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Stone & Tile: Architecture Design & TrendsInternational CoverageResidential

Luxury living with porcelain slabs on the French Riviera

Extensive use of Laminam porcelain slabs for interior and exterior applications in a spectacular villa on the French Riviera further enhances the plush residential design

Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato from Laminam
Large ceramic slabs of Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato from Laminam’s I Naturali series create an elegant look throughout a villa located on the Saint Jean Cap Ferrat Penisula on the French Riviera.
marble-look porcelain slabs
The marble-look slabs provide a crisp, fresh and chic look in the residential living space.
Laminam Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato slabs
The lush feel of the home flows to the outside with the use of Laminam Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato slabs, but in a matte finish, for the patio flooring. The finish offers a slip-resistant surface, which is necessary in areas such as this.
book-matched tile installation
For certain applications, such as the bathroom walls, the material was installed in a book-matched fashion.
Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato from Laminam
marble-look porcelain slabs
Laminam Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato slabs
book-matched tile installation
April 7, 2020

A gem on the French Riviera, the peninsula of Saint Jean Cap Ferrat is a tiny paradise of lush vegetation which has also been historically chosen for its peace and quiet as an oasis for luxury residences. Set amid the soft green hills and benefiting from the local mild climate is one of the most recently built private villas designed by Tino Brambilla and Enrico Corti of Studio TE.

The Brambilla-Corti partnership, the former an architect and the latter an interior designer, has given rise to a project where every element — both functional and decorative — is devised and selected with use and style in mind. Evoking a sophisticated taste, it is above all light that dominates the entire house — flooding in through the gigantic floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the sea and then reflected onto the large polished marble-look surfaces employed throughout the interior design. From flooring to wall cladding, Laminam Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato slabs from the I Naturali series have been used continuously across the living room and bedroom settings, as well as in the bathrooms and the kitchen. The material was applied in a book-matched fashion, where the veining joins to perfection down the middle.

Outside, the use of Laminam Calacatta Oro Venato Lucidato slabs continues, but in a matte finish, which provides a slip-resistance surface. Large slabs were employed for the patio floor. The beautiful white pieces maintain a consistent aesthetic in the villa’s overall posh design. The result is a domestic space that is in harmony with nature.


Private Villa

Saint Jean Cap Ferrat Penisula, French Riviera

Designer: Project: Studio TE – Tino Brambilla Enrico Corti, Milan, Italy

Ceramic Slab Manufacturer: Laminam, S.p.A., Milan, Italy

KEYWORDS: large format tile and stone marble-look matte surface porcelain slabs residential design

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