•Project Overview
This project was commissioned by a client in the United States for a luxury restaurant bar counter. The brief required a bold, sophisticated aesthetic combining natural marble, brushed brass metal detailing, and custom timber cabinetry — materials that needed to be sourced, fabricated, integrated, and delivered as a single coordinated package.
YUSHI STONE managed the complete scope in-house: from reviewing the design renders and structural drawings through to fabricating the Calacatta White marble counter top, coordinating the brass metal framework and hardware, and overseeing the timber cabinet bodies — all assembled and factory-verified before international shipment to the US.
The result demonstrates what a true one-stop natural stone and interior materials supplier can deliver: not just stone, but the complete material package required to bring an architect's vision from render to real.
The project began with design renders and a detailed 3D structural drawing (exploded view) that showed every material layer of the bar: the marble counter top, the brass rail system, the fluted cabinet panels, and the base structure. Before a single piece of stone was cut, our team worked through the structural drawings to plan the marble layout, edge profiles, joint positions, and hardware interfaces.
This planning stage is where one-stop supply makes the biggest difference. Because stone, metal, and joinery were all coordinated by the same team from day one, decisions about how the brass frame meets the marble edge — or how the timber cabinet top relates to the stone overhang — were resolved at the drawing stage, not discovered as problems on the installation floor.
•Full review of architect's design renders against production feasibility
•3D structural drawing verified for marble panel dimensions, joint positions, and edge profiles
•Material interfaces mapped: stone-to-brass transitions, marble overhang over timber cabinet
•Cutting plan produced to maintain Calacatta White vein continuity across the full curved counter
•Pre-production sign-off with client before fabrication commenced
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About Calacatta White Marble
Calacatta White is one of the most prestigious Italian marbles — prized for its bright white background, fine grey veining, and the luminous quality of its polished surface. In a restaurant setting, it delivers both visual impact and practical durability: the stone holds its surface well under commercial use and its light tone naturally brightens a space.
For a bar counter specifically, the choice of Calacatta White communicates an unmistakable level of quality. Guests experience the stone as a physical surface — touching it, resting against it — so the premium material character is felt as well as seen.
The counter top is the most technically demanding element of this project. The bar has a curved plan form — rather than straight runs of stone, the counter wraps a rounded corner — which means every panel of marble was custom-cut to shape, with the curved outer edge requiring precise CNC machining to maintain a consistent radius across the full length.
Looking at the factory photography, you can see the full counter top laid out flat before installation: the curved corner section, the straight runs, the mitre joints where sections meet, and the brass accent frame inset into the top surface. At this stage, our team verified every dimension and joint against the structural drawings.
One of the most striking fabrication details on this project is the edge profile. Rather than a standard single-thickness edge, the counter top features a triple-layer stepped profile — three descending tiers of polished Calacatta White marble — visible in the factory close-up shots. This stepped ogee-style profile is fabricated by laminating additional marble pieces to the underside of the top, then routing and polishing each layer to produce the final stepped appearance.
This kind of edge work is labour-intensive and demands a very consistent stone batch: if the marble colour or vein character varies between layers, the profile looks disjointed. We selected slabs from the same batch to ensure the layers read as one continuous piece of stone.
•CNC-curved outer edge maintaining consistent radius across the full counter run
•Triple-layer laminated stepped edge profile — polished Calacatta White throughout
•Mitre joints at corner sections, aligned for vein continuity
•Brass accent channel frame inset into top surface, flush with stone
•Full counter top pre-assembled and verified in factory before shipment
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The brass metalwork is a critical part of what makes this bar counter work visually. It acts as the transition material between the white marble top and the white/timber cabinet body below, providing a warm gold accent that ties the palette together. Structurally, it also serves as the rail system above the counter — holding glassware, bottles, and pendant lighting.
From the design renders, the brass rail overhead structure was a highly specified feature: a rectangular frame with cross-members, detailed proportions, and a finish that needed to read as warm and aged rather than bright chrome. Our supply scope included coordinating the brass rail fabrication alongside the stone work to ensure the two elements interfaced correctly — particularly the channel inset in the marble top that receives the brass frame.
•Overhead brass rail system — rectangular perimeter frame with cross-members for bottle and glass display
•Brass accent channel inset flush into Calacatta White counter top surface
•Perforated brass strip along inner edge of counter — functional drain/ventilation detail
•Brass corner joinery and trim profiles on cabinet body panels
•Warm brushed brass finish — coordinated across all metal components for visual consistency
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The cabinet body beneath the marble counter was produced as part of the same project scope. The bar joinery features a clean white painted finish with vertical fluted panel inserts framed by brass trim — matching the design render precisely. The timber structure was fabricated to integrate directly with the marble top and the brass rail above, so all three material layers arrive as a coordinated system rather than separate items to be reconciled on-site.
In the factory production shots, you can see the long white cabinet body assembled at full scale — the fluted panels, brass framing profiles, and integrated base rail all in position before the marble top was brought together with the cabinet for a combined pre-delivery check.
•Custom timber cabinet body in white painted finish — full bar counter length
•Vertical fluted/reeded panel inserts in white, framed by brass trim profiles
•Cabinet structure engineered to receive Calacatta White marble top at correct height and overhang
•Integrated base rail in brass finish matching overhead frame
•Internal shelving and service openings per client's operational brief
A bar counter like this one involves three distinct material streams — natural stone, precision metalwork, and custom joinery — that need to be designed, fabricated, and delivered as a single integrated system. When each material is sourced from a different supplier, the risk accumulates at every interface: the marble top might not fit the cabinet, the brass channel might be the wrong depth, the fluted panel module might not align with the stone joint positions.
YUSHI STONE managed all three streams under one roof — or one point of contact. Our clients send us the design drawings and renderings; we plan the fabrication, coordinate the materials, manage the QC, and ship the finished package. What arrives on-site is a system, not a collection of parts.
•Bar counters, reception desks, and check-in counters in natural stone
•Custom marble counter tops with integrated metal hardware — curved, straight, and complex forms
•Brass, stainless steel, and custom metal rail and trim systems
•Fluted, reeded, and textured stone and timber panel work
•Full joinery packages for hospitality fit-outs
•International export with crating, sequencing, and installation documentation
Whether you are designing a restaurant, hotel bar, luxury retail space, or private residence, YUSHI STONE delivers complete natural stone and interior material packages — from slab selection and custom fabrication through to metal hardware, joinery coordination, and export logistics.
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