Corner Steel Shower Enclosure

The primary bath was framed as a single wet room — a tub and a multi-head shower sharing one tiled volume, open to the vanity wall across the floor. The room had large-format marble on the walls and a tiled floor running unbroken from the bathroom into the enclosure.

That sequence set the constraint. Slab and tile were being set while the enclosure was still being drawn, so the steel had to be dimensioned against surfaces that were still changing. D'Hierro measured the opening on site rather than working from the architectural plan.

The enclosure was drawn as two elevations that share a corner. The south elevation spans roughly 124 1/2 inches and carries the entry door; the east elevation returns 62 inches along the adjacent wall. Both stand about 116 inches tall, and each is drawn as a single shower door with a transom above and a sidelite alongside.

The dimension sets were reissued repeatedly as the stone work progressed — separate east and south sheets dated through February and into March. The final drawings specified a 2-by-1 1/2-inch jamb, espresso finish on both the steel and the hardware, and clear glass throughout. Haley Lane Interiors approved that set on March 26, 2024.

Glass was ordered on April 25, 2024 against the approved drawing: ten pieces of 3/8-inch clear tempered single-pane glass with polished edges, sized individually for the transom lites, the door, the sidelites, and the return. Nothing was stock — each opening in the grid has its own dimension.

D'Hierro fabricated the assemblies, finished them in espresso, and installed them. The result puts the steel where it does the most work: a slim dark grid holding a large volume of clear glass, so the marble, the fixtures, and the depth of the wet room stay visible from the moment you walk into the room.