Imposing Doors
of Rome

Working from extensive research into Roman architectural tradition, Renaissance proportion, and the typography of classical Italian monographs, the book was designed to disappear behind its subject. The grid, the metadata system, the pacing of the spreads, every element was developed with the same logic the doors themselves were built with. Symmetry. Restraint. Quiet authority. The 400-page publication contains hundreds of architectural photographs sequenced into a continuous visual narrative. Image editing and full colour grading were handled across the entire library, preserving the natural patina of Roman stone, wood, and metalwork without commercial polish. The typography system draws from classical Roman inscription refined serif faces, Roman numeral pagination, and metadata lines that read as scholarly annotation rather than caption.