whisper-quiet motors with precise stops, run from keypads, the app, or scenes. Lutron Sivoia QS · Lutron keypads and Pico remotes.
Why sheers over motorized shades?
The Romo Zyla sheer softens the glass without hiding it: a wide-width textured semi-sheer sewn seamless, so the room reads as fabric and light while the shades behind it do the work on glare and darkness. Sheer draperies.
Do you work in Turnberry Ocean Club and other Sunny Isles towers?
Yes - we measure, fabricate and install across Sunny Isles Beach and know these towers' glass, pockets and logistics well. Condo building guides · Talk to us.
Budgeting for a similar installation
Your budget depends on the number and size of openings, fabric selections, motorization, blackout side channels and installation requirements. Designer fabrics, including the Romo sheers featured here, are quoted according to the selected collection and project scope. Explore our pricing guide for initial planning, then request a consultation for a quote tailored to your residence.
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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.