The
clients wanted in-town living with a dramatic flair. They love dramatic,
modern, clean architectural lines, but the original gas fireplace all
was practical…but not dramatic. The challenge was to design and build a
modern fireplace wall with wooden veneers and display shelving. After
doing some research, the decision was made to use the new EcoSmart
fireplace, which uses denatured ethanol. To include wood veneer and
shield the flame with fire resistant materials, the design for the
firebox included using brushed and polished stainless steel in a
multi-dimensional fashion. A granite hearth was created, but not a
typical one. It was raised to float across the floor supported by steel
in the wall and stainless steel columns. To create the shelving, glass
became the exciting solution. It was spun around a column in unusual
shapes. This was no easy task to produce something creative from small
pieces of veneer, a burner kit, large unfabricated pieces of granite,
and sheets of stainless steel, but it was done and the result has all
the drama the client’s wanted.
