The Artisan at Essex Crossing

This elegant space is part of a major new mixed-income housing and commercial redevelopment project on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A restrained, mosaic-style Palladiana pattern accentuates the commercial lobby space. Suzuko marble was waterjet-cut in alternating rectangles and attached to a mesh layout, then in-filled with micro-aggregate epoxy. The simpler residential lobby is distinguished by a sleek graphite epoxy with marble and glass aggregate, designed to complement other finishes. With a lustrous finish, the floors are set level with the sidewalk to obscure the boundaries of interior and exterior.