Four Seasons New York Downtown Hotel
New York, NY
Custom three-story feature staircase
Jaroff Design recently collaborated with Yabu Pushelberg on the design of the grand staircase for the new Four Seasons New York Downtown Hotel.
We were hired to provide custom architectural metal design for a serpentine staircase so that it would anchor the impressive marble lobby and carry its guests to the conference and banquet facilities above. The challenges of this project were in housing this large Mondrian-inspired and suspended staircase into a narrow portion of the hotel lobby while protecting its sculptural presence and appearance from both inside the hotel and from the outside courtyard.
The staircase spans 24′ high and the experience is that of water flowing down a rolling hillside. Light and time of day constantly play with the multi-layer guardrail. It offers an ever-changing perspective as one meanders down the three-story journey.
For the past thirty-eight plus years, Jaroff Design, under the management of founder Joseph Jaroff, has led the design, fabrication, installation and coordination of custom architectural glass and metal for the construction, architecture, interior design and art communities.
Joe received a BFA in Metalwork and Sculpture from RIT’s prestigious School for American Craft and studied Art History at Harvard University. During the time he was a student, Joe received several grants for public art projects including those from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council for the Arts.
After graduating, Joe moved to New York City to pursue an art career, supplementing his income with architectural metal and glass design and fabrication work for contractors and commissioned projects. This early work led Joe to the realization that he could fill an unrecognized need within the building and arts community through blending his skill sets of designer, fabricator, coordinator and project orchestrator.
Jaroff Design has developed and realized design solutions for projects by architects such as Tony Chi, Herzog & De Meuron, Richard Gluckmann, Peter Marino, Toshiko Mori, Polshek Partnership Architects, Ennead Architects, S.O.M., Phillipe Stark, Adam Tihany, Annabelle Selldorf, Andrew Berman and The Rockwell Group among many others.
Fashion Clients include showrooms and flagship locations for Armani, Issey Miyake, Alexander McQueen, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney, Barneys, Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels, YSL and Chanel.
Fine dining clientele have seen JD work at Asiate, Le Cirque, The Sea Grill, 11 Madison Avenue, Bruno’s Wine Club and the Hudson Hotel Bar. Cultural clients include Jazz at Lincoln Center, MOMA PS1 and New York City Center.