A sculptural staircase that combines precision engineering with quiet elegance.
Handrail & Paneling
Project Overview
Inspired by a hotel in Belgium, the handrail and paneling are built in French white oak. The continuous handrail climbs from the first floor through three distinct radiuses, straightens on its way to the second floor, then turns 180 degrees before dying into the arched wall. On the other side of that wall, the handrail begins again and S curves to its final end at the length of the hallway. A groove milled into the underside carries LED lighting. Each panel is hung with a 1/8" reveal between it and the next, and every panel carries bookmatched veneer, hand-selected leaf by leaf. The panels are wire brushed to open the grain for texture and depth. Our methods follow the geometrical references for wreathed handrailings in the classic 1900 guide “A Treatise on Handrailing and Stairbuilding” by Scottish architects and builders William & Alexander Mowat.
Location
Buckhead, Atlanta, GA
Methods
Tangent Handrail
Built using the tangent handrailing method described in A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing, a classic 1900 reference book by William & Alexander Mowat
Developed and cut the face mold
Shaped and fitted by hand
Wall Panels
Shop-formed veneer panels over a formatted substrate
Wire-brushed veneer face
Edgebanded and cleat-mounted
Methods
Tangent Handrail
Built using the tangent handrailing method described in A Treatise on Stairbuilding and Handrailing, a classic 1900 reference book by William & Alexander Mowat
Developed and cut the face mold
Shaped and fitted by hand
Wall Panels
Shop-formed veneer panels over a formatted substrate
Wire-brushed veneer face
Edgebanded and cleat-mounted
kind words from our clients
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The level of craftsmanship is many times greater than any of the other cabinets we had researched. It is absolutely worth the time and money you invest. He does not take shortcuts, period. From the precision of measuring and cutting to the wood, paint, fittings, and everything in between, it is all top notch.
Peggy T.
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I have always wanted a built-in floor-to-ceiling bookcase with a library ladder but I wasn't sure that would ever come to pass. Mathias captured my dream bookcase down to the very last detail and the result is better than I ever hoped it could be.
Theresa E.
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The level of care and engineering he put into our furniture is unparalleled. I will definitely want to work with him again.
Daniel G.
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