Pella Reserve is the company's luxury wood line (the successor to the Architect Series Reserve name), offered in two design collections. Traditional carries historic elements: deliberate proportions, intricate profiles, putty-glaze-style details and Integral Light Technology® grilles that read as true divided light. Contemporary uses a patented through-stile cladding system for 90-degree exterior profiles, minimal frames and expansive glass.
Interiors are pine, mahogany or Douglas fir, and the wood is treated with Pella's EnduraGuard® protection; exteriors are extruded aluminum-clad, with EnduraClad® finishes in a wide palette plus custom colors. Hardware ranges from the Traditional collection's period-inspired Antiek fold-away crank to contemporary finishes, and Reserve patio doors can be personalized with Baldwin® hardware.
Reserve is built for custom homes, historic renovation and design-driven projects, and the product range is Pella's widest: double-hung, casement, awning, picture and specialty windows plus hinged, sliding, multi-slide and bifold patio doors. Triple-pane and impact-resistant glass are optional.
Highlights
- Two design collections: Traditional and Contemporary
- Integral Light Technology® grilles with the look of true divided light
- Pine, mahogany or Douglas fir interiors with EnduraGuard® wood protection
- Extruded aluminum exterior with EnduraClad® finishes in a wide palette plus custom colors
- Period-inspired and contemporary hardware; Baldwin® options on patio doors
- Optional triple-pane and impact-resistant glass
- Pella Limited Lifetime Warranty
Available styles
Insulation and energy performance in Minnesota
Reserve is a wood window with aluminum only on the exterior face, so the frame insulates the way wood does. For Minnesota, order AdvancedComfort Low-E, Pella's recommended coating for the Northern climate, and step up to triple-pane where the style offers it; NaturalSun Low-E is the choice where you want the sun to help heat a room.
Glass packages
- Advanced Low-E insulating glass with argon (dual-pane standard)
- AdvancedComfort Low-E: Pella's recommended coating for cold Northern climates, dual- or triple-pane
- NaturalSun Low-E: higher solar gain for cold climates and passive heating
- SunDefense Low-E: maximum solar-heat rejection for hot exposures
- Optional triple-pane InsulShield® glass; optional impact-resistant and sound-control glass
Frame and sash
Solid wood frame and sash (pine, mahogany or Douglas fir) with extruded aluminum exterior cladding; Contemporary uses a through-stile cladding system. Weatherstripping runs the full sash perimeter, and casements lock at multiple points to compress the seal.
Ratings
ENERGY STAR® certified options for the Northern zone with the right glass package; triple-pane configurations are available for the most demanding projects. Pella publishes unit U-factors by product and glass in its Architectural Design Manual and on the NFRC label.
What the install adds
On install day we set the unit on a sloped sill pan, tape the flanges or brickmould to the housewrap with flashing tape, fill the rough-opening gap with low-expansion foam, and seal the interior with backer rod and sealant before trim goes on. The exterior joint gets backer rod and sealant too, so the rating on the label is what the wall actually gets.
Pella Reserve at a glance
- Exterior finish
- Extruded aluminum cladding with EnduraClad® finishes in a wide standard palette plus custom colors; anodized options on Contemporary
- Interior wood
- Pine, mahogany or Douglas fir; unfinished, primed, painted or stained
- Hardware
- Traditional: Antiek fold-away crank in distressed and polished finishes; Contemporary: modern finishes; Baldwin® hardware on patio doors; confirm current collections at the estimate
- Grilles
- Integral Light Technology® (putty or ogee profiles), simulated divided light, between-the-glass; standard and custom patterns
- Screens
- InView™ high-visibility screens optional
- Glass
- InsulShield® Advanced Low-E, AdvancedComfort Low-E, NaturalSun Low-E, SunDefense Low-E; optional triple-pane and impact-resistant glass on many products
- Sizes
- Custom sizes; large multi-slide and bifold openings
- Installation types
- New construction and full-frame replacement
- Warranty
- Pella Limited Lifetime Warranty (wood windows and patio doors)
- Where sold
- Pella showrooms and Pella Pro dealers
- Made in
- United States (Pella Corporation, Pella, IA)
Product details summarized from the manufacturer's published materials, last checked 2026-10-09. Options, specifications, and availability vary by configuration and change over time — we'll confirm current options and pricing for your project at your free estimate.
