Manhattan, New York
Specialist finishes, decorative painting, faux marble
Context
The foyer of this Manhattan building was redesigned to incorporate a new alcove. While the flat marble slabs surrounding the opening could be salvaged and reused, the decorative crown and dentil header could not be matched in stone and had to be fabricated from a composite material instead.
My involvement
I was brought in to faux marble the new architectural elements so they blended seamlessly with the surrounding stone.
Unlike highly veined marbles that require detailed pattern matching, this finish depended more on accurately recreating the colour, depth, texture, and sheen of the existing material so the new work disappeared into the original foyer.
side by side – before and after
Key Moments
- Closely matching the tone and detail of the surrounding marble
- Allowing new construction to sit naturally within the original space without drawing attention to the intervention
Outcome
The completed alcove reads as though it was always part of the original architecture, with the new crown and header visually integrated into the surrounding marble surfaces.
