On this build, the omissions and changes were significant. Additional support elements were required throughout, and added even when roof load wasn't fully accounted for. Rafter sizing was changed to match the massing of the exterior timbers. CHS worked to find solutions for what was required and desired. In addition CHS suggested removing a wall enclosure to replace it with glass to bring light into a space that would have felt closed otherwise.
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The interior finish work matched the structural ambition. Floating stairs wrapped  an elevator shaft, each baluster was hand-hammered steel, creating the need for custom-mortising on the hand made treads because no two pickets were the same. A sky bridge connects all the upper levels, and floats over the kitchen, dining and living areas. The wine room door was custom fabricated steel, and CHS designed floating steel channels with custom lighting that maximized the wine storage for the space. The wine room sits off of a full speakeasy.
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The owner desired a custom office. CHS was able to source an antique bank safe door from a demolition. The door was re-fabricated with modern mechanisms, made digital, and welded into the room. This was done as a surprise for the client. When the designer and the family saw it, they were overwhelmed and loved the door.
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That's the kind of build this was.