Recessed shade and curtain storage and deployment system

A shade and hanging cover storage and deployment system, comprising:

• a hanging cover assembly disposed at least partially within a recess formed in a ceiling, the hanging cover assembly including:
• a hanging cover movable between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position, wherein the hanging cover is configured to block light emanating from a window when in the fully extended position;
• and
• a track having a plurality of hangers configured to translate on the track and support the hanging cover;
• and
• a shade assembly including a shade movable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the shade is configured to block light emanating from the window when moved into the extended position;
• and
• an access panel disposed within the recess such that a visible surface of the access panel occupies substantially the same plane as a visible surface of the ceiling surrounding the recess, wherein a gap is provided between an edge of the access panel and the ceiling, wherein the gap is configured to enable the hanging cover to extend along the edge between the fully retracted position and the fully extended position;
• wherein the access panel is selectively coupled to a support and wherein the access panel is configured to be decoupled from the support when a substantially vertical force is applied to the access panel;
• and
• wherein the track extends along the edge, wherein the track is disposed entirely above the plane occupied by the visible surface of the access panel, and wherein a portion of the access panel extends directly beneath the track.

A shade and hanging cover storage and deployment system, comprising:

• a shade assembly disposed at least partially within a first area of a volume defined within a ceiling, the shade assembly including a shade movable between a retracted position and an extended position;
• a hanging cover assembly disposed at least partially within a second area of the volume, the hanging cover assembly including:
• a hanging cover movable between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position;
• and
• a track having a plurality of hangers configured to translate on the track and support the hanging cover;
• and
• an access panel coupled to the ceiling and extending along a side of the volume, wherein a first gap is provided between a first edge of the access panel and the ceiling, wherein a second gap is provided between a second edge of the access panel and the ceiling, wherein the first gap is configured to enable the shade to extend through the first gap from the volume to an area below the ceiling when the shade is in the extended position, and wherein the second gap is configured to enable the hanging cover to extend along the second edge between the fully retracted position and the fully extended position to at least partially obscure the shade;
• wherein the first and second areas of the volume are fluidly coupled within the ceiling such that the volume contains the hanging cover assembly and the shade assembly.