Art Deco Escalator Hall for Knightsbridge store

An in-depth look at the design ethos and specialist metal finishes used in the refurbishment of the stairs and escalators in this historic and world-famous London shopping destination and landmark building.

An Art Deco Palette using PVD stainless steel

Regine Kandan, of Make Architects, told us “I heard about PVD stainless steel as it is being specified for another project of ours in Sydney, Australia. We are designing the upgrade of the railway concourse there at Wynyard Station, 1 Carrington Street.

PVD had the qualities we needed and was of the upmarket feel and the precious look that we wanted. Fundamentally we needed a finish that conveyed some of the special “upmarket store bling” and, in our opinion, PVD does just that! The colour options of the PVD were great for us. We were working from old black and white photos so we had to be imaginative about the exact finish colours but we knew the palette had to reflect a sense of the Art Deco. We used two types of stone, a white marble and a black marble which had a gold, caramel vein with which the Almond Gold PVD harmonised perfectly.

We specified Almond Gold and that was the catalyst for the other colours which we built up around it. We also specified Almond Gold for the lift doors, which is a warm gold with great reflectivity and has created a very luxurious feel.” Black is Black PVD was used for the balustrading handrail.

Mirror polish almond gold PVD was used for entrance portals doors to give a welcoming and luxurious feel.