THE NOBU PROJECT WAS ORIGINATED IN THE DESIGN WORLD OF THE ROCKWELL GROUP, WITH AN INTENTION TO BRING THE BEAUTY AND SOUL OF WOOD INTO THIS VERY SPECIFIC URBAN SPACE. OF COURSE THE INFLUENCE OF JAPANESE AESTHETICS AND THEIR AFFECTION FOR WOOD WAS A PARAMOUNT PIECE OF THE PARADIGM.
FROM THE SLAB WOOD AND GLASS DOOR NESTLED IN A PORTAL OF BLACK WALNUT “TIMBERS,” TO THE NATURAL EDGE WOOD BARS AND THEIR COMPLEMENT OF BACK-LIT ONYX PANELS, THE ENTIRE PROJECT REQUIRED A SCULPTOR’S HAND ON THE WOOD COMBINED WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE OF TECHNICAL ABILITY NEVER BEFORE ATTEMPTED. . .
