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Hydraulic floor tiles

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about hydraulic floor tiles

NewsNews • 19 Jan 2022

Ca na Riera apartment renovation creatively develops a narrow floor plan to meet contemporary needs

A renovation of a flat in Barcelona’s Eixample, Ca na Riera is located on a chamfer, resulting in an elongated and narrow plan that resembles a corridor. Atzur Arquitectura set out to adapt the unusual space to meet contemporary ways of living and the needs of the inhabitants.  Judith Casas The new apartment concept is structured around two wooden boxes that delineate rooms while providing maximum amounts of natural light and ventilation along with large and flexible common areas.  Judith Casas One of the two boxes serves as storage while the other includes a high bed that frees the ground floor space for other uses.  Judith Casas Before the renovation, the apartment had been renovated numerous times.... More

NewsNews • 24 May 2021

Casa Ayora Museum creates chromatic harmony with a material focused renovation

A two-storey building formerly a Dominican convent and then townhouse, the goal of this project by TRAZIA Architects was the restoration and refurbishment of the building for use as a future museum. Milena Villalba A new volume has been added to the main building and in addition to the necessary structural rehabilitation, each wall, floor, ceiling and wall element, was studied and developed independently. The aim was to modify as little as possible of the internal layout, thus focusing on rehabilitation and enhancement of existing. Milena Villalba In particular, hand-painted Art Deco wallpaper heritage was perfectly retained from its original state, a rare occurrence with this type of material. Hydraulic tiles floors in perfect... More

NewsNews • 22 Jan 2021

Mira a showcase of traditional townhouse renovation

Casa Mira is a modern home in Valencia upgraded and adapted to the needs of a bustling family of five.  Mariela Apollonio The architect, Arturo Sanz,  sought to keep the traditional feel of the home intact whilst dramatically upgrading its functionality. The home is located in Benimaclet, once a rural village but via decades of increasing urban density now totally absorbed into the city of Valencia.  Despite its unity with the city, the area still holds a strong traditional identity and it was important to the client to keep that older feel and incorporate the historical memory into the design whilst updating the flow of the interior spaces to better accommodate its inhabitants as a cohesive family unit.  Mariel... More

Product • By PORCELANOSABarcelona

Barcelona

STON-KER® porcelain tiles are designed for use on indoor or outdoor walls and floors, given its first-class technical characteristics.‎ Thanks to these properties, the tiles can withstand even the harshest of weather conditions, ensuring a high resistance to wear and tear.‎ For flooring outdoors or in indoor wet areas to provide a safe grip, certain slip resistance criteria must be met in accordance with the standards or legislation in force in each particular country or governing each specific situation.‎PORCELANOSA has developed an exclusive tile collection made of first-class raw materials.‎ Our departments select the very best suppliers of materials such as clays, sands and feldspars, and these are then subjected to... More