We will let the following quotes and pictures speak for the results:
“The first thing you notice when you walk in the door of the new Sydney flagship [store] is not the [high end fashion merchandise]. No. The thing you notice is the enormous staircase, swathed in sweeping, stacked parallel columns of ash wood, each piece curving around the custom-made winding balustrade. It’s exquisite.” Australian Financial Review, June 2020.
“At the heart of the store, however, is its star: a spectacular meandering staircase in marble and ash wood both brilliant and unique. Designed by the Parisian architecture agency, the extraordinary staircase was fashioned by steam and made by hand, and is arguably the pièce de résistance in the store’s interior. With its double revolution or helix and a half, it creates a pathway like no other to descend down to the lower ground floor. The wild balustrading of the wood used in this mighty structure recalls the impressive aerial roots of the great Australian Banyan tree and celebrates the spirit of the surrounding nature, an homage to the natural environment that helps define life in Sydney and which has been embraced fully by the French maison.” Grazia, June 2020
“Shoppers are then invited to descend to the lower ground floor by way of the show-stopping marble and ash wood staircase — a staircase with as much attention to design detail as a piece from the brand surrounding it.” Vogue Magazine, June 2020.
“I am so glad it was not made by a usual carpenter but by a boat builder. And you know, I think it would have been quite a fun project for them. They have the knowledge to do it and the ability.” Project’s Lead Architect.