Urban pathways

A major urban regeneration project carried out in a neighbourhood of Brescia has used a new generation of environmentally-friendly stone-effect pavers to combine aesthetics and functionality

Das Ortszentrum erhält ein neues Gesicht und schont dabei die Umwelt

Eine neue Pflasterung für das historische Zentrum des Dorfes in der Provinz Rom hebt die Qualitäten von Grestone hervor, einem patentierten Öko-Stein, der eine interessante philologische Neugestaltung des Gebiets ermöglicht

Beispiel für gute Architektur

Am nordöstlichen Stadtrand von Mailand hat Simone Dominoni ein ästhetisch ansprechendes und äußerst nachhaltiges Gebäude geschaffen. Mit Photovoltaik-Paneelen zur Wassererwärmung und hinterlüfteten, mit Kunststein verkleideten Fassaden zur Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz

Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Gleichgewicht in der Città Studi in Mailand

Studio Dominioni entwirft einen Wohnkomplex, der das ehemalige Angelo-Rizzoli-Gebäude umgestaltet und einen Teil der historischen Stadt in einem zeitgenössischen Stil neu interpretiert, auch dank der italienischen Keramik

Urbane Anregungen

Ein Platz in einem kleinen Dorf wird dank eines Sanierungsprojekts, bei dem ein eklektisches Material wie Feinsteinzeug zu den Protagonisten gehört, zu neuem Leben erweckt. Eine Entscheidung, die die authentische Atmosphäre wiederherstellt und gleichzeitig den Kontext und die Umwelt respektiert

A Rome marketplace gets a facelift

The central section of Rome's Via Val D'Ossola has been repaved with porcelain stoneware in keeping with its function as a pedestrianised urban area and marketplace

Ein tugendhafter Turm

Das Architekturbüro Beretta Associati entwirft einen neuen, 86 Meter hohen Wolkenkratzer in Mailand, der sich durch einen nüchternen Neo-Rationalismus und ein hohes Maß an Umweltfreundlichkeit auszeichnet

A building reminiscent of the sea in Malmö

Designed by architect Anders Blomqvist Carsten, the World Trade Center Propellergatan has a ventilated façade with anti-smog treatment that echoes the shimmering effect of sea waves

Green architecture

A new residential building in Milan uses porcelain tiles to create an envelope that combines living comfort, energy performance and a low environmental footprint

Millo Office Building, the new face of Bucharest

A dynamic, vibrant office complex has given a fresh new look to the Romanian capital. The monumental façade was created using Italian porcelain stoneware

Tiled façades, Milanese style

The façade of a building in Milan's city centre has been renovated using a classic solution with a touch of innovation: cladding the façade with three-dimensional green tiles

The “Walk of Kisses”

Porta di Ponente, Porta di Niasca and Porta di Levante are the three gateways to the famous Passeggiata dei Baci (Walk of Kisses) in Liguria, a walking trail exploring the beauty of the local landscape. The gateways are clad with porcelain tiles in the vibrant colours of the coastal region

Sustainable simplicity

The project by TAMassociati, winners of a design competition held as part of the Percorsi Diocesani initiative, adopts a clear, simple language and a socially-engaged design philosophy. Porcelain tiles from Casalgrande Padana were chosen for their quality and sustainability

Another step forward in the redevelopment of Milan’s former Enel area

Asti Architetti has renovated the antiquated former A2A building located alongside the ADI Design Museum, transforming it with a new, open glass and metal façade and the aesthetics of large-format porcelain stoneware tiles

Nature and soft mobility on Rimini’s redeveloped seafront

The coast road separating the town of Rimini from its beaches is being transformed with cycle paths, pedestrian walkways, mini-plazas and an abundance of greenery

High-thickness paving solutions

A pavement in a busy street in Rome's EUR district has been resurfaced with 5 cm thick lava stone imitation porcelain tiles

Fiumicino town centre gets a makeover

The town council has redeveloped Via della Spiaggia and converted it into a pedestrian street paved with sustainable ceramic cobblestones

Museum House

The condo building at 805 Washington Avenue in New York was given a distinctive and elegant identity by Aldo Andreoli and Claudio Delmonte with a look that references the nearby museum

Sustainable construction: the virtuous example of Datalogic

An Italian-made porcelain rainscreen façade graces the company's new German headquarters, a perfect combination of aesthetics, versatility and energy efficiency

A facelift and functional upgrade

The remodelling of a late 1960s apartment building in Milan achieves a major energy upgrade and functional improvement while highlighting the original architectural structure

Efficiency and future-oriented architecture

Ceramic tiles have helped refresh the urban identity of a power plant that has doubled its capacity while cutting emissions

A promenade amongst vegetation and shafts of light

A grey and uninviting parking lot in the Tiburtina area of Rome has been converted into a welcoming space for socialisation

Colour and design for a remodelled garden

A long-neglected garden has been given new life in this urban regeneration project, winner of the residential category of the 2020 Ceramics and Design competition

Ceramic as the face of science

Milan University's New IT Hub and Service Centre, designed by Isolarchitetti, was the institutional category winner of the 2020 Ceramics and Design competition

The Pescara Courthouse gets a facelift

Custom-made coloured body porcelain stoneware slabs were chosen for the ventilated façades

The modernity of bicycles and history

In Toronto's landmark square, architect Vis Sankrithi has combined the modernity of a new underground parking station for city cyclists with the location's iconic history

Eternal present

In an interplay of memory and innovation, an old building is given a new lease of life through a sensitive design project and an iconic hi-tech envelope created from ultra-thin ceramic panels

A punctuated façade

Rearth Inc., a leading Korean distributor of smartphone accessories, opened in Bucheon its new headquarters

Fighting pollution with style

Designed by architect Riccardo Stein, Hotel Nodo in Santiago de Chile is the first building in South America to adopt bioactive façade cladding

Mediterranean harmony

In harmony with the island of Ponza, the restyling of the external surfaces of the Grand Hotel Santa Domitilla has created a natural look combining shapes and material effects