Room Dividers

The travertine terrace just beyond the living room has a pair of chairs, coffee table, and sofa by local furniture maker Saccaro.

Weinfeld’s cinematic streak is also evident in the home’s interiors: he designed the entertainment center in the media room. The rug is from Clatt Carpete & Cia. Throughout the house, the Strozenbergs use floor-to-ceiling curtains for privacy.

When residents want privacy (from the outside world or from other family members), sliding curtains, like this one dividing the office from the staircase, create temporary walls between rooms. "When you close the curtains, you can't see anything," says Wibowo. "It's more like Asian culture, where you don't want to show everything all at once. We want to be in control of what guests see."

The translucent sliding bathroom door allows light to filter through.

Sliding fritted glass doors provide privacy and sectioned-off spaces when needed.

A chain curtain from Cascade Coil separates the kitchen without interrupting sightlines or sunlight. “When you light the outside brighter than the inside at night, it becomes more opaque,” says Mark. Bulthaup cabinetry joins appliances by Gaggenau and Miele.

Along one side of the entrance hall is the kitchen that can be concealed with a funky, gold metallic curtain made from an isothermal emergency blanket.

One of the apartment's two bathrooms is tucked behind a curtain adjacent to the kitchen.

A bedroom in a renovated townhouse in Harlem, New York, makes the most of a tight space with orange-tinted pink walls. Pink bedding keeps the space monochromatic but adds depth with a range of reddish tones.

Local sailboat shops wanted thousands to make the 13-by-13-foot curtain that hides the Wall of Storage. "We we called my parents in Bangkok, gave them the dimensions, and they got it made for 150 bucks." says Im.

Glass walls allow light to filter through all spaces in the floor plan. Continuous wood flooring blends from room to room, creating a coherent space.