I spoke briefly about the "gallery object" in the last post. When we designed the gallery we wanted to maximize display space and because the gallery is a trapezoid, the western most side is wide enough to accommodate display space in the center so we designed this 3/4 height piece of millwork to add display space, a cherry bench and cabinets, and a shelf and pedestal to display sculpture and other objects. There are dimmable fluorescent strip lights on the top of the unit to uplight the ceiling. (Click above to see plans). The top of the "T" serves as a natural room divider that forms the library in front of the bookshelf at the main stair. We were very fortunate to be at a jobsite meeting when they had just started to frame this piece. Ellen and I set up some chairs and realized that this wall was too big and too close to the bookcase to feel comfortable so we moved it east about 17" and cut off 7" on the side to have it line up with the corridor wall all the way back to the master bedroom and it made a huge difference. We now have a much better library space. There is no substitute for sitting in the actual spaces--we were lucky to catch this. Thanks to Steve and Dwayne for being so willing to shift this.
The Corian shower bases arrived and were installed. They were a bit of a fight with Leon. I really wanted tile shower floors and he was adamant about possible leak issues down the road with 2nd floor showers. I lost. For Corian geeks out there we got Gobi, Serene Sage, and Shale.
We had the Corian routed to accept glass to avoid having a metal U channel. The master shown here has a notch for a bench which extends through the glass and out to the tub.
The also did some work on the outdoor shower. We meet with artist Al Frega next week to talk about a custom shroud made of recycled metal.
Work on windows and doors continues...........
This is the SW door to the screened porch and below is the window wall to the south at the master bath and master stair.
HVAC work is picking up. Jesus is doing a great job.
Ellen and the framers worked out an interesting detail. The master bedroom door did not fall in the same plane as the mullions on the clerestory above so they kept the door where it needed to be and fabricated a trapezoidal (surprise!) shelf above so they can extend the wall (not finished yet) to match the asymmetrical mullions above.
I close with a shot of our fabulous crew.
Left to right are Myron (LEMB super), Joe, Steve, Robert (with Hillsborough plumbing), and Dwayne.
I am afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark, like celery.
--Aldous Huxley
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