He transformed the soaring bank hall of the Clock Tower Building in Lower Manhattan with its marble Corinthian columns and coffered ceiling into a palatial woodland retreat, as if Balmoral had been airlifted to TriBeCa. There were 36 very large, slightly worn Oriental rugs carpeting the floor, and the walls were hung with hand-painted scenes of windswept woodlands. There were benches and armchairs covered in tweed, tapestry and tartan as well as aged, cracked leather.