Calder & Vaux
Luxury hotel lobby with curved plaster ceiling, ribbed timber screens and dark stone reception desk

Hospitality — 2025

Harbour House Hotel

Confidential, UK — Public areas, reception and specialist joinery

Sector
Hospitality
Duration
31 weeks
Environment
Live, occupied
Role
Principal contractor

Ground-floor public areas rebuilt around a curved plaster ceiling and full-height ribbed timber, delivered alongside an operating hotel above.

The challenge

A double-curved ceiling geometry with no repeating radius, and works sequenced around live guest access and overnight noise restrictions.

Our delivery

The ceiling was modelled and set out digitally, then built as prefabricated segments to remove wet trades from the critical path. Logistics ran to a nightly permit with a dedicated guest route maintained throughout.

Outcome

Zero guest complaints escalated to management, and the reception opened on the contracted date.