Rainscreens We Love

Rainscreens are the modern architect's best friend. In addition to protecting structures from moisture, these application let designers experiment with an array of facade treatments. Six Dwell favorites are highlighted in the following slideshow.

The west-facing exterior side wall is covered with an aluminum lattice rainscreen that controls sun pouring into the...

What drew Seth Grosshandler and Kim Wainwright to their 20-acre property in rural Hillsdale, New York, were the...

Seen in the architectural context of its London neighborhood, the house is all the more extraordinary: compact,...

White clad the new story with a black-stained cedar rain screen.

Tuned into its sylvan setting, this affordable green home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is a modern take on the...

A cedar-slat rain screen hangs on the facade of Denis Carpenter’s concrete house in Jersey City, softening its...