Three Arched Steel Courtyard Doors

The den opens to a pool courtyard through three shallow-arched stone bays. Each bay originally held a painted single door with two glass panels. The masonry already established a strong rhythm, but the narrower doors left much of each opening visually solid.

D’Hierro approached the wall as one composition rather than three unrelated replacements. Matching double-door pairs would increase the glazed area, provide a broader passage through each bay, and repeat the same steel lines from one end of the arcade to the other.

Field measurements supported three assemblies at approximately 68 inches wide by 99 7/8 inches high. The coordinated drawing set established the outswing configuration, the 2-by-9-inch jamb and threshold, the curved head geometry, and a consistent hinge datum across all six leaves.

The homeowner specifically asked D’Hierro to make the horizontal glass dividers align across the full set. That requirement carried through the revised drawings and into the glass order, including a final correction to the curved head pieces before production.

The three pairs were fabricated in steel and finished in flat black. Twenty-four clear, insulated Low-E tempered glass units fill the rectangular and curved openings, while matching Emtek Stretto trim and Helios levers keep the hardware visually quiet against the frames.

The completed installation was documented in January 2026 from both sides of the wall. Outside, the three arches sit evenly within the pale stone arcade beside the pool. Inside, the repeated black grid reads as a single architectural backdrop to the den while preserving a clear view into the courtyard.