Pietre dure · 2023
Private Residence, Lhasa
Pietre dure at altitude — a flowering-branch floor running the length of the gallery corridor, closing on a full-height malachite mosaic wall. Malachite, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl, Carrara, cut on the waterjet to ±0.1mm and dry-assembled in the Jiangmen atelier before crating.
Commission similar →LocationLhasa
CollectionPietre dure
ScopeGallery corridor & chapel wall
Completed2023
The brief
What this project had to solve
A gallery corridor and chapel wall in pietre dure, fitted in low-humidity conditions at altitude.
Pietre dure at altitude — a flowering-branch floor running the length of the gallery corridor, closing on a full-height malachite mosaic wall.
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