Built-in · 2026

Fireplace Library Wall

Floor-to-ceiling shelving built around a fireplace — measured to the room, scribed to the walls.

Fireplace Library Wall — finished piece
Joinery
Shop-built carcases, scribed and fitted on site
Year
2026

Built-ins succeed or fail in the last eighth of an inch. This library wall was built to the room itself: scribed to walls that are never quite straight, with shelf spacing set by the books it would actually hold, and the fireplace kept as the centre of gravity.

It was assembled and finished in the shop in sections, then installed and trimmed in place — so the joinery happens where it can be done properly, and the fit happens where it matters.

Carcase work in the shop.
— Carcase work in the shop.
Fireplace Library Wall — detail
Fit and trim, in place.
— Fit and trim, in place.

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