A former restaurant and brewery inside the National Post Office Museum was fit out to house the William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, home to the world's largest stamp collection. The 6,000-sq-ft gallery required substantial mechanical and electrical additions to maintain precise temperature and humidity levels.
The space was demolished back to bare bones. The team installed steel to construct curved walls and added a mezzanine, a stone-clad stair and an elevator shaft. Crews also installed high-end finishes, including window glass infused with images of historic and famous stamps. Original finishes on plaster were restored, and woodwork restoration was completed on some wood species that now are extinct.