Five onyx/marble species — five-borough vanity rooms

Editor note

Five radial fitting-room-adjacent vanity rooms at APL SoHo, each clad in a different onyx or marble selected by Adam and Ryan Goldston from separate quarries. The narrative frame is New York's five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island — each with its characteristic stone colour. Jessam Al-Jawad on the intent: 'We wanted to reflect the diversity and vibrancy of New York City through the stone selection.' Each room carries matching stone stools and back-lit mirrors. Sourcing is quarry-direct, which is unusual at this scale. **Reference only — the per-room species list is not in the public record.** The disclosure published by Al-Jawad Pike and APL is about process (quarry selection by the Goldston brothers from separate quarries) rather than the species list per room. Without the disclosed list a UK or international specifier cannot reproduce the spec; the entry exists for editorial reference rather than procurement. If the per-room species are later disclosed by Al-Jawad Pike or APL, this entry will be reclassified to specifiable and the species block surfaced.

Specification notes

• Five radially arranged vanity rooms, each clad in a different stone
• Stones personally selected by the Goldstons from separate quarries
• Matching stone stools + back-lit mirrors per room
• Narrative framing: five boroughs of New York
• Per-room species not publicly disclosed; process is the disclosure