Media Studio Wainscoting and Lava Rocks

With the bulk of the Media Studio having been completed, a few final detailed projects remain. Though the list is short, these to-do's require ample time and skill to come to fruition. Two such projects are now wrapping up, and they happen to be some of most noteworthy additions to the building's near-finished look and feel: the mango wainscoting on the north wall and the entryway's lava rock.

With help from master-carpenter Jeff, the wainscoting on the north wall was fully created, assembled and finished in the woodshop, before being carried over the the building for a quick and easy installation. This is the mango wood from the tree that had to be cut down outside the Media Studio. It will live on as one the the space's most stunning features.

It has been a long process to properly prepare the entryway walls for the placement of lava rock. The two massive doors on either side had to be engineered to hold hundreds of pounds of weight. The left-side door leads to Arumuganathaswami's office and the right-side door leads to the building's restroom. Both doors are designed to blend into the lava rock walls. Brad, a master stoneworker, has been hired to fit the stones to perfection. He is creating beautiful seams in the doors and a balanced look around the two wooden shrines of both Gurudeva and Ganesha.

The wainscoting, near completion in the woodshop

The smaller piece for the northwest corner is brought in and installed first

a perfect fit!

The details in the mango are stunning

The giant piece is ready and is carried from the shop

Hope it fits

perfect!

just a few nails and some electrical covers, and this masterwork is complete

Desks are moved back into place

The stonework begins

Brad carefully finds the perfect pieces and chips each one for a tight fit

he begins the work on the door stones

The first wall is complete, apart from the staining which will be done to give the rock a very natural look

today Brad begins the second wall

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