2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

H0 Wide Retractable Screen Door

Entrant

Hennesa Group

Category

Product Design - Windows, Doors

Client's Name

Zhou

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

H0 Zero-Sense Wide Retractable Screen Door is developed for large openings and enclosed balconies in high-end modern residences, reconstructing the relationship between screen doors and architectural space with “zero presence, zero visual obstruction, and zero usage burden.” The design focuses on needs for transparent views, effortless operation, all-age friendliness, and architectural integration. Targeting structural defects of traditional spring screen doors such as heavy pushing, loose mesh, and tripping tracks, it eliminates springs with a self-balancing cable-control system and rebuilds the operation logic, upgrading the screen door from a functional accessory to a spatial coexisting product.

Form-wise, it adopts minimalist integrated aesthetics: a narrow screen box hides for storage, and the mesh fully retracts to merge with doors/windows; a full-height pull bar has no protruding handle; porcelain-finished matte dark-gray profiles cause no light pollution; a 15mm ultra-low track is nearly flush, with no exposed components on the whole unit. Functionally, six innovations enable single-finger push, free hovering, height-independent operation, perpetual flatness, full invisibility, and barrier-free passage, creating strong user appeal.

Its differentiation lies in the industry-first dual self-balancing cable-control that breaks fixed operation points, sets a benchmark for invisible screen doors, and fills the high-end market gap. For sustainability, spring-less long life reduces loss, eco-friendly profiles are low-carbon and non-toxic, and all-age inclusive and barrier-free design enhance safety and well-being—balancing ecology, equity, and health, creating long-term value through innovation and redefining the screen door category.

Credits

Hennesa Group
Zheng Yijun
Hennesa Group
Huang Xiaowei
Hennesa Group
Jie Zenghui
Hennesa Group
Zhou Long
Hennesa Group
Gao Xinyue
Hennesa Group
Lu Bin
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