310 East 65th Street
This month we are featuring The Bristol, also known as 310 East 65th Street, a luxury building in New York's Upper East Side. Walsh Associates were the consultants on this project. The Bristol's elevator easily checks off a trio of criteria many try, even hope for, but seldom do - Durable, Stylish, and Budget-Friendly! The elevator design is based on the raised-removable system featuring upper and lower panels, but before we get to the main attraction, let's first do a quick run-through of all the extra stuff. The drop ceiling is faced with stainless steel satin finish and furnished with six (6) Man-D-Tec Solobeam downlight fixtures. The reveals, fronts, strike, transom, base, and chair rail are all also faced with stainless steel satin finish. The upper wall panels, specifically the left and right sides, are composed of three (3) horizontally running panels faced with Wilsonart laminate, Avenue Elm, and divided by stainless steel inlays. The center wall (upper) also consists of three (3) horizontal panels faced with Wilsonart laminate, Calcutta Marble, and accompanied by two (2) vertical running safety laminated mirrors on either side. The three (3) lower panels are all faced with Banker Wire architectural mesh, M33-2 in stainless steel. The floor is furnished with a gray stone to keep in line with the elevator design's neutral color palette. In terms of design, The Bristol has it all. It is a bold statement to make, but it is anything less than accurate. It achieves what many buildings want for an elevator, mainly durability, without sacrificing aesthetics or the budget. In many cases, you usually only meet one or two of these criteria but rarely all three, which is precisely what makes this elevator design special.
the materials involved include the following:
lighting: Six (6) Man-D-Tec Solobeam Downlights
Upper wall Panels: Side panels faced with plastic laminate. Center Panels faced with plastic laminate and clear safety laminated mirror
Lower Wall Panels: Three (3) panels faced with Architectural Mesh
Hand Rail, Base, Doors, frieze, reveals, & fronts: faced with stainless steel #4 finish
Floor: Furnished with gray natural stone