Monday, December 17, 2012

Pacific Palisades, Pivot Doors

 Doors in closed position, designed to be invisible from the exterior. The three massive doors cover an opening of 7' high by 30' wide.

The open position, you can see the ocean through the living room that had floor to ceiling glass installed on the opposite side of the house which from the street side appears to be only one story but in actuality is three stories. 


The doors were clad on the exterior with 5/8" thick Brazilian Mahogany and have a 77'-6" radius and are 10" thick which made the entire task even more daunting, each leaf weighing in at 1600 lbs. 


We designed a custom sub-mounted pivot hinge system utilizing McMaster 3000 lbs flange and bearing plates top and bottom. We achieved gaps at 1/4" and water proofed using brush systems.


A view from the inside, we devised a hold back system that was reached through pop open doors on the inside of the doors.


Closed view from the interior.
Contractor: Winters-Schram Associates.
Manufacturer: Republic Fence Co., Inc
Design Engineer: Christian Lewis 

Monday, December 3, 2012

Lewis-Hasenfeld Design Group: Store Front Projects




Lewis-Hasenfeld Design Group: Store Front Projects: Below are some photos of completed Store Front Projects, Lewis-Hasenfeld Design Group offers full design, architectural drawings, construct...

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Lewis-Horn LLC: Peter Tunney, Skull Etchings

Lewis-Horn LLC: Peter Tunney, Skull Etchings: The above image is the original mixed media art work by Peter Tunney , I chose the most difficult "Skull Session" piece to use for the ...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Lewis-Horn LLC: Press


Lewis-Horn LLC: Press: New York 1 April 2, 2012 Prescribed Examiner June 14, 2012 Examiner November 1, 2012

Lewis-Horn LLC: Mick Rock / Christian Lewis


Lewis-Horn LLC: Mick Rock / Christian Lewis: Christian Lewis and Mick Rock before the Prescribed interview at the "Lab" where Mick does his magic. Come see the art at Avant ...

Lewis-Horn LLC: Mick Rock / Christian Lewis

Lewis-Horn LLC: Mick Rock / Christian Lewis: Christian Lewis and Mick Rock before the Prescribed interview at the "Lab" where Mick does his magic. Come see the art at Avant ...