Ceramics

Tornado House is located in a quiet residential area of Madrid capital. It is a domestic project tailor designed to a family with two children. Javier de Paz Javier de Paz Everything is though for them, every space and detail. During the home design and construction process all decisions always started from listening to the needs of those who would be the inhabitants of the house, in order to be able to give the closest possible response to their tastes, budget, way of life, aspirations... That is why Tornado is actually like a suit, a true "taylor-made house". Javier de Paz Javier de Paz Its architecture is simple and emphatic, as well as purely functional and practical. Its carefully composed prismatic volumes stand... More

The interior design studio has chosen this ITT Ceramic porcelain to decorate the floors and walls of a charming family home in Taichung (Taiwan)Minimalism, luminosity and functionality define the interior design project developed by Zinarea Interior Design in a private apartment in Taichung, Taiwan, where the Portobello model by ITT Ceramic has an outstanding protagonism, as it has been applied as flooring and cladding in different spaces of this simple and charming family home. Specifically, Portobello has been placed in 60x120 format on the floor of the main lounge, while in 120x120 format it has been installed on the wall of the television area.The designers responsible for this project, Ku Chen Hung and Pan Yi Xuan, have chosen this por... More

An adaptable skeleton wrapped in a translucent skin delivers iconic visual communication and a continuous landscape of ceramic surfaces.Designed for Kale Group – worldwide manufacturer of ceramic tiles and porcelain stoneware – the stand has the aim to qualify the identity of the company. The space is divided in five exhibition areas - each dedicated to a different brand belonging to Kale - linked by a central space for lounging and meeting. The company’s request for a low budget solution with high visual impact informed the design process, driving its focus on the idea of versatility as a conceptual frame. The result was a low-definition modular skeleton made by painted wood, wrapped in a semi-transparent digital printed fabric skin. This... More

The Wijnhavenkwartier, designed by architectural firm Geurst & Schulze, is a particularly attractive addition to The Hague’s city skyline. A dull office complex accommodating two ministries has been transformed into a warm, metropolitan building where all sorts of activities are happening. The complex now accommodates apartments, restaurants, shops, and an annex of Leiden University. The most striking aspect is the sand-coloured façade which has been finished with custom design tiles from Mosa, with which the architect makes a reference to ‘the beautiful city behind the dunes’. Delightful woven patterns ‘The ceramic façade constantly entices you to look at the building,’ explains architect Jeroen Geurst about his design. ‘The closer you... More

The new towers of the NH Hotel Fiera di Milano serve Milan’s exhibition district at Rho-Pero and are located opposite the main gates. The two gigantic monoliths are a fine example of the creative verve of Dominique Perrault, the internationally acclaimed French architect. Their restrained and rather sombre, glossy black shape soars up, tilted 5 degrees off the vertical, with 400 three- and four –star accommodations. The minimalist vocation of Perrault is best expressed in the sophisticated treatment of the building’s outer skin, an expanse of ventilated walls pierced by irregular openings that underline its homogeneity but also its subtle tension. The elements that constitute the face use a completely hidden anchoring system and are the out... More

Framing is the concept. Here all the ceramic models are exhibited as singular unique pieces in three thematic rooms. And the whole interior space is framed from the outside as a compact dense volume just leaving slight introspections. The architectonic geometry - matched with a graphic treatment of the surfaces – it’s crossed by a subtle vibration thanks to the optical effect created by the triple staining of the vertical elements. According to the side you are looking at, the pavilion outer surfaces appear as a continuum of vertical lines with a different chromatic identity. Red and purple if you look to one direction, red and grey if you look to the other. Splitting the inside from the outside – thus avoiding the shop window effec... More

Vertically structured ceramic tiles in a warm shade of green give the facade of this building a delicate appearance that blends into the surrounding woodlands. A sustainable, high-quality and robust material, ceramics are resistant to frost and weathering as well as aggressive environmental influences. Furthermore, ceramics absorb minimal water and are very low maintenance. They are thus an intriguing and practical facade material. This particular residential nursing home in the Swiss town of Wil features ceramics from Agrob Buchtal together with a composite thermal insulation system. In sympathy with green tones, anodized metal surfaces of the vertical windows bands as well as the metalwork and the roof endings complement the cerami... More

The new iGuzzini Illuminazione Ibérica S.A. headquarters is located between AP-7 and C-16 highways (Barcelona metropolitan roads). ADRIÀ GOULA The building has two parts, each with a different function: one is low, extensive and underground, with no natural light and built in concrete; the other is spherical and with a glass shell, floating over the landscape. ADRIÀ GOULA Taking profit of the slopes of the ground, the platform contains the logistic warehouse, the parking, the showroom, the auditorium, the light theatre, a conference room and climate and system mechanics. All these spaces need darkness, so as to show the characteristics of artificial light. ADRIÀ GOULA The surface of the platform... More