Louver Surface

Use the 3D configurator above to switch between diamond patterns and hexagon arrays with a single button click. Test different bending patterns and depths to create surfaces that shift and change from different vantage points. Try one-directional bending to create a surface that appears solid from one direction while maintaining openness in the opposite direction for ventilation and light control.

Louver Surface is an advancement on Zahner’s textured panel technique used on projects like the Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech designed by Morphosis or the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center at UT Dallas designed by Overland Partners. Unlike those projects – which were composed of a grid of tabs suspended in a frame – the entire face of Louver Surface can be articulated. Below are various levels of articulation.

VARIABLE SCREEN TRANSPARENCY (CLOSED, PARTIALLY OPEN, FULLY OPEN)

LOUVER SURFACE IN ZAHNER OSCURA BLACKENED STEEL—’BOXES’ PATTERN