The document describes a sculptural wall dividing a living room from a dining room in a house on the La Prairie River in Laval, Quebec. The wall is styled as a ship hull made of stone with glass fins suggesting the shape of a boat. It houses a see-through gas fireplace and entertainment unit. The stone and glass elements comment on the fluidity of the nearby river waters and create visual interest between the rooms.

1. FAUVEL BOAT 2010

2. FAUVEL BOAT 2010
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STONE: OWEN SOUND ALGONQUIN
VEIN-CUT LIMESTONE
WOOD: WALNUT- DARK STAIN
MILD STEEL- BLACK PATINA
LAMINATED GLASS

3. DIMENTIONS: 120” LONG
106” HIGH
24” WIDE
FAUVEL BOAT 2010
The client needed a structure to divide
the living room from the dining room in
their new house.

4. The house is situated on the La Prairie
Riviere in Laval, Quebec. The fast
waters of the river are just yards
from the bank of windows at the back

5. of the
house.
The sculptured wall needed to house a
see-through gas fireplace and on the
living room side an entertainment unit
that included a large television.
The maritime theme applies to the
geography as well as the client’s
interests and business.

6. The structure is a stylized sculpture
of a ship. The steel at the bottom
suggests a hull, the glass fins on the

7. side suggest the shape of the boat and
on the floor surrounding the
structure, the gunnels shape, in glass,
is inserted in the oak. The floor insert
is under lit with sidewall fiber optic
cable.

8. I chose an Ontario stone that I admire
as the main material for the piece, the
vein cut limestone with its horizontal
lines worked in sympathy with the
moving waters of the river. The stone
and glass have a metaphysical
relationship; the glass also comments
on the
fluidity of the water and creates an
interesting dialogue between both
sides of the rooms.

9. The
dark
stained Walnut is a wonderful
contrast to the stone.
Natural light adds interesting
highlights through the glass inserts in
the stone.

11. FRANCIS MUSCAT
S-415 CON.2 BROCK
SUNDERLAND, ONTARIO
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905 852 9847
glassguy@andrewswireless.net