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2015
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GUEST Andreas Kipar
CERSAIE Sustainable architecture
HOME Discreet luxury in Aventura
Cer Magazine International n. 36 (September 2015) • ISSN 1828-1109 • YEAR XVIII
MARKET Construction activity picks up
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CERSAIE MEETS
THE DUKES OF ESTE
The Ducal Palace in Sassuolo, the splendid Renaissance summer
residence of Borso d’Este and his descendents, will serve as the setting
for the International Press Conference and Cersaie Evening. For an
evening this masterpiece of Italian baroque architecture, with its frescoed
walls and ceilings, will become the residence of honour for exhibitors and
visitors to Cersaie 2015, the foremost international showcase of ceramic
tile, bathroom furnishings and other hard floor coverings.
But the link between Cersaie and the Ducal Palace of Sassuolo goes far
beyond the mere geographical connection between the two capitals, that
of the House of Este and the city that is renowned as the cradle of Italian
ceramics. The work of the finest Renaissance artists has a
direct correspondence with that of today’s star architects
such as 2012 Pritzker Prize winner Glenn Murcutt, whose
Keynote Lecture is the highlight of the ‘Building Dwelling
Thinking’ programme; the frescoes and trompe-l’oeil
paintings in the rooms and entertainment areas were
the equivalent of the modern wall tiles and large-format
ceramic panels on display at the exhibition; and the
elegant basins in the ducal bathrooms, the finest solutions
available at the time, have evolved in terms of design and
water saving to become today’s cutting-edge ceramic sanitary fixtures
and bathroom furnishings. And last but not least the Peschiera Ducale,
the fishpond that served as a place of entertainment and leisure, is a
prime example of the outdoor applications to which Italian ceramic tiles
are perfectly suited.
But while on the first evening Cersaie 2015 takes a plunge into the past
to celebrate its origins, the rest of the show has its sights set firmly
on the future and the world at large.
Gala Evening will
“beThe
held in the Renaissance
summer residence of the
House of Este, a location
that has many links with
today’s exhibition
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01 Cersaie meets the Dukes of Este
MAGAZINE by Simona Malagoli
NEWS
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10 Production
12 Design
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EVENTS
17 CERSAIE 2015 explores sustainable, poetic and social architecture
by Maria Teresa Rubbiani
PROJECTS
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HOME
20 A modern-day chateu by Laura Ragazzola
24 Discreet luxury in Aventura by Katrin Cosseta
34 Hanes House, timeless design by Simona Storchi
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TRENDS
30 Smart collections for an attractive and
sustainable bathroom by Elena Pasoli
VIRTUAL STYLE by Imagem
28 The living room
62 A Fast Food Restaurant
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38 Fifty years of hard work
by Alexis Cassola
42 Construction activity picks up across the world
by Simone Ricci
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46 Sustainable thinness
by Alfredo Zappa
INTERVIEW
52 GUEST Andreas Kipar
Strategies for new urban landscapes
by Alessandra Coppa
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PROJECTS
by Laura Maggi
58 Thai Landmark
by Livio Salvadori
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IDEAL STANDARD
SAFAK FILA NEW SALES DIRECTOR
After working for almost three years at Ideal Standard
in roles of increasing responsibility, Safak Fila has
been appointed company’s sales director. He joined
the company in 2012 in the position of Key Account
Manager and subsequently held the position of North
West Area Manager. Thanks to his dedication and
professionalism, he has gained strong credibility and
trust and established a solid reputation amongst the
company’s customers. Born in Bologna in 1982,
Safak Fila graduated in Economics and Business
Administration from the Catholic University of Milan
and studied Key Account Management at SDA Bocconi.
He joined Ideal Standard after working for LG Electronics, Candy-Hoover Group and
Masterfoods.
à www.idealstandard.it
COEM
HEALTH AND SAFETY
IN COMPLIANCE
WITH BS OHSAS 18001
DSG Ceramiche, the porcelain tile division of Decoratori Bassanesi, opened a
show gallery in Milan last June in collaboration with Listone Giordano thanks
to the partnership with its longstanding retailer Superskin. The gallery showcases all the DSG Ceramiche collections in keeping with an innovative display
philosophy. Keen to establish a direct relationship with customers abroad, DSG
and Decoratori Bassanesi along with a further seven companies belonging to
Rete Italia in the Veneto region have opened a new Russian showroom located
in Novospassky Lane in Moscow. By promoting custom-made Italian solutions,
technologies and services and maintaining Italian competitiveness, Rete Italia
aims to create sophisticated and prestigious buildings and offer solutions of
high technical and aesthetic
quality for a thrilling showroom
experience. The new Russian
showroom displays both
Decoratori Bassanesi brands
and all the collections of thin
porcelain panels from DSG,
which are ideal for furnishing
interiors and exteriors with
elegance and technology.
Coem has announced that it is implementing an
occupational health and safety management system
within its organisation in compliance with the standard
published by the British Standards Institution,
BS OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment Series), the world’s benchmark in the field
of safety management.
Although not required by law, Coem wanted to adapt
its organisational model and subsequently certify the
system through Certiquality as this procedure ensures
not only compliance with the most stringent legislative
requirements but also continuous improvement in
safety performance through the participation of all
company departments.
The standard is based on PDCA (Plan - Do - Check - Act)
methodology, i.e. establish the goals and processes
for achieving results in accordance with
the organisation’s occupational health and safety
policy; implement the processes; monitor and measure
the processes with respect to the occupational health
and safety policy, goals and requirements, and record
the results; take action to continuously improve
the performance of the system.
Clear communication of the goals and targets at
all levels will bring improvements in terms of health
and safety awareness, teamwork and corporate
atmosphere, and company image.
à www.dsgceramiche.it à www.decoratoribassanesi.it
à www.coem.it
DSG CERAMICHE - DECORATORI BASSANESI
NEW SHOWROOMS
OPENED IN MILAN AND MOSCOW
The show gallery in Milan
KOTTO Floor and Wall Tile Collection
KOTTO XS: 30x30 cm, 30x60 cm
KOTTO XL: 80x80 cm, 60x60 cm
KOTTO BRICK: 12,5x25 cm, 6x25 cm
Designed and Manufactured in Italy
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ABK GROUP INDUSTRIE CERAMICHE
SICHENIA GRUPPO CERAMICHE
NEW COMPANY ORGANISATION
Wall&Porcelain revolutionises
interior wall tiles
Wall tiles produced with
Wall&Porcelain technology
Thanks to collaboration with the
company Duke and Kay and the
commitment of its managers
specialising in business development,
performance improvement and turnaround projects, Sichenia Gruppo
Ceramiche has embarked on a major reorganisation process based on an
agreement signed with a bank syndicate. All corporate departments are
undergoing major restructuring. Led by Sole Director Roberto Rompianesi,
Sichenia has strengthened its management team with the appointment of
Andrea Bordignon as special administrator and Giampaolo Daviddi and
Raffaele Capitani as sales and technical directors.
“There’s certainly a long way to go, but on the basis of the initial results
we’re confident about Sichenia’s future,” commented Rompianesi. “We
currently have a five-year business plan, but I believe that the objectives
we have set ourselves are both achievable and sustainable. Our first goal
is to make our production activities efficient by exploiting our cutting-edge
facility while at the same time re-establishing a strong position in many of
the markets we withdrew from in the past. This will involve complete brand
restyling and new merchandising.”
In view of the growing success of Auto-Leveling porcelain panels, ABK Group
has developed Wall&Porcelain, an innovative technology which combines the
advantages of porcelain with some of the typical qualities of double firing and
monoporosa, but without their limitations. Wall&Porcelain can be used to produce large-format (60x120/30x120 cm) rectified ceramic panels that are light,
easy to handle, thin (7 mm) and perfectly flat - a feat that is simply not possible
with the double firing or monoporosa process. This means the panels are easier
to install, work with and cut compared to conventional porcelain, they are just as
practical as classic wall tiles, and at the same time they are extremely durable
and free from defects after installation. Wall&Porcelain not only combines technical qualities and functionality, but also meets the needs of a new market
segment located midway between large panels and the classic medium-sized
wall tile format. In this segment, W&P technology is combined with high levels of
design to create increasingly new and diversified offerings that follow the latest
trends and can easily be coordinated with the floor tiles in the range.
The tiles draw inspiration from a range of sources including wallpapers and
textured and 3D surfaces and are suitable for many different applications, especially interiors. Made from a special body containing 50% high-quality recycled
materials, W&P is a LEED accredited eco-sustainable material. The fact that it is
dry rectified brings water and energy savings and allows for complete recovery
of processing waste.
à www.sichenia.it
à www.abk.it
GATTONI RUBINETTERIA
FLORIM CERAMICHE
La gamma: the new
smart and easy catalogue
GROWTH DRIVEN BY INVESTMENTS
AND EXCELLENCE
Gattoni Rubinetteria’s entire range of products is shown off to great
effect in the recently published catalogue entitled La gamma, which
provides a quick and simple overview of the company’s collections.
These include innovative lines developed in partnership with Italian
architects (the technological Fly series, the visually striking Boomerang collection and the original Intersezione and Color lines),
which are illustrated in photos of mock-ups alongside technical descriptions. But La gamma also features Gattoni Rubinetteria’s many
other lines, from the simplest classic collections such as Timor and
Vivaldi through to the most lively and modern series such as H2Omix1000. The catalogue focuses in particular on the Gattoni “world
of showers”, from the Gbox system which facilitates installation
and maintenance through to solutions that combine original designs with therapeutic systems.
One of the most interesting kitchen products is the Gk Green collection made from Bluwave® certified lead-free alloy which ensures
the purity of drinking water. Last but not least, there is a section
devoted to the unique characteristics of the company’s production
activities, including the use of high-quality materials and meticulous control of the eco-friendly technological processes.
Now in its seventh edition, the Florim
Sustainability Report - a statement that covers
not just financial and accounting aspects but
also considers the Group’s policies aimed at
overall sustainability and future goals - reveals
growth and improvement of all fundamental
indicators.
The successful 2014 results are attributable to
investments aimed at improving cost factors
and flexibility together with high product quality,
professionalism and dedication at all levels and a continuous pursuit of
excellence. In his introduction to this latest report, company chairman
Claudio Lucchese commented: “The unflagging commitment of staff at all
levels and their ability to pursue the Florim mission have enabled us to
complete highly complex projects with ambitious implementation times.
These include the remodelling of the Mordano facility, which has become
a benchmark for the production of large-format panels, and the launch of
a new logistics centre in Fiorano combining a traditional storage yard with
a modern high-bay warehouse.
Progress has also been made on the renovation of the American facility,
which is expected to be completed in 2015.”
à www.gattonirubinetteria.com
From the catalogue, an interior
featuring the Color collection.
à www.florim.it
Déco d’Antan: a true and real ceramic system dedicated to furnish with renewed
elegance the residential living spaces and ideal for contract projects. The colour,
the decors and the contrasts are the three distinctive elements of the collection
that combined together can offer a great visual lightness and compositional freedom.
The geometrical patterns and the engraved floreal decors exalt the surface as to
become true and real furnishing additions, smooth to the touch and precious on
view thanks to the skikful mix of the glazes and the grit powder. www.tagina.it
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NUOVA RIWAL CERAMICHE
TECNEMA TECHNOLOGY USED ON DRY PROCESSING LINE
With the aim of improving production quality standards by adopting a green approach in all stages from raw materials preparation through to product finishing,
Nuova Riwal Ceramiche is completing a major programme of technological investments at its Saime facility in Maranello. The task of supplying new technologies
for dry grinding and cutting of porcelain tiles has been assigned to Tecnema Technology, whose line is capable of processing all kinds of ceramic materials using
the SCT (Small Chip Thickness) technique. Because it does not generate heat, this technology has superior performance to the water-based process
and uses machines developed from the original prototype presented at Tecnargilla 2008 and covered by a number of patents.
The economic, environmental and production benefits of using of this technology include the lack of a need for sludge disposal, recycling of production process
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GRUPPO FINCIBEC
SERENISSIMA CIR INDUSTRIE CERAMICHE
EKOROLL FROM SACMI BRINGS
SAVINGS AND COMPETITIVENESS
Production activities concentrated
in the province of Reggio Emilia
With the aim of increasing the efficiency and productivity of the
At the end of April this year, Serenissima Cir Industrie
sorting department, especially in the production of large sizes,
Ceramiche sold its factory in Filo di Alfonsine to Omega
Fincibec Group has installed two new automatic packaging machines
Ceramic, a leading Egyptian group with six manufacturing
at its Sassuolo and Roteglia plants. “EkoRoll is the ideal solution for
facilities. This is an important operation for Serenissima Cir,
complex cardboard forming issues in terms of both raw material
which maintains the Cercom brand and is now concentrating
quantities and productivity,” explained the group’s CEO Vittorio
its production activities at its two facilities in Rubiera and
Borelli. Designed by Sacmi-Nuova Fima to a new design concept
Roteglia in the province of Reggio Emilia. Over the last two
based on linearity and simplicity, EkoRoll replaces pre-printed
years the Casalgrande-based ceramic tile manufacturer has invested more than
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format tiles and panels.
à www.fincibec.it
PUNTOQUATTRO
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Vittorio Borelli and
Giuseppe Miselli from Sacmi
LAMINAM
TIOLO TITOLO
New line for extra large tiles
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50 million euros this year, Laminam is now facing the fresh challenge of
3 million euro investments in technology
starting up a fourth production line with a total annual capacity of a
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Puntoquattro has installed the new Multigecko line which features an
considerable increase in production capacity of ceramic panels in a
automatic sorting and size and flatness detection system, as well as a
1000x3000 mm size and variable thicknesses (at a workrate of 50
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latest-generation Freebox packaging machine capable of automatically
strokes an hour it will allow for the daily production of around 4,000 sq.m
creating a box suitable for any product type and size in just a few
of material). The new line will also be able to produce Extra Large panels
seconds. To meet the latest market demands, Puntoquattro has installed a
up to 1600x3200 mm in size and with thicknesses from 6 to 20 mm.
press for large sizes and an 80-metre kiln. Mauro Borghi, chairman and
With this new product based on research into the aesthetic and technical
founding partner of the historic third fire decoration company,
potential of ceramic materials, Laminam
commented: “To remain competitive in the market it is vital to maintain
has further expanded its range of
the highest possible levels of production process
potential applications in the fields of
efficiency, without losing sight of Italian qualities.”
architecture, interiors and design.
à www.puntoquattro.it
à www.laminam.it
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MAPEI
PROGRESS PROFILES
PARTNER FOR THE TREE OF LIFE
Italian Pavilion features high-quality
finishings and design
As a sponsor of the Consorzio Orgoglio Brescia
(Brescia Pride Consortium) for the creation of the
iconic Tree of Life, Mapei has also contributed to
the symbol of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2015.
Standing at the centre of Lake Arena, just behind
Palazzo Italia, the Tree designed by Marco Balich
is a 35-metre-high wood-covered steel structure
symbolising Italian roots extending towards the
future. It has a strong technological content,
including more than a hundred special effects
lasting for about ten minutes that alternate every
hour for the entire duration of the Expo.
Mapei contributed its expertise to the construction of the base on which
the Tree of Life stands, its roots sinking into a carpet made of local natural
stone reproducing Michelangelo’s lozenge design for the paving in Piazza
del Campidoglio. Along with its products, Mapei also contributed its
expertise to the various stages in the project: gluing the prefabricated
elements, smoothing the substrate, waterproofing, installation, grouting
and sealing the expansion joints.
Located at the heart of Expo 2015, the Italian Pavilion features
finishings made by Progress Profiles. Amongst the many solutions
provided by the company, which specialises in the field of
technical and decorative finishing profiles, the elegant Projolly
Square satin steel and brass profiles were chosen for the walls
and Proterminal and Procover for the floors. The revolutionary
Proleveling System consisting of levellers and special tie rods
was also used to ensure high-precision
installation, resulting in a perfectly flat floor
without lippage or glue deposits. Standing
at the heart of Expo 2015, the Italian
Pavilion serves as Italy’s calling card and
represents the country’s focus on the future
and innovation. In keeping with the finest
Italian manufacturing tradition, Progress
Profiles has contributed with its products
renowned for quality, design and cuttingedge technology.
à www.mapei.it
à www.progressprofiles.com
MARAZZI GROUP
CERAMICHE ASCOT
SISTEM C USED FOR RENOVATION
OF THE RAINBOW TOWER IN MILAN
AFTER HARING, GAME OF FIFTEEN
CONTINUES WITH BORIS TELLEGEN
In the eightieth year of Marazzi’s history, a period of time in which
the celebrated Italian ceramic tile producer has established some
of the most important milestones in the industry (the first collaboration with the world of design, the revolutionary single-firing patent,
the first large-format tile, the first technical product), Studio Original
Designers 6R5 has chosen Sistem C from Marazzi for renovation of
the famous Rainbow Tower at Porta Garibaldi in Milan. With its variety of colours, the tower is part of the Wonderline project which for
several years has encompassed initiatives and efforts in the world
of colour. “The colours of the Rainbow Tower express our desire to
inhabit our planet intelligently, creating harmony between technology, nature, innovation and traditions,” commented the project’s
curator, Francesco Roggero from Original Designers. Sistem C, a complete range of 24 colours, three surfaces (gloss, matt and non-slip),
four sizes and two 3D-effect relief textures, is the perfect partner for
colour projects for floors and walls in public and residential architectural spaces. It is an eco-friendly ceramic tile that has obtained LEED®
certification for the content of recycled material used in the production
process. Alongside Marazzi, the other partners on the Rainbow Tower
renovation project were Bazzea - B Construction
Technology, Condor, Fila Solutions and Mapei.
The Game of Fifteen project devoted to the works of fifteen contemporary artists, first launched last year by Ceramiche Ascot with a tile designed by Keith
Haring, is due to unveil the second collection created by Boris Tellegen at Cersaie. The Dutch artist is well known for his work on geometries and materials,
where light flows through various dimensions and the intricate reliefs offer
multiple interpretations.
The artist’s work, including the tile present in this collection, is currently
on display at The Bridges of Graffiti, a side event of the Venice Biennale
(www.thebridgesofgraffiti.com).
à www.marazzi.it
à www.ascot.it
Boris Tellegen
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FIORANESE
URBAN_AVENUE WINS ARCHITIZER AWARD
At the A+ Awards Gala held in New York in May, the Urban_Avenue collection from Fioranese was
presented with the Architizer A+ Award for the “Flooring - Hard” product category. The largest online
platform for architecture and design, Architizer hosts projects submitted by the designers themselves.
The Architizer A+ Awards, now in its third edition, is an international competition with no fewer than
90 categories and more than 300 judges. Shortlisted along with several other products selected
for that category, Urban_Avenue was automatically submitted for the more coveted Architizer A+
Jury Awards and Architizer A+ Popular Choice Awards, winning the latter. A brick effect porcelain tile
inspired by industrial design, lofts and buildings in the largest cities in the industrialised western
world, Urban_Avenue previously won the first edition of ADI Ceramics Design Award at Cersaie 2014,
a competition held to celebrate the Italian ceramic industry’s most innovative products.
à www.fioranese.it
Interior featuring Urban_Avenue in the Dark Copper version.
GRUPPO BETA
FAP CERAMICHE
HATRIA
EDIMAX AND ASTOR
LAUNCH NEW APPS
CERAMICS ILLUSTRATED
ON SOCIAL NETWORKS
A RESTYLED
WEBSITE
The companies belonging to Beta Group of Solignano have launched two new apps on Apple Store
and Google Play, an advanced communication
solution that provides new opportunities for consultation and interaction with agents, suppliers
and customers. Entirely designed and developed
in-house, the Edimax and Astor apps offer a quick
and simple way of viewing collections, product
photos, news and descriptions, as well as downloadable pdf files of the companies’ catalogues.
Complete with directions in Google Maps and
links to contacts, once installed on tablets or
smartphones the apps can also be used offline,
allowing them to be consulted anywhere and at
any time.
To keep pace with the fast-changing and strongly
internationalised market and the rapid development of web- and social media-based information systems, it is vital for companies to maintain
a two-way dialogue with their partners and customers. By launching these apps, Beta Group has
further improved the effectiveness of its communication efforts, demonstrating its ability to create
cutting-edge solutions that meet product requirements and improve its customer service.
In a modern and utterly original initiative, Fap is promoting an awareness and appreciation of the outstanding
qualities and characteristics
of ceramic tiles. The initiative
Benessere (well-being)
consists of ten illustrations
from the Tatoo series
divided into two thematic series, Tatoo and Muse, drawn by hand by Udinebased illustrator Barbara Petris and set on backgrounds that faithfully reproduce the textures of
the latest FAP collections. Every two weeks they
will be posted on the company’s social networks
(in particular its FB, TW and G+ pages) and on the
sector’s leading websites, revealing with each new
episode the distinctive characteristics of ceramic
tiles in general and FAP’s products in particular.
The first Tatoo Old School style series consists of
illustrations named Strength, Safety, Well-being,
Versatility and Environmental Sustainability, summarising the key aspects that make ceramic such
an extraordinary, versatile and functional material
in all architectural settings. The second extremely
elegant series is inspired by the female Muses of
Greek mythology and includes references to the
fashion trends of 2015-2016. The illustrations titled Ipnotica, Ideale, Elegante, Materia and Scintilla
will lead visitors on a fascinating journey through
the world of FAP products, allowing them to appreciate their style and sophisticated details.
After completely restyling its logo and institutional
image, Hatria has now launched a new website
that strengthens its brand identity and highlights
key features such as innovation, elegance and
Italian quality. With a more intuitive and dynamic
look and feel and a modern, user-friendly
interface, the new Hatria website is simpler to
navigate and mobile responsive thanks to a
simple, streamlined architecture in which all
content is just a click away. Through the four
sections Visit, See, Discover and Design, visitors
can gain quick and simple access to the world of
Hatria sanitaryware and find full information on
products and bathroom solutions.
The new website is yet another service available
to customers, providing comprehensive content
and information to help them in their purchasing
decisions.
à www.edimax.it à www. ceramicheastor.it
à www.fapceramiche.com
@
à www.hatria.com
Collection Foulards
A square of tissue which
now becomes a ceramic square.
Cersaie 2015
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Pave your way
.
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EVENTS
Cersaie explores sustainable,
poetic and social architecture
by Maria Teresa Rubbiani
It has almost become a point of honour
for the organisers of Cersaie to invite a
Pritzker prize winner to each edition of
the world’s leading showcase of
ceramic tiles.
The 2015 edition is no exception, giving
professionals, students and fans of
architecture the opportunity to attend
a live conference given by one of the
world’s most famous architects.
This year’s Keynote Lecture
(29 September) will again be delivered
by a winner of the coveted award:
Australian architect Glenn Murcutt,
introduced by Francesco Dal Co.
Glenn Murcutt is renowned for his
focus on sustainability and for his
eco-friendly buildings that are in
harmony with the climate and the
Anthony Browell courtesy Architecture Foundation Australia
THE BUILDING, DWELLING,
THINKING CULTURAL
PROGRAMME HELD DURING
THE FIVE DAYS OF THE
BOLOGNA SHOW WILL
INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF
EVENTS EXPLORING KEY
THEMES IN THE COMPANY
OF INTERNATIONALLY
ACCLAIMED ARCHITECTS
landscape, a form of architecture
referred to as “ecological
functionalism”. After studying
architecture at the Sydney Technical
College of the University of New South
Wales, in 1969 Murcutt founded the
eponymous architecture firm.
But in addition to the Keynote Lecture,
Cersaie’s seventh Building, Dwelling,
Thinking cultural programme also
hosts a wealth of other events.
On Wednesday 30 September at
10.00 am in the Architecture Gallery,
architect Stefano Mirti will present the
results of the third edition of Ceramic
Futures: from poetry to science
fiction, an on-line and off-line ceramic
project that this year has seen the
participation of three design schools
– EnsAD Paris, IED Turin and Milan
Polytechnic.
Glenn Murcutt
Francesco Dal Co
Porcelain Collection
www.delconca.com
CERSAIE 2015 BOLOGNA | HALL 36 • BOOTH A/16 - A/14
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Ph. Juan Rodríguez
Francisco Mangado
Matthias Sauerbruch
planners, artists and designers,
filmmakers, musicians, ethnologists
and sociologists with the aim of
reinventing the city through a study of
all its various aspects and needs,
including those of a social nature.
At 3.00 pm, German and Spanish
architectural approaches will be
compared in a fascinating discussion
between internationally acclaimed
award-winning architects Francisco
Mangado and Matthias Sauerbruch.
Then on 2 October, the “Lesson in
reverse” aimed at high-school students
will be given by Massimo Giacon, an
unconventional, highly eclectic artist
whose wide-ranging areas of interest
include design and comics, art and
music and who is considered one of the
fathers of the modern Italian comic
strip.
- among them the various projects
carried out in the Matadero in Madrid, a
former slaughterhouse converted into
an arts complex - have earned him a
place on the lists of most successful
young Spanish architects drawn up by
the daily El País, the Fundación Caja de
Arquitectos, the Ministry for
Infrastructure and Transport (JAE),
Architectural Digest and 2G.
Rather than a conventional architecture
practice, Raumlabor Berlin is an
experimental laboratory where
architects work alongside urban
Massimo Giacon
Ph. Kalle Koponen
This year’s winners of “The Community”
category are Cecilia Arata from IED for
the project “Blindness”, Clara
Kernreuter from Ensad with “Sensitive
collective memories”, and Camilla
Marini from Milan Polytechnic for the
prototype “Snap Futures”. The winners
of the “Best Projects” category are
Alessandro Calabrese from IED with
“Freeze this post”, Martina Genovesi
from Milan Polytechnic for “High on
memory”, and Erwan Péron from
Ensad Paris for “Or noir / Black Gold”.
On Thursday 1 October, Fulvio Irace,
professor of History of Architecture at
Milan Polytechnic, will converse with
Spanish architect Arturo Franco and
with Markus Bader, a German architect
and member of the Raumlabor Berlin
collective.
Arturo Franco’s most significant works
.
Home Cambrai, France
A MODERN-DAY
CHATEAU
by Laura Ragazzola | Interni Cambrai, a town in northwest France, boasts a wealth of history and art. Eighteenth century townhouses
face onto the splendid square alongside baroque churches, mediaeval gates and bell towers that rise
above the slate-roofed houses. The town is surrounded by magnificent countryside, dotted here and
there with nineteenth century rural buildings as a reminder of the area’s artistic and historical heritage.
Here, on a sunny slope in the grounds of a large property called “Le Chateau”, stands a “chateau
contemporain”, a single-family villa with a white, geometrically structured volume that emerges starkly
against the green countryside. Clearly visible from a distance, it stands in formal contrast to the soft,
gently rolling lines of the landscape. The designer of the villa, architect Alain Demarquette who divides
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IN THE GENTLY ROLLING FRENCH COUNTRYSIDE ABOUT A HUNDRED
KILOMETRES FROM CALAIS, A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE EXPLORES AN
ORIGINAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HISTORY, NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE.
AIDED BY THE SKILFUL USE OF CERAMIC TILE
PRIVATE HOUSE
project
Alain Demarquette
www.ademarquette-architecte.com
ceramic surfaces
Casalgrande Padana
www.casalgrandepadana.com
distributor
Carodif Carrelage C
www.carrelagec.com
year of completion 2011
.
The porcelain floor
tiles give a sense of
unity to the interiors
and are chosen in
different finishes and
sizes according to the
functional requirements
of the various rooms.
The bathrooms (facing
page and below) are
dominated by darker,
warmer tones, whereas
in the living area
(above) and corridors
(far right) large sized
tiles and neutral colours
lend light and airiness
to the spaces.
his time between his practices in Cambrai and Paris, explained: “Architecture is a silent thought that
uses neither words nor concepts but walls… and openings… to transform land into landscape,
individuals into communities.” The villa thus becomes an opportunity for a virtuous interpretation of
context, an action in which architecture plays a crucial role. The aim is to achieve a more rational
integration of the architecture into the rural landscape while making the most of the splendid natural
and scenic features of the countryside and maintaining a strongly contemporary style.
Emphasis is placed on the idea of capturing sunlight by means of an optimal orientation of the building.
Large windows, which in some cases cover the entire façade, offer views over the landscape.
Nature and domestic space merge in an ever successful interplay of forms, volumes and sizes.
The house extends along a kind of backbone that adapts perfectly to the morphology of the land.
A series of elementary modules are juxtaposed at various levels along this spine like a Meccano
construction, lending movement and dynamism to the entire structure.
The large glazed surfaces reduce visual impact and enable the landscape to enter and flow seamlessly
through the volume of the house. The choice of materials also ties in with this goal. In particular, the
ceramic tiling plays an important role as the unifying element running through the entire project.
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Metalwood
Carbonio
Basaltina
Linosa
Mineral Chrom
Mineral Brown
Pietre di Sardegna
Pevero
Metalwood
Argento
Metalwood
Iridio
Pietre di Sardegna
Porto Rotondo
spaces
non-urban residential
applications
interior floor and wall tiles
+ exterior paving
ceramic surfaces
Casalgrande Padana
porcelain tile
-Granitoker
Metalwood Carbonio,
Argento, Iridio
Metallica Ferro
-Pietre Native
Pietre di Sardegna
Pevero, Porto Rotondo
Basaltina Linosa
Mineral Chrom
Mineral Brown
10x60, 30x60, 60x60,
45x90 cm
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): ≤ 0.1%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4):
50-60 N/mm2
deep abrasion
resistance
(ISO 10545-6): unlimited
coefficient of linear
thermal expansion
(ISO 10545-8): 6x10-6
thermal shock
resistance
(ISO 10545-9): compliant
crazing resistance
(ISO 10545-11):
compliant
frost resistance
(ISO 10545-12):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13):
compliant
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14):
compliant
slip resistance
(DIN 51130): R9
certifications
LEED, Emas, ISO 14001,
NF-Upec
For precisely this reason, the villa received a mention in the ninth edition of the Grand Prix
Casalgrande Padana Award, which recognises projects that excel for their successful use of
porcelain tile.
The architect used large-format porcelain tiles (‘Pietre di Sardegna’ collection from Casalgrande
Padana, chosen in various finishes and sizes) to create a monochromatic floor covering that lends
visual and material uniformity to spaces and emphasises the dialogue between nature and
architecture. Exploiting the enormous flexibility of porcelain, the project achieves a harmonious
balance between the indoor and outdoor spaces. The exteriors become open-air rooms that can be
used in perfect continuity with the domestic interiors. Functionality is assured by choosing different
finishes and sizes according to requirements. Due to the versatility of the ceramic tiles, a
bushhammered texture was adopted for the external cladding, while light colours were also chosen
for the swimming pool. In contrast, the interiors are dominated by darker colours, while the
installation layout is meticulously adapted to the size and functions of each individual room.
Last but not least, the contemporary interior design has opted for minimalist furnishings that punctuate
the fluid, airy domestic spaces where light reigns supreme.
.
Home Aventura, Florida - USA
.
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AN ALL-FEMALE INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM HAS CHOSEN
CLEAN LINES AND AN ELEGANT COLOUR PALETTE
FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN FLORIDA
DISCREET LUXURY
IN AVENTURA
by Katrin Cosseta | Interni
Aventura, a suburban city about twenty kilometres north of Miami, is a luxury residential
neighbourhood with prestigious villas and condominiums set amongst lakes and lush tropical
vegetation. One of these residences is what the designers have chosen to describe as a
“contemporary moody home”.
The all-female practice DKOR Interiors is one of the leading interior design firms in Miami.
Under the motto “Concept+Collaborate+Create”, the nine associate professionals – some with
managerial responsibilities and others more focused on design and decoration – pool their respective
skills to create “an authentic style and home identity” tailored to clients’ individual needs.
The result in this case is a discreet, understated interior that combines quiet luxury with a sense of
ample vertical and horizontal space, furnishings of formal purity, and bright, harmonious surface
colours and materials.
A CONTEMPORARY
MOODY HOME
designer
DKOR Interiors
www.dkorinteriors.com
photos Alexia Fodre
ceramic surfaces
Atlas Concorde
www.atlasconcorde.it
contractor
Newman Construction
www.newmanbc.com
Facing page and left, the
entrance hall and the staircase
leading from the living room
to the upper floor. Centre and
below, a walk-in closet and wall
composition with open shelving
built to measure.
.
Right, a view of the
dining area, and below
one of the upper floor
bedrooms.
Sunrock
Travertino
white
spaces
urban residential
applications
interior floor coverings
ceramic surfaces
Atlas Concorde
full-body porcelain tile
Sunrock Travertino
white
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): ≤ 0.1%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4):
≥ 40/N mm2
deep abrasion
resistance
(ISO 10545-6):
≤ 150 mm3
thermal expansion
thermal shock
resistance
frost resistance
(ISO 10545-12):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13):
UA ULA UHA
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14): class 5
slip resistance
(DIN 51130): R9
certifications
Ecolabel, NF Upec
One material in particular - Sunrock Travertino white matt series from Atlas Concorde - has been
adopted as an interconnecting element running seamlessly through all the rooms on the two floors
of the house, forming a pale stone-like carpet of large-format porcelain tiles.
“It was the owners themselves who wanted to use this tile throughout the house, including the private
areas and bathrooms,” commented the interior designers. “No one can beat Italian quality and
design,” they explained. The project exploits the appeal of stone, an age-old material that has always
been used in architecture and for this reason is very popular amongst American homeowners.
But in this case it has been chosen in a modern, industrially-made version that offers clear
advantages in terms of performance, particularly in a hot, humid climate like that of Florida.
The pale-coloured floor chosen for the living area enhances the visual sense of space created by
the open-space layout, the strictly bare white walls and ceilings and the large windows that provide
abundant natural light. The furnishings fit into this neutral container like a sober and elegantly
functional presence, from the pearl and grey fabric upholstered sofas to the wooden dining table
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surrounded by upholstered chairs, likewise in white and grey fabric. A low white sideboard, glass
coffee tables and a few textile accessories complement the essential decor.
The lighting design likewise maintains the utmost discretion, consisting of recessed spotlights hidden
in the ceiling and shafts of light that filter down from strategically placed recesses.
The dark wood staircase, the only departure from the ceramic tiled floor, stands on one side of the
living room to create an effective colour contrast.
The stairs lead to the upper storey with its four bedrooms and bathrooms.
Here too the rooms have an open, spacious layout, as can be seen in the master bedroom which is
connected to the bathroom via a magnificent walk-through closet.
In keeping with the design brief, the ivory white ceramic tiles on the first floor also contribute to the
neutral palette, contrasting here and there with individual grey walls, wood panelling that visually
accentuates the headboard of the bed, and the dark wood interiors of the closets and the fronts of
bathroom vanity units.
From the top: three
bathrooms, the
master bedroom with
bathroom, the living
room and the children’s
bedroom. The floors in
all the rooms are tiled
with Travertino effect
porcelain.
cer. trend
VIRTUALSTYLE: THE LIVING ROOM
by IMAGEM www.imagem.it
Nuovocorso
rectified extruded
porcelain tile
Tuscany
Cotto
Del Conca
full-body rectified
porcelain tile
GA by Giugiaro
Architettura
Carbon Fiber
Casalgrande Padana
porcelain tile
Granitoker line
Ulivo Noce
Mapei
System for the installation of ceramic
tiles on heated screeds including
Mapesilent Comfort soundproofing membrane
Keraflex Maxi S1 zerø adhesive
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Mapesilent +
Keraflex Maxi
GA by Giugiaro
Carbon Fiber
Ulivo
Noce
Tuscany
Cotto
Terre Nostre
Bevagna
Stage
Metropolitan
Passepartout
White
Unicomstarker
porcelain tile
Stage
Metropolitan
Tagina
porcelain tile
Terre Nostre Bevagna
Verde 1999
porcelain tile
Passepartout
White
cer.trend
AT CERSAIE, ITALIAN COMPANIES ARE SHOWCASING AESTHETICALLY FLAWLESS
HI-TECH BATHROOM FURNISHING SOLUTIONS. ATTENTION TO NATURE,
REFERENCES TO THE PAST AND A CONTEMPORARY SPIRIT ARE THE VARIOUS
THREADS THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY INTERWOVEN TO CREATE
TOMORROW’S CLASSICS
by Elena Pasoli
The Green collection
from Catalano has a
soft design and organic,
reassuring shapes
enhanced by extremely
thin edges that ensure
the maximum bowl
capacity.
à www.catalano.it
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SMART COLLECTIONS
FOR AN ATTRACTIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE BATHROOM
In classical Latin the adjective bellus had the dual meaning of
“beautiful” and “good”, combining both aesthetic and ethical
qualities. Taking a look at the new products that the leading
Italian bathroom furnishing manufacturers are about to unveil
at Cersaie, we can see that this definition fits perfectly. The requirements of cleanliness, transparency and environmental
ethics are matched by the aesthetic need to create products of
intense beauty. Never before have we seen such a wide-ranging
display of elegance and style in the bathroom furnishing sector.
Collections now come in an astonishing array of colours and
sizes catering for the needs of an increasingly discerning market that is not only sensitive to design but also increasingly focused on criteria of energy saving and sustainability, hygiene
and practicality. The range of products unveiled at Cersaie includes splendid examples of Italian creativity, offerings that
combine cutting-edge technologies with outstanding craftsmanship in keeping with age-old traditions and a unique cultural heritage. In a rapidly changing world buffeted by a seemingly interminable economic crisis - as well as a crisis of values
and a trend towards ever smaller spaces but increasingly challenging needs - Italian-designed bathrooms represent a custom-made personal space, an oasis and place of respite with
simple lines that do not attract too much attention but at the
same time convey a sense of lightness, well-being and harmony
with nature.
This for example is the concept behind the new Green series
from Catalano. Under the tagline “Learning by nature”, the
collection already includes 7 wall-hung, semi-recessed and
countertop washbasins, all with curved, continuous surfaces
that promote a smooth flow of water to avoid the risk of pooling and to ensure maximum hygiene.
The thermal waters in the Tuscan village of Bagno Vignoni,
popular with the Etruscans and Romans and much loved by
Caterina da Siena and Lorenzo de’ Medici, provided the inspiration for the new Vignoni collection from Simas. Its pure Italian style brings together craftsmanship and design, while its
distinctive oval shape redefines geometric lines intersecting
with interconnected circles.
Echoes of remote Etruscan archaeology provided the inspiration for Tecla’s exquisitely minimalist Cyrcle Kylix and Oval
Kylix countertop washbasins and its In-Out and Velca series of
extra-thin washbasins with square styling.
Thin-sided washbasins have recently become a major area of
research for many companies. One example is Cielo, whose Extrà Ceramic washbasin boasts the thinnest coloured ceramic in
The Vignoni collection
from Simas has highly
contemporary styling
with a soft, rounded
configuration, free of
adornments but with
an unusually light
weight stemming
from the company’s
uncompromising
quest for thinness.
à www.simas.it
The Oval Kylix washbasins from Tecla are an example of harmonious
shapes with a well-balanced and effective design.
à www.ceramicatecla.it
SMART COLLECTIONS
FOR AN ATTRACTIVE AND
SUSTAINABLE BATHROOM
The 5 mm thick Extrà Ceramic from Cielo is used on washbasins
in the new SHUI Comfort collection designed by Paolo D’Arrigo,
distinguished by a design that combines stylistic consistency with
warm functionality.
à www.ceramicacielo.it
The new Cut washbasin from Valdama displays an artful balance
between solids and voids. The design harmoniously combines the
hollow of the basin and the mass of the integrated vanity top, which
is raised above the level of the water.
à www.valdama.it
the world. The thickness of just 5 mm enhances the functionality and design of the basins while at the same time reducing
their weight. The new low-thickness Cut and Track washbasins
designed for Valdama by Prospero Rasulo stand out for their
minimalist lines and simple, absolute geometries which embrace the ever-changing movements of water and give shape to
its fluidity.
Technological research has spawned some surprising innovations. One example is AquaBlade®, a revolutionary rimless
flushing system recently patented by Ideal Standard which
combines a high level of design with outstanding performance.
The system is being launched on several collections including
Dea and Tonic II, the new high-end suite available as of July
2015. Rimless design appears to be a major trend in new WCs,
combining ease of cleaning and total hygiene with the need for
water conservation. In the patented Rimfree® technology from
Pozzi Ginori, water emerges from a single specially shaped slit
positioned at the rear of the toilet and flows into the bowl at a
precise angle and with the necessary force and speed to ensure
quiet, effective cleaning.
Continuous advances in the field of colour research are leading to unexpected and striking contrasts. Flaminia for example
is unveiling its Art Deco inspired Roll and Monoroll two-colour
washbasins (black on the outside and white on the inside), its
chiaroscuro-effect Pietraluce Oval and Wash baths designed by
Giulio Cappellini, and its even more radical Platino finish for
The Dea collection from
Ideal Standard features
WCs with AquaBlade®
technology. As the
curtain of water flows
down from the top of
the bowl, it mixes with
the front jets to ensure
a vigorous and uniform
washing action.
The traditional rim
is replaced by a
discreet slit-shaped
water outlet.
Rimfree® technology from
Pozzi Ginori is used on a
number of collections
including Metrica, a line
that stands out for its
geometric rigour and modular
symmetries enhanced by new
finishes such as natural warm
oak and elegant matt lava grey.
à www.idealstandard.it
à www.pozzi-ginori.it
Alongside the well-established colours white, lava grey, latte and
black, Flaminia is also proposing the Platino finish which reflects the
company’s uncompromisingly original approach to interior design.
à www.ceramicaflaminia.it
As part of its vast Dream
collection, Galassia is
proposing shelves made
of Corten steel, a living,
almost organic material
with outstanding weathering
resistance thanks to the
protective patina that
forms over time.
à www.ceramicagalassia.it
jewel-like washbasins.
One notable example of the use of new materials is the Corten
steel shelf produced by Galassia, part of the new Dream collection designed by Antonio Pascale with a unique “total look”.
The Ceraslide enamel developed by Globo is another outstanding innovation. Its new formulation ensures outstanding durability and hygiene as the enamel reduces the porosity of the
ceramic surface and ensures greater resistance to staining, dirt
and abrasion.
Home renovation continues to be a very important market segment and requires products that are flexible and easy to install
and fit in well with existing furnishings. Hatria in particular is
unveiling a wide range of new products at Cersaie - from Pure
Rim rimless WCs to the Pure Fix invisible mounting systems for
back-to-wall WCs and bidets - as well as a unique Le Fiabe open
bidet with a large rear opening that covers up the fittings on old
freestanding bidets without the need to perform building work.
PRODUCTS GALLERY
The entire Fall/Winter 2015-2016 collection
of Italian ceramics can be seen online at:
www.laceramicaitaliana.it/products
With its large rear
opening, Open Bidet
Le Fiabe from Hatria
is able to cover up the
water fittings used on
previously installed
freestanding bidets.
The new Ceraslide enamel from Globo is now available in the
Stockholm collection created by Swedish design practice Claesson
Koivisto Rune and distinguished by box and bowl shapes that meld
together opposing elements such as lines and curves.
à www.hatria.com
à www.ceramicaglobo.com
.
Home Andersonville, Tennessee, USA
HANES HOUSE,
TIMELESS DESIGN
THIS SUMMER RESIDENCE IN THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF TENNESSEE,
AN ECO-SUSTAINABLE HOME FOR A LARGE
FAMILY, EMERGES FROM THE GRANITE ROCKS
OF THE LANDSCAPE
by Simona Storchi
Hanes House emerges from the Appalachian Mountains with the stark rigour of granite.
The colours and forms chosen for this holiday home in Andersonville, Tennessee combine a
European-style project with a typically American natural setting. Set among green hills and lakes,
Hanes House was designed by the Ohio-based practice Tectonic Design and, in the words of architect
Tonino Vicari, brings together “a timeless design and an expression of modern sustainability”.
The project was completed in May 2014 and took part in the Confindustria Ceramica Tile Competition
Held in the United States during Coverings 2015, winning an honourable mention for the residential
category. The multi-level house, dominated by greys, white, steel and large windows, is designed to
function like a small hotel, accommodating more than one family at the same time while ensuring
HANES RESIDENCE
project
Tectonic Design
www.tectonic-design.com
photos
Tonino Vicari
ceramic surfaces
Cotto d’Este
www.cottodeste.it
distributor
Ciot
www.ciot.com
year of completion
2014
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privacy for all the guests. The house features sliding doors and each suite has a bathroom and a
private balcony. The common areas are large and brightly lit, reflecting the architect’s vision of light
as a fully-fledged furnishing element.
On the first floor a complete glass wall illuminates the living room and kitchen, while on the lower
floor the relaxation and leisure room opens onto a terrace overlooking the valley. “The light and dark
greys of Kerlite from Cotte d’Este, in the colours Office and Road, the angular shapes, colour and
veins are reminiscent of the granite of the surrounding mountains,” explained Tonino Vicari.
“It is nature itself that inspired this house: these surface coverings blend into the surroundings.”
All elements of Hanes House exhibit a perfect balance between sustainability and design.
Over
Office
Over
Road
spaces
urban residential
applications
external façades
ceramic surfaces
Cotto d’Este
porcelain tile
Kerlite Over
Office, Road
cm 100x100
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): 0.1%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4): ≥ 1000 N
deep abrasion
resistance
(ISO 10545-6):
≤ 145 mm3
thermal expansion
thermal shock
resistance
frost resistance
(ISO 10545-12):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13):
ULA-UHA
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14): class 5
slip resistance
(DIN 51130): R9
certifications
LEED, EMAS, NF-Upec,
Ecolabel, ISO 14001
“The shape of the building, the lines of the reflecting metal roof and the layout and exposure of the
rooms are all tied up with nature and its rhythms,” continued the architect. “As the house is mainly
used in the summer, we had to ensure that it would keep cool during the hotter months. The north
façade offers a spectacular view and features deep overhangs and a roof shaped so as to shade the
interior from the hot afternoon sun.” The building is well insulated and adopts a passive cooling
system along with ventilated exterior walls clad with large-format tiles. The construction materials
and design are intended to improve interior ventilation and provide natural cooling for the large
house. The doors and windows, furnishing accessories and lighting are all European.
The architect opted for an open-space layout with neutral-coloured and geometrically-shaped
furnishings and sofas and chose a small number of linear furnishing accessories.
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Nothing detracts attention from the large windows, from the breathtaking views of magnificent,
unspoilt nature. With the exception of a few minimalist suspension lamps, the lights are all ceiling
mounted. Italian tiles were chosen for the floors and exterior walls, not only for their design and the
colours that blended with those of the mountains, but above all for their high quality and ease of
maintenance. “All the materials used were chosen to ensure that in ten years’ time the Hanes family
will have a home that has remained unchanged since the time it was built.”
Kerlite in particular was appreciated for its low thickness and weight.
“Thanks to its clean lines, sustainability and timeless modernity, it enabled us to fully satisfy our
client’s needs and wishes,” concluded Tonino Vicari.
The open-space rooms with
neutral colours and geometric
lines are furnished with a small
number of linear accessories.
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FIFTY YEARS
OF HARD WORK
EAST COAST FLOORING RETAILER
AVALON FLOORING EXEMPLIFIES
EXCELLENCE AS A DISTRIBUTOR
OF ITALIAN TILE
by Alexis Cassola
Founded in 1963 by John Millar, Avalon Flooring
began as a single store in Avalon, NJ. After 50 years
of hard work and dedication, it has grown to 14
showrooms throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Delaware and is now the seventh largest floor
coverings retailer in the country. The company’s
primary focus is facilitating the tile selection process for the customer - from its approachable,
helpful employees to an entire “Inspiration” section on its website dedicated to aid prospective
buyers in getting their projects started.
.
Avalon Flooring is also dedicated to reducing its
impact on the environment, with a special recycling take-back program.
With all of these exemplary qualities, the company’s appreciation of the beauty and technical excellence of Italian tile, carrying 18 premier Italian
tile brands, was the final piece to make them the
perfect candidate for the prestigious 2015 Confindustria Ceramica North American Distributor
Award. Avalon Flooring’s Vice President of Ceramic Tile & Natural Stone, Scott Tolnai, chatted with
us about how the company has maintained such a
successful profile.
Does being a family-owned business have a
strong influence on Avalon Flooring’s method of
operation? How so?
No. Although we began as a family-owned business in
1963, we now have grown to a large company with
360 employees, so we need to be a very structural environment in order to have everything run smoothly.
However, we do feel our goal to provide warm, professional service stems from our early roots.
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CERAMICS OF
ITALY BRANDS
AT AVALON
FLOORING
-Brennero
-Campogalliano
-Cerim
-Dom
-Emilceramica
-Gruppo Beta Astor
-Kale Italia
-Novabell
-Piemmegres
-Ricchetti
-Settecento
Avalon Flooring
constantly strive to
preserve natural
resources and reduce
environmental impact.
They feature highquality, green flooring
options in their showrooms, and also operate
their own recycling
program.
The company has continuously and impressively grown from a single store in 1963 to 14 showrooms throughout NJ, PA and DE.
Do you have plans to continue expanding?
If so, where to next?
At the moment, we are refocusing on each department in our organization to ensure they are each
operating efficiently.
It is important to us to continuously improve upon
the locations we already have, before continuing
to grow the business. Perhaps we will continue to
expand in the future but at the moment, there are
no concrete plans for this.
As a distributor of 18 Italian tile brands, can you
comment on what makes Italian tile unique?
We purchase tile from many different parts of the
world but rely on the best new technologies, designs, and styles from Italy. The Italian tile manufacturers continue to pave the way for the entire
tile industry which is why we know that carrying
Italian tile brands as a retailer is very important.
We will always continue to carry Italian tile.
Who is the typical Avalon Flooring customer?
How do you take this into consideration when
selecting products for your stores?
Avalon services a diverse customer base that includes retailers, builders, contractors, designers,
architects and commercial developers. Finding a
product that fits all categories has its challenges so
we typically look for a product that can satisfy a
wide variety of projects. With 14 stores located in
three states we also have the challenge of accommodating different geographical areas. What sells
in the city does not necessarily sell along the coast.
We consider all of these factors when selecting
which tile collections and brands to sell.
We know your company is dedicated to sustainability - a topic we also value very highly.
Could you describe your recycling program and
other efforts to reduce your company’s environmental footprint?
As a business, we understand our responsibility towards the environment, so we do whatever we can
to reduce our environmental impact, and preserve
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Italian tile manufacturers continue to pave
«theThe
way for the entire tile industry which is why we know
that carrying Italian tile brands as a retailer is very important.
natural resources. We currently recycle all used
carpet that we remove from customers’ homes successfully diverting about two million pounds of
used carpet from landfills in the area. Additionally,
we feature high quality “green” flooring options in
our showrooms.
Have you had a positive experience working
with Italian manufacturers? Is there anything
they could adjust to facilitate the partnership?
As a total flooring store that sells hardwood and
carpet, we get a first hand look at the trends of
what is selling.
We have been able to share this information with
some of our suppliers and they have turned these
ideas into some of our best sellers. We feel this is a
very valuable part of the relationship, as we are
playing the client-facing role and through these
interactions, we get a great impression of what
styles are bestsellers and conversely which are less
appealing to the customer. Italian manufacturers
have been receptive to this feedback making for a
successful, progressive partnership.
How do you keep Avalon Flooring competitive
in the marketplace?
Anyone and everyone can buy and sell tile. What
separates Avalon Flooring from the competition is
our showrooms and merchandising.
We strive to show full-scale designs with our vignettes as one of the biggest challenges our customers have is visualizing the finished design or
concept. We want to help inspire the customer, so
they can select the tile that truly fits the vision they
have of their space.
Can you comment on recent trends and technical innovations from the Italian tile industry that
excite you? How do your customers react to
these new products?
Many of the advancements in Italian tile, such as
digital imaging, have been widely accepted and
adored. The ability to sell a wood-look or marblelook porcelain to a customer that could not use
the real product in their application has created
many more opportunities to sell tile.
These products are more affordable, and more durable in a way that the natural materials cannot be.
For example in heavily trafficked spaces or spaces
prone to spills, such as kitchens and bathrooms,
tile is an ideal flooring solution.
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CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY
picks up across the world
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by Simone Ricci
The end of the downturn appears
to be in sight in several of the world’s
continents, with next year expected to
mark the end of the crisis that began
back in 2007.
The outlook is particularly promising
for residential building, the real driving
force behind the global construction
industry. Next year the sector
is expected to reach a global growth
rate of +4.5%, almost twice the current
year’s figure, although there will be
marked variations between different
regions in terms of intensity
and strategies.
The US is playing a particularly
important role on the global stage.
Whereas just a few years ago it was
the epicentre of the crisis, it is now
registering the world’s highest levels
of performance with a growth rate
that is expected to accelerate from
+1.9% in 2014 to +7.1% next year,
clearly demonstrating that its flexible
economy is able to make the most
of all opportunities that arise.
The Latin American countries are
in a very different situation with low
or negative growth predicted until
the end of 2015. After the fall of a few
percentage points in 2014 and a similar
downturn anticipated this year,
it is only with next year’s forecast
of 2.7% growth that the region is
expected to emerge from the crisis.
Western Europe, characterised by levels
of red tape that on the one hand
attenuate the effects of the crisis but
on the other slow down the recovery,
has maintained last year’s slight growth
in 2015, while a full-scale recovery
is expected for 2016.
These positive results (amongst
the highest recorded in the last ten
years) have been possible thanks
to the recovery of the German
construction industry along with
a general improvement
in other European countries.
In sharp contrast, Eastern Europe has
suffered the world’s biggest decline in
construction spending this year, mainly
due to the crisis in the Russian market
and the economic difficulties
encountered by many neighbouring
countries.
Although a small recovery (less than
2%) is expected next year, this will
be subject to very strong regional
variations.
A few years after the Arab Spring,
the markets of Northern Africa are now
witnessing what could be described as
the “residential construction spring”.
After emerging from the crisis this year,
the area is expected to chalk up 4.4%
growth next year, a value perfectly in
line with the world average.
This is an important result for at least
two reasons: first, the fact that Africa
is no longer left at the margins
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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INVESTMENTS
VAR.% 2014-2016
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
WESTERN EUROPE
NAFTA
ASIA
GULF
NORTH AFRICA
WORLD
LATIN AMERICA
of the construction industry; second, the
high rates of development observed
across the continent.
After a small 0.5% decline this year,
the enormous Asian continent is
expected to resume growth in 2016.
The Middle East is the area that has
performed most strongly throughout
the crisis. During the three-year period
considered, expansion remained
consistently above 5%, driven
by the strong oil-based economy, while
at the same time the region is pursuing
a policy of economic diversification
embracing tourism and urbanization.
Although the statistics for Asia are
strongly influenced by the Chinese
residential construction market
- the largest anywhere in the world an outstanding performance has also
been shown by India and Indonesia,
two of the world’s most populous
countries which are investing heavily
in residential construction.
Source: Prometeia | June 2015
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SUSTAINABLE
THINNESS
.
by Alfredo Zappa
In the Italian language, the concept of “thinness”
is associated with subtlety and intelligence, with sharpness
of mind and the ability to find brilliant solutions to complex
problems. It is therefore no wonder that ever since they made
their first appearance in the world of architectural ceramics,
thin tiles have amazed everyone for their intelligence,
innovation, revolutionary production processes and ability
to open up new fields of application.
In the early 2000s, there was considerable skepticism about
this product which was so radically different from anything
that had come before. But it didn’t take long before its
potential was fully recognized by the market and exploited by
the manufacturers, who turned “thin” tiles into one of the
most successful products of the last decade.
To get an idea of the sheer scale of this innovation, it is worth
remembering that not only were the first thin tiles made
in thicknesses which had previously been unthinkable, they
were also produced in unusual formats such as 3 metres
by 1 metre. It is this ratio between surface area and thickness
along with the overall lightness of the product that marked
the real breakthrough. Broadly speaking, weights range from
approximately 7.5 kg/m2 (for 3 mm tiles) to 11-14 kg/m2 (for
5 mm tiles), in other words between one half and one third
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SUSTAINABLE THINNESS
of the corresponding figure for traditional products.
The industrial process employs a meticulously selected blend
of clays, rocks, feldspars and pigments, which are pressed
under a very high load on a continuous belt or using special
presses and then fired at a temperature of above 1200°C.
This process has outstanding green credentials thanks to its
limited use of raw materials, energy resources and water
and consequently low environmental impact. It is capable of
producing ceramic tiles and panels of considerable size,
adding outstanding flexibility to the already undisputed
properties of porcelain stoneware.
For example, a 3 mm mesh-reinforced tile has a bending
strength of about 90 N/mm2 in accordance with ISO 10545-4.
To satisfy the strength and flexibility requirements of the
various applications, thin tiles have been undergoing a
gradual process of engineering and specialization that has led
to the development of both hybrid solutions and variations
within the production process.
Today we can distinguish between the following kinds of
products: simple tiles and panels in a range of sizes from
3 mm (ultra-thin) to 4.5 - 6 mm (thin); tiles and panels in
various thicknesses reinforced with a glass fibre backing mat;
sandwich panels produced by coupling tiles of equal
or different thicknesses with their fair faces on the outside
and an interposed glass fibre layer.
The sizes of the individual elements vary from 3 by 1 metres
for ultra-thin and thin tiles (simple or sandwich) to 60x120
cm for some thicker single-layer products, as well as the latest
6 mm panels measuring up to 320x160 cm. Of course, all
submultiples are available as standard or on request for all
the above-mentioned sizes.
The properties of thin tiles and panels, coupled with their
surface finishes and porcelain’s outstanding ability
to reproduce the widest range of materials such as marble,
wood, concrete and metal, have helped open up new fields
of application and develop new design solutions in terms
of technical characteristics and composition.
Thin tiles became immediately popular as a floor
and wall covering in home renovation projects because
they can easily be installed over existing surfaces
without the need for demolition.
Moreover, their low weight ensures that they do
not add too much extra load onto the building
structure. They can also be used to cover
or enhance plasterboard panels, walls and
surfaces with complex geometries, and
sliding and swing doors. Another field of
application is that of exterior cladding
and envelopes for new and renovated
buildings, where they can be used
either for traditional or ventilated
facades or - due to their lightness,
durability and low thickness as a finishing layer for external
insulation systems. Interior
design, architecture,
furniture and nautical
furnishings are just
a few of the other
sectors in which this
new generation of tiles
is increasingly being
adopted, combining
low thickness
with intelligent use.
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TRENDS
LARGE-FORMAT TILES
The trend towards large format tiles
seems to show no limits - tiles are
manufacturer
getting larger and more spectacular
Verde1999
all the time!!
Verde 1999, which historically
colours
has always been a forerunner
terracotta, white, black,
in introducing the largest sizes
grey, taupe
available, has made a corporate
size 90x90 cm (35”x35”)
decision as to what the best “large
60x60 (24”x24”)
formats” are for our current
20x20 (8”x8”)
customer base. Its products are
15x15 (6”x6”)
specified principally for residential
7,5x30 (3”x12”)
7,5x60 (3”x24”)
and light to medium traffic
commercial installations where
decors
the complexities involved in the
tappeto mix
transport of extra large slabs at every
2,5x2,5 cm (1”x1”)
stage of the installation and the
30x30 cm (12”x12”)
installation itself become prohibitive
mosaico 5x5 cm (2”x2”)
- 30x30 cm (12”x12”)
both cost-wise and logistics-wise.
For this reason, Verde1999
special items
has concentrated its efforts on
skirtings 7x90 (23/4”x35”)
developing “smaller” large formats
7x60 cm (23/4”x24”)
keeping within a 120x120 centimeter
web
(48”x48”) limit. This year at Cersaie,
www.verde1999.com
Verde 1999 will be presenting a
totally new concept of large format
terracotta. Passepartout, which in French means passkey, is a
colossal 90x90 centimeter (36”x36”), exquisitely shaded and
tastefully aged terracotta. Its color and genre fit in completely
with French Provence décor, while its size and rectified edges
make the tile the perfect backdrop for a modern or eclectic
setting. Passepartout, however, does not stop at red terracotta!
It has taken the concept to the next level by expanding the
collection and creating a painted and worn terracotta! Imagine
a painted terracotta tile with aged patches, scrapes, and
scratches where the original
colors show through! The
look was so amazing that we
developed it in four ultracontemporary colors – white,
black, gray, and taupe which
once again make this series
extremely versatile. Despite
the frenzy for huge tiles, quite
a few markets still command
smaller sizes, and Passepartout,
in addition to the 90x90
(36”x36”), has a complete
range of sizes for every need.
PASSEPARTOUT
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When thin-body ceramic slabs
were launched on the market
a few years ago, the need for a
manufacturer
brand new (or almost) system
Raimondi
of laying and the related
equipment arose.
products
T-Move, Cam300,
That’s why the Raimondi R&D
Free-cut, Free-flex,
dept. has developed specific
R.L.S., BM180
tools that give real answers for
handling, cutting, finishing and
web
installing these materials.
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So, today we cannot speak about
a product; but about a system.
For picking up and moving
we developed different types of frame (such as T-move)
as well as the cart CAM300, perfect for the transport of
one or more slabs and to perform easily and in safely the
operation of spreading the adhesive on the back of the slab
(“back-buttering”).
The Free-cut guides and its accessories are the solution for
every kind of cut (up to 426 cm in length), even
with diamond disc. Particular attention should be put
on the cutting units Free-flex 90° and Free-flex 35°/55°
that, once on the free-cut guide, allow to do dry cuts
with diamond blade as well as to perform square and
rectangular holes and miter slabs with angle between
35° and 55°.
This on slabs of maximum length of 426 cm and maximum
thickness of 25 mm.
The system is completed with a range of other products
such as the modular bench BM180 designed to be the
perfect work plan for large slabs, the slant ridge notched
trowels (which provide excellent coverage) and R.L.S
(Raimondi Levelling System) which eliminates tiles lippage.
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LAYING SYSTEM
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AS PART OF THE NEW GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY,
LAND’S APPROACH TO CITY LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE INVOLVES MAKING
TARGETED REPAIRS TO THE URBAN
FABRIC WHILE RESPECTING
THE EXISTING CONTEXT
Guest Andreas Kipar
STRATEGIES FOR NEW
URBAN LANDSCAPES
by Alessandra Coppa
The practice LAND, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, has always adopted an approach
to the design of open and green spaces based on a
large-scale vision of the landscape. Even in their earliest projects, the group’s leaders Andreas Kipar and
Giovanni Sala successfully combined their work on
urban design and the landscape with a strong focus
on the human and social scales. Today Kipar has fully
embraced his role as an urban landscape architect,
bringing together a German sense of practicality
with the Italian inclination for theoretical and disciplinary reflection. After studying at the University of Essen, the historic capital of the Ruhr district,
and then at Milan Polytechnic, he worked on urban
masterplans with Giuseppe Campos Venuti in Emilia
Romagna, Vezio de Lucia in Naples, Roberto d’Agos-
tino in Venice, Federico Oliva in Milan, Bruno
Gabrielli in Sardinia and Gian Carlo De Carlo in the
Republic of San Marino. After moving permanently
to Milan, he contributed to Milan’s first experiments
in urban forestation as part of the BoscoinCittà project, followed by Parco Nord and most recently the
Raggi Verdi (Green Rays) project, which includes
such important urban areas as the Porta Nuova
and Portello districts. These projects reveal his outstanding ability to observe the landscape with a view
to repairing the urban fabric through a kind of
“microsurgery” that listens to and takes account of
the needs of citizens. This approach engenders a
participatory process that is aimed not so much at
designing greenery as creating a new aesthetic based
on improved functionality of public spaces.
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Nagatino Park, concept
1.
What does practising landscape architecture in
Italy involve?
Practising landscape architecture in Italy – and especially in the quintessentially European city of Milan – means first and foremost cultivating an ability
to listen, honing our powers of observation so as
to establish a continuous dialogue between solids
and voids, between past and future, between consolidation and transformation, between public and
private, between our everyday lives which absorb
our energies and our capacity to dream. But it also
means contributing to the debate on contemporary
urban planning so as to develop proposals for the
most urgent needs. LAND has been involved in projects to redevelop the abandoned areas of post-industrial Milan, including the Bicocca area where
the old Pirelli factories are located, the former Maserati, OM Fiat and Alfa Romeo factories, and the
former Garibaldi Repubblica railway station.
Landscape architecture is a discipline that by its
very nature must look beyond the narrow confines
of individual projects in its investigations. This was
the concept behind the Green Rays project, which
represented a response on the part of civil society
to the ever greater fragmentation of work on the
urban fabric. More than a project, it is a vision that
seeks to promote the continuous process of transformation towards greater urban permeability.
What is the urban strategy behind the Green
Rays project?
The Green Rays are slow mobility paths that radiate out from the city centre towards the large parks
to form a continuous system of open urban spaces.
The project was incorporated into the Milan city
council’s PGT (Land Administration Plan) as an urban development strategy. Implementation is subject to the availability of resources and the capacity
2.
of sites. The Porta Nuova project and the Portello
project are both part of the Green Rays strategy.
They both address issues of slow mobility, central
greenery and continuous, fluid open spaces that
serve the surrounding neighbourhoods. The mission of the Green Rays is to create a sense of spatial
permeability within a well constructed urban fabric.
3.
1. Moscow Green Strategy
2. Khodynka Park, masterplan,
Moscow
3. International Financial Center,
masterplan, Moscow
This “European” vision of strategic landscaping, which sees the city and landscape as an
integrated whole, would appear to be very different from the American approach known as
“landscape urbanism”, a kind of cultural or urban renewal strategy that is more formalistic
and detached from the context. Where is your
work positioned between these two extremes?
I would say that the European school is more effective today than its American counterpart as it invented the concept of “urbanity”.
Architect and landscape designer Andreas Kipar is chairman, co-founder and technical director
of the Milan-based company LAND. He is a member of the German Association of Landscape
Architects (BDLA), the Italian Association of Landscape Architects (AIAPP), the German
Association for Garden Design and Landscape Architecture (DGGL) and the Italian National
Institute of Urban Planning (INU).
Born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany in 1960, he graduated in Landscape Architecture from the
University of Essen in 1984 and then graduated with honours in architecture from Milan Polytechnic
in 1994, where he has been teaching Public Space Design since 2009. In 1985 he became an
independent practitioner and founded the practice Kipar, which in 1990 was transformed into KLA
Kiparlandschaftsarchitekten milano duisburg. The same year, he founded the company LAND Landscape Architecture Nature Development in Milan together with agronomist Giovanni Sala.
Credits include the drafting of the green masterplans for the cities of Milan, Cagliari, Assemini,
Piacenza, Reggio Emilia, Ravenna and Vercelli in Italy and Essen in Germany, as well as the
Arcipelago Verde urban strategy in Rome and the Green Rays project in Milan. Completed park
projects include collaboration from 1985 to 2000 on the Parco Nord (600 hectares), the Parco
Rubattino (former Maserati factory), the public park of the former OM industrial area, the Parco
Portello (former Alfa Romeo factory) in Milan, Krupp Park in Essen, Parco della Spina 3 in Turin,
Parco delle Sabine in Rome and all the external landscaping for the Porta Nuova Project in Milan.
In Russia he recently won an international competition for the design of three large parks in
Moscow. Kipar is one of the founders of the association Green City Italia.
Krupp Park, Essen
(Germany), 2013.
Porta Nuova, Milan
(Italy), 2012.
This is why I love living in Milan, one of the most
densely-populated cities in Europe. Landscape urbanism detests urbanity.
But as I grew up in the Ruhr region, I have a vision
that is deeply rooted in urbanity and am now promoting a European policy called “Green Infrastructure”. Green Infrastructure, in which Green stands
for Nature and Infrastructure stands for Technology, is a major step forward and a meeting point
between natural and artificial.
This new philosophy stems from the consideration
that today human beings generate greater biodiversity in cities than nature itself. As people now mostly
live in cities, paradoxically more trees are planted in
cities than elsewhere. This marks the transition towards the new geological age called the Anthropocene. Green Infrastructure means greater environmental comfort, it means pure landscaping outside
small boundaries so as to connect, bring together
and monitor ecological systems. A new human scale
landscape aesthetic is coming into being based on
the real needs of society.
What form do Green Infrastructures take in urban landscaping projects?
For landscape architects like myself, this new aesthetic presents a fresh set of challenges in terms
of urban planning. It is no longer applied by constructing new buildings but by reorganising the
existing large-scale system. Green spaces are a vehicle for nature and, driven by the efficiency of
new technologies, are forming into a new network.
New city management uses an “invisible technological toolkit” to optimise services while minimising the impact on the landscape. The new Green
Infrastructure aesthetic is the result of a new kind
of “technological honesty” which generates a new
form of urban design. This in turn creates a completely new kind of landscape, where wounds are
not erased but remain partly open, where the rusticity of history is not trivialised, where there are no
allusions to the language of the garden borrowed
from someone else.
These wounds that are part and parcel of history become elements to be interpreted and exploited, a
form of sedimentation. They create an aesthetic that
dialogues with the existing fabric without erasing it,
but instead manifesting even its most brutal aspects.
There’s a strong component of “participatory
urban planning” in your approach to the design
of urban greenery. In other words, you aren’t a
landscape architect of forms but a landscape
architect who works on urbanity and the humanity that lies behind it. How does all of this
take place at a disciplinary level? Unlike in Italy, German society participates actively in urban strategies. How do the German and Italian
sides of your training interact with this component of urban planning, which is a kind of participatory land strategy? How is this expressed
in your work?
I believe that attention to the human and urban scale
is essential, it’s a way of perceiving the landscape.
Like Goethe on his Italian journey, I perceive the
landscape by trying to give an exceptional character
to normality, by seeing the extraordinariness that lies
behind ordinary, even trivial things. The difference
with respect to the romantic traveller in search of
subjective emotion is that the landscape architect
observes the landscape and society in order to understand where problems lie. As Goethe wrote, the
landscape is a “shaped form that can evolve only by
living”. A project must keep the landscape alive be-
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What’s needed in the age of postmodernism
would no longer appear to be a planning ideology but a new strategy for perception.
What interests me is to perceive the landscape
through the eyes of others. I can have a perception,
but it counts for little because I don’t have to live
there. By observing society you can understand the
way other people perceive things. This allows you to
develop a project that conveys unexpressed needs
such as naturalness and comfort. In this respect,
landscape design interprets change and reorganises the urban landscape by combining old and new
elements. The responsibility for this lies with the
landscape designer, who must be capable of combining greenery with routes, materials, furnishings
and services, but also with less tangible aspects such
as memory and emotions.
unlike in the past, we no longer have to fulfil a
representative, ornamental urban need. Today
we use city public spaces as part of our working
and leisure activities. The new Piazza Gae Aulenti
in the Porta Nuova district offers a new interpretation of the square, which is at once boulevard,
infrastructure, lake, play area and transit zone.
The Porta Nuova Varesine project is characterised
by a high degree of permeability of urban spaces
and is a good example of “urbanity”. Key aspects
include the continuity of the public space and connections and the diffused nature of the greenery
and the way it is integrated with the building systems. LAND’s work has involved connecting two
main squares - Porta Est and the Podio - by means
of a large walkway called the Promenade, flanked
by a large roof garden, the “garden of maples”, to
create a continuous pedestrian space. The main
landscape design elements used to repair the urban fabric consist on the one hand of the pavings
and furnishing elements serving the city, and on
the other of the green elements associated with
the future project of the Biblioteca degli Alberi
(Library of Trees). I believe that all our projects
are part of a broader process and arrive in sections
or fragments. Our art must be that of mixing: the
spaces of the future must not be merely decorative
but capable of telling a story.
Public spaces in cities from the Renaissance
onwards have always served as a kind of arena for urban rituals. Do you believe that landscape architecture should interpret places such
as public squares based on the tradition of the
European city or does something need to be rethought?
I’d say we need to rethink everything because,
“Not merely decorative but capable of telling a
story” is one of the main characteristics of ceramic, a material that is increasingly being used
by contemporary architects in public spaces.
What do you think of this material?
I believe that ultimately ceramic represents Nature
herself and expresses a renewed relationship with
the earth and the land.
cause the landscape is an energy field, a social construct of space. Our role is to reveal the constructive
and innovative energy of the landscape by solving
problems. To do this, we must observe the landscape
in order to understand the people who live there.
Without this kind of participation, we will never get
to the heart of the problem. For this reason, when I
talk to the mayors of the cities where we are involved
in projects, I now put forward the idea of “urban
walking” as a way of making direct observations.
Parco Portello,
Milan (Italy), 2012.
.
Architecture Milan, Italy
LAGARE HOTEL
MILANO CENTRALE
ceramic surfaces
Tagina Ceramiche d’Arte
www.tagina.com
year of completion
2015
VERTIGO IN MILAN
by Laura Maggi
LaGare Hotel Milano Centrale is located in the ever-changing city of Milan, where each day sees the
completion of new buildings that offer unexpected views and complement or contrast with the existing
fabric, melding the bombast of the nineteenth century with the rationalism of the twentieth. It is just a
short walk from the railway station, whose iconic structure combines a variety of styles including
Liberty, Art Deco and the monumentality of fascist architecture, but is also close to Porta Nuova, a
neighbourhood with a high concentration of designer buildings. The new Milan is best viewed from
above, from vantage points that set new records for height. One such location is the hotel’s Rooftop
Bar, a 13th floor grill & lounge bar offering breathtaking 360° views of the metropolitan face of the
city, including the spectacular Bosco Verticale (Vertical Forest) towers which won the International
Highrise Award in 2014. Purchased in 2012 by LaGare Spa, the building was converted into a hotel
based on a project created by the company’s internal studio in accordance with the highest standards
of quality and environmental sustainability. The presence of groundwater recovery systems and
geothermal plants, the use of renewable energy and natural, local materials, waste recycling and
windows with high thermal insulation are just a few of the factors that enabled the project to gain
LEED Gold certification.
.
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spaces
public hospitality spaces
applications
interior tiling
ceramic surfaces
Tagina Ceramiche d’Arte
double fired tiles
Joe Black
Concave, Convex
15x15 cm
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): ≤ 0.2%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4):
compliant
surface abrasion
resistance
(ISO 10545-7): PEI 3
crazing resistance
(ISO 10545-11):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13):
GA-GLA-GHA
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14):
compliant
THE SECRETS OF LAGARE
HOTEL: A BREATHTAKING VIEW
FROM THE ROOFTOP BAR
AND A LONG STAIRCASE
THAT UNFOLDS LIKE A
RIBBON SCULPTURE
certifications
LEED Gold
Joe
black concave
Joe
black convex
Not far from the famous Pirelli Tower designed by Gio Ponti, the hotel caters for business and nonbusiness customers with extensive common areas, 141 rooms and a large and well-equipped
wellness area.
LaGare Hotel Milano Centrale’s strong ties with the local area are also reflected in its culinary
offerings, which range from a dynamic and organic energy breakfast based on natural products to
traditional Milanese dishes available in a light version in the 4th floor LaGare Bistrot. The LaGare Café
located in the lobby is the perfect place for a quick snack. All the interiors are furnished in a
minimalist contemporary style and feature interesting designer items, high-quality surface covering
materials and capitonné walls, with a preference for glass, wood and steel. One surface covering
material that stands out in particular is that chosen for the splendid 4-metre-wide spiral staircase
rising eight storeys from floor -1 to +6. Clad with Joe collection tiles from Tagina Ceramiche d’Arte
featuring an original array of concave and convex shapes, it has been transformed into an
architectural element with a unique sculptural presence.
The 250 square metres of the staircase create an extremely dynamic visual effect thanks to the lively
surface and blur texture of the Joe collection tiles, chosen in the colour total Black.
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Architecture Bangkok, Thailand
LOCATED WITHIN THE FORMER GARDENS OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY
ON BANGKOK’S MAIN SHOPPING STREET, PLOENCHIT ROAD,
CENTRAL EMBASSY IS AN ULTRA-LUXURY SHOPPING MALL WITH A
FUTURISTIC ALUMINIUM FAÇADE INSPIRED BY ANCIENT THAI TEMPLES
THAI LANDMARK
by Donatella Bollani | Domus
The first true contemporary landmark building in the city of Bangkok was created by Stirling Prize
winning architect Amanda Levete, who worked for Richard Rogers before joining Future Systems and
subsequently founding a new practice with partner Jan Kaplický.
Central Embassy consists of a 7-storey retail podium and a 30-storey 6-star hotel tower which twists
upwards like an aluminium coil, the material adopted for the futuristic envelope. The entire building
receives natural light via two vertical light wells and opens onto the vertical gardens and internal
stepped terraces created for the common areas of the hotel.
Inspired by the models and textures of traditional Thai architecture, the building’s façade consists of
three-dimensional modules that reflect both the light of the sky and the movement of the city to lend
STARBUCKS
CENTRAL EMBASSY
project
Amanda Levete
Architetcts
www.ala.uk.com
ceramic surfaces
Rex
www.rex-cerart.it
year of completion
2014
The shopping arcades in the new Central Embassy lifestyle mall
in Bangkok.
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The porcelain planks laid in a herringbone
pattern over all the surfaces in the Starbucks
Café – floors, ceilings and walls – create a
highly elegant effect.
.
Selection Oak
white oak
spaces
recreation and
socialisation
applications
floors, interior surfaces
and false ceilings
ceramic surfaces
Rex
Selection Oak
white oak, cream
20x120 cm
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): ≤ 0.1%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4):
> 40/N mm2 - > 1700 N
resistance to deep
abrasion (ISO 10545-6):
< 150 mm3
thermal expansion
thermal shock
resistance
crazing resistance
(ISO 10545-11):
compliant
frost resistance
(ISO 10545-12):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13): UA-UHA
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14):
compliant
slip resistance
(DIN 51130): R9
Selection Oak
cream oak
unique iridescence to the entire body of the building.
The development and implementation of the project took account of the characteristics of the Thai
construction industry, which has a large supply of labour but high costs for the development and
application of hi-tech solutions. The result was a masterful balance between the complexity of the
design and construction process and the manual skills and expertise of local workers.
This meant that the most innovative construction solutions could easily be shared and applied to
create a finished result of exceptional architectural quality and craftsmanship.
The interiors stand out for their meticulous attention to construction detail and for the iconic nature of
the retail spaces, dominated by the plastic volumes of the elevators and high intermediate floors
overlooking the central courts. These, together with the minimalist and modern design project, create
a peaceful, sheltered space in marked contrast to the bustle of the surrounding urban areas.
These relaxation and shopping spaces are served by numerous bars and restaurants distributed over
the various floors, many of which overlook the terraces and vertical gardens extending over the entire
height of the building.
In marked contrast to the bright white spaces of the shopping mall, Starbucks Café was conceived as
a haven, inspired by the colours and atmosphere of coffee warehouses. To create an image
reminiscent of old docks, Selection Oak porcelain tiles from Rex were chosen as the surface covering
material for the floors and false ceilings and for some of the walls and shelves.
Wood-effect planks with warm, natural tones laid in a herringbone pattern create a vintage aesthetic
combined with the contemporary qualities of this highly versatile and extremely hard-wearing
material, ideal for attaining the highest levels of performance required in high-traffic spaces in the
contract furnishing sector.
certifications
Ecolabel, LEED, NF-Upec
A detail of the Starbucks Café in the Central Embassy shopping mall.
The wood-effect planks create an old fashioned image reminiscent of
coffee warehouses.
Foto: Vincenzo Conelli
cer
magazine
cer. trend
VIRTUALSTYLE: A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT
by IMAGEM www.imagem.it
Ce.Vi. Ceramica Vietrese
double fired tile
Napoli Vintage
Grotta Grise accent
Italgraniti
white body wall tile
White Experience
Royal Beige brushed
Emilceramica
porcelain tile
Kotto XL
Mattone
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Kotto XL
Mattone
Napoli Vintage
Grotta Grise
White Experience
Royal Beige
Do Up
Cover Sabbia
Game of Fifteen
Boris Tellegen
Tribeca
Grey
Keramos
Creta
Ascot
white body double fired tiles
Game of Fifteen #2
Boris Tellegen
Abk
porcelain wall tile
Do Up
Cover Sabbia
City accent
Century
fine porcelain tile
Keramos
Esagona Creta
Ceramica Rondine
glazed porcelain tile
Tribeca Grey
Brick Generation Project
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Architecture Koblenz, Germany
COMPUGROUP MEDICAL
NEW HEADQUARTERS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND HIGH TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE
ARE THE KEY FEATURES OF THE NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN KOBLENZ
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by Livio Salvadori | Casabella
With annual revenues of around 500 million euros, a unique customer base of 400,000 doctors,
dentists, hospitals, pharmacies, networks and other service providers, branches in 19 countries
and customers in 43 different countries worldwide, CompuGroup Medical is one of the world’s
leading medical information and communication technology companies.
It has more than 4,200 highly qualified employees and provides customers with software, services,
hardware and drCloud solutions including CGM Life eServices, an advanced doctor-patient online
communication system, thus helping to create a secure and efficient healthcare service.
The new headquarters in Koblenz marks the beginning of another chapter in CGM’s 25-year
history. Standing as a tangible symbol of growth and a successful quest for new ideas and
developments, the new corporate headquarters built inside the CompuGroup Medical Technology
Park represents the company’s dynamism and innovation. An example of rigour and compositional
elegance, the project led by Vallendar-based practice Fries Archtekten involved both the
construction of new buildings and the conservation of some of the original elements, which were
COMPUGROUP MEDICAL
project
Fries Architekten
www.fries-architekten.de
photos Luciano Busani
ceramic surfaces
Ceramiche Monocibec
www.monocibec.it
distributor Kochhan Josef
www.kochhan.de
.
Flooded with natural
light, the large hall
connecting the various
volumes in the complex
stands out for its
environmental quality,
in no small part thanks
to the continuous
ceramic floor tiling.
incorporated successfully into the overall project.
Amongst the key aims identified during the design phase, the goal of energy efficiency was fully
achieved. The heat demand of the new building has been reduced by more than 80%, allowing for
effective heat recovery and making this one of the most significant examples of energy saving
anywhere in the Rhineland-Palatinate region.
The computerised system, the almost complete absence of thermal bridges and the insulated
building envelope ensure that warm air is kept inside the building while cold external air is
suitably heated before being introduced. This reduces environmental influences, noise and air
pollution. Smart daytime lighting systems, LED lighting and skylights are further potential
sources of energy saving.
With its classic modernist style, the bright and transparent architectural structure exploits the
daylight flooding in through the large windows to emphasise the heights of the interiors and the
clean composition. The complex is essentially divided into three functional areas making up a
.
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spaces
business areas
applications
In&out
Medium
Greystone
In&out
Dark
Greystone
ceramic surfaces
Ceramiche Monocibec
In&Out
Medium Greystone,
Dark Greystone
50x100 - 66.6x66.6 33.3x66.6 cm
technical
characteristics
water absorption
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4):
≥ 35 N/mm2
deep abrasion
resistance
thermal expansion
thermal shock
resistance
frost resistance
(ISO 10545-12):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13):
compliant
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14):
compliant
slip resistance
(DIN 51130): R9 nat
certifications
LEED
total of around 4,000 square metres of modern, inviting spaces. These include the Forum used
for hosting events and an office building complete with fitness centre for use by company
employees. The head office itself extends over four floors and has a curved façade and a large,
brightly lit atrium that serves as the connecting hub between the individual volumes.
The products selected by the architect for the continuous floor covering in the large hall are
Italian-made tiles from Monocibec’s In&Out series.
Installed in colours Medium Greystone and Dark Greystone, these large porcelain tiles provide a
sophisticated functional solution and contrast effectively with the mirror polished surfaces of the
furnishings. Specially designed for use in large-scale contemporary architecture projects, the
collection was chosen for the variety of available colours, sizes and finishes as well as its high
level of performance. The project won second prize in the third edition of the Quinquennial Tile
Award, an international award organised by Fincibec Group to recognise original use of ceramic
tiles in architecture.
.
Architecture Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic
FRAGMENTS
OF SKY BLUE
WATER SURFACES AND CERAMIC
WAVES CREATE A MULTICOLOURED
FLOOR COVERING IN THE
SWIMMING, LEISURE AND
RELAXATION AREAS OF THE
UHERSKÉ HRADIŠTE WATER PARK
.
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AQUAPARK
WATER PARK
project
Saura Development
Solutions
www.saurasolutions.com
ceramic surfaces
Ceramica Vogue
www.ceramicavogue.it
distributor
Fin Gres Sro
www.fingres.cz
photos
Luciano Busani
year of completion
2010
by Elisa Montalti | www.designcontext.net
A futuristic structure with large porthole-style windows welcomes guests at the entrance to Aquapark
Uherské Hradiště, built by the town council as part of a programme to promote more active use of sports
and leisure facilities by the public. This focus on health and leisure for all ages led to the creation of a
water-based theme park with pools with different sizes and functions for swimming, wellness, relaxation
and leisure.
The original structure, part of a large sports complex, is reminiscent of a fleet of ships. The front entrance
façades have a compact appearance but open out at the rear towards the external garden via large glazed
surfaces. The Olympic swimming pool is lit by large industrial shed-shaped skylights, giving the large
space an almost outdoor feel with light that changes through the course of the day.
The town council initially assigned the renovation and expansion project to Saura Development Solutions of
Brno, which performed a feasibility study based on the need to keep the Olympic swimming pool open to
the public for as long as possible during the work. The aim was to build a water park which would have a
social function and serve as a recreational centre for citizens in both winter and summer. For this purpose,
it is equipped with a large green area at the back where the slides and outdoor pools are located.
The meticulously designed colour project followed for the interior surfaces aimed to create a stimulating
and dynamic space. The colours sky blue, aviation blue and cobalt were used in the swimming pool areas
to stimulate physical activity, while an orange palette was chosen for the waiting rooms and relaxation
Furnishings, edgings
and signs stand out
against the white
surface thanks to a
graphic and colour
design inspired by the
movement of water.
.
The project makes skilful use
of a “stimulating blue” colour
in the dynamic sports spaces
and a “soothing orange”
palette in the waiting and
relaxation rooms.
.
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areas for its soothing qualities. The ceramic tiles were supplied by Ceramica Vogue in a 10x10 cm size,
chosen in various colours and with a non-slip satin finish.
The coloured inserts used around the Olympic swimming pool and hot tubs create the impression of
floating on a prevalently ice coloured geometric surface, resulting in dynamic perspectives. This design fits
in perfectly with both the clean, sharp lines of the Olympic pool and the soft, sinuous shapes of the hot
tubs, where the columns stand like coloured totem poles in harmony with the blue of the water.
Coloured patterns are also used to define the spaces and paths. They delineate perimeter and pool-edge
lines, form skirting, and create a sense of space and volumes in a palette of colours ranging from cobalt to
aviation blue and sky blue. This gives the appearance of a series of ceramic waves extending beyond the
edge of the pool in a play of colours and geometries.
The walls are dominated by a yellow palette, tending towards mandarin and red, colours that are also used
in the waiting rooms and relaxation areas. Here too the square modules define the perimeters and
skirting, lending greater dynamism to the white surface that serves as a backdrop to the furnishings in the
waiting and wellness areas.
spaces
health spaces, sports
buildings
applications
ceramic surfaces
Ceramica Vogue
porcelain tiles
Interni, Flooring, Grip
Blu Avio, Cielo, Cobalto,
Ghiaccio, Giallo,
Mandarino, Rosso
10x10 cm
Interni
Blu Avio
Interni
Cielo
Interni
Cobalto
Interni
Ghiaccio
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): 1.5%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4):
≥ 40/N mm2
thermal expansion
thermal shock
resistance
crazing resistance
(ISO 10545-11):
compliant
frost resistance
(ISO 10545-12):
compliant
chemical resistance
(ISO 10545-13): GB min.
stain resistance
(ISO 10545-14):
compliant
slip resistance
(DIN 51130):
R10 (Flooring) R11 (Grip)
certifications
LEED
Interni
Giallo
Interni
Mandarino
Interni
Rosso
.
Architecture Atlanta, Georgia, USA
URBAN
SPIRITUALITY
by Donatella Bollani | Domus Atlanta’s new Presbyterian church stands at the corner of Peachtree Street, the main north-south
road running through Georgia’s state capital.
The building was designed by Gertler and Wente Architects, a firm with more than thirty years of
experience across the US specialising in urban projects, public buildings, universities and works for
non-profit organisations. The practice is also responsible for the design of North American retail
spaces for such luxury brands as LVMH, Christian Dior, Fendi, Ermenegildo Zegna and Tiffany.
In this smaller scale project, Gertler and Wente Architects fulfilled the Presbyterian congregation’s
request for a modern church with a strong urban character that would be friendly and easily
accessible to the large community it serves.
Although the shorter side of the site is relatively small, the southern edge runs for a long way along
the main road, and at the intersection between the boundary roads the architects were able to
delineate a public space. This enabled them to create a building that would be recognisable and
welcoming while maintaining a strong identity.
The design of the façades is based on the contrasting colours of ceramic wall tiles from Marazzi.
The Monolith series and the Soho series with its 3D finish are used in alternation on the entrance
volumes and on the roadside structure intended to house offices and a café. The decision to use the
same finish on the interior floors and in the reception areas outside the church made it possible to
create a natural continuity between the sanctuary and the urban space. This design element, which
involved the installation of Soho series tiles, won the ChristChurch Presbyterian an honourable
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WINNER OF AN HONOURABLE MENTION IN THE CERAMICS OF
ITALY TILE COMPETITION 2015, THE CHRISTCHURCH
PRESBYTERIAN IN ATLANTA IS AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE
OF A RELIGIOUS BUILDING THAT COMBINES CONTEMPORARY
ARCHITECTURE WITH FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND
A LARGE RECEPTION CAPACITY
CHRIST CHURCH
PRESBYTERIAN
project
Gertler & Wente
Architects, LLP,
www.gwarch.com
photos
Timothy Eckersley
ceramic surfaces
Marazzi
www.marazzi.it
year of completion
2014
The large sanctuary
can accommodate up
to almost a thousand
worshippers.
The floor covering
coordinates seamlessly
with the porcelain
ceramic elements
of the exterior spaces.
mention in the “Exterior Installation Recognition of Excellence” category of the Ceramics of Italy Tile
Competition 2015.
The award, promoted by Confindustria Ceramica and the Italian Trade Commission ICE, is now in its
twenty-second year and has reaffirmed its mission of recognising North American architecture and
interior designer practices that use Italian tiles in their projects with an innovative approach and a
strong focus on quality.
Marazzi also won the Compasso d’Oro ADI 2011 Honourable Mention for the design of Soho porcelain
tile. The same product had already won other international awards including the EDIDA award and the
International Best Design of the World.
Although the client decided not to proceed with LEED certification, the project nonetheless focused
strongly on reducing environmental impact.
About half the surface area was recovered from an existing building which also underwent energy
upgrading. The heating and cooling systems, the water system and the lighting solutions guarantee
low energy consumption, while the electrochromic glass surfaces – shielded by metal solar screens
– allow solar gain to be controlled and optimise energy requirements for cooling.
.
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The corner solution
adopted on the
building’s entrance
façade is clad with
white coloured tiles of
size 60x120 cm.
Monolith
Anthracite
spaces
places of worship
applications
exterior façade
internal floor covering
ceramic surfaces
Marazzi
fine porcelain tile
Soho series
Anthracite, Grey
60x60 - 60x120 cm
Monolith series
natural and
bushhammered
white - 60x120 cm
technical
characteristics
water absorption
(ISO 10545-3): ≤ 0.05%
bending strength
(ISO 10545-4): ≥ 45/N m2
deep abrasion
resistance (ISO 10545-6):
120-150 mm3
thermal expansion
(ISO 10545-8): ≤ 9 MK-1
thermal shock resistance
frost resistance
chemical resistance
stain resistance
slip resistance
(DIN 51130): R9 (Soho)
R10-R11 (Monolith)
certifications
Ecolabel, LEED, NF-Upec
Monolith
Grey
Soho
White
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