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A complex of 3 trulli in southern Italy has been rebuilt as a modern vacation home with stylish additions
An example of trulli restoration and modernization is “La Cipressa“ in Apulia, southern Italy
Roman stonemasonry at its finest: a villa in the ancient cosmopolitan city of Ephesos displayed marble on its walls up to a height of 6 m
Geoarchaeology Professor Cees Passchier of the University of Mainz, Germany, together with colleagues, has reconstructed the decoration and made some surprising discoveries
Why the Roman stonemasons changed the order of the slabs in the marble bookmatch in a villa in Ephesus
Research by geoarchaeology Professor Cees Passchier of the University of Mainz, Germany, together with colleagues
The mega project Berlin Palace was a special opportunity and challenge for the German natural stone sector
It offered the opportunity not only to present the material exclusively, but also the possibilities of modern machines from 3D scanners to CNC wire saws
In the course of the current trend to upgrade homes, there are also many opportunities for natural stone in the outdoor sector
Fields of action are kitchen, barbecue, patio and porch or mashrabiyas for natural temperature regulation
Spanish Rosal Stones had a life cycle assessment drawn up for its Albamiel limestone and thus landed a hefty order in Paris, 1000 km away
The example shows that investments in product data are worthwhile and that natural stone does not lose its sustainability even when transported over medium distances
After 16 years of renovation, La Samaritaine in Paris can once again be experienced as a temple of consumerism
The facades facing the Seine are striking, with magnificent natural stone decor in Art Nouveau echoing the Second Empire and Baron Haussmann
Villa in Tuscany: for each of the 6 bathrooms a different stone with a different finish
The architects who carried out the natural stonework are from Studio Zeno Pucci, Laperla Marmi
DK House by Rab architects: a monolith with travertine cladding as a “critical tribute“ to traditional building methods in Lebanon
At the listed site of Deir el Qamar, the planners have placed a modern building with distant views and openness to the landscape
OON-Architecture: “Marble House“ with futuristic design language on the edge of a golf course in Buenos Aires
The planners use slopes and angles to make the simple volumes appear to hover
Mies van der Rohe’s idea of a “universal space“ almost in its pure form: in Berlin, the Neue Nationalgalerie has been thoroughly renovated and inconspicuously modernized
The building from the 1960s uses glass and steel as well as a lot of natural stone