Galerie de Galatoire’s
Challenge Solved
The project was located on the second floor of the old Hurwitz Mintz Furniture building at 211 Royal Street in the heart of the French Quarter, The contractor used a acoustic sound deadening board over wood framed 2nd floor building construction. Then a leveling product was installed over the acoustic board. This was treated with 2 applications of moisture treatment, followed by 2 applications of epoxy primer with sand broadcast into each coat. This was then patched using epoxy mortar to meet several different existing elevations at elevators, stairs and other adjacent flooring. Work was scheduled around typical French Quarter functions and festivals.
Galerie de Galatoire’s
211 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Studio WTA | All Star Premier Homes
Galatoire’s
Situated along the historic 200 block of Royal Street, the 39,000-square-foot former Hurwitz Mintz building was reimagined and transformed into a mixed-use space. This property, designed by studioWTA, now comprises 12 residential apartments and 2 penthouses, as well as interchangeable retail spaces throughout the ground floor and second floor. The principal architect, Wayne Troyer ,passed away before the realization of the project’s completion. Wayne was a protege of renowned New Orleans architect Albert Ledner, who in turn was a follower of Frank Lloyd Wright. Ledner had worked with Leonie Galatoire on the Galatoire House, to house a collection of antique architectural fixtures, including arched and stained glass windows from a 19th-century New Orleans convent that had been demolished.