Abaco architecture studio designed and built a project in a private house in Mira, a city inside Venice, redrawing the interior design and using the stone supplied by Grassi Pietre for both the interiors and the porch. In the entrance area, large 3 cm thick elliptically shaped slabs act as a woven decorative pattern that traces the oval shape of the room.
The Giallo Dorato version of Pietra de Vicenza was used for all the floors in the living room. It comes in formats of 40 and 60 cm wide, variable length, honed and treated with oil and water stain resistant; the stone favors continuity in the adjacent spaces and acts as a neutral element in some 200 m2 of flooring and another 100 m2 of wall cladding (for bathroom, living room and stairs).
The kitchen is separated from the great room, the stairs and the storage room by tall sliding doors, which are contained in a central panel where a TV screen is located. The stair structure (solid L-shaped stone blocks) was also clad in Giallo Dorato to give unity to the area that opens onto the living room and foyer; the wall between the flight is covered by wide stone and looks like a monolithic block where the steps are placed.
The same material was also used to build the two modern fireplaces in the living room and the attic, with a Pietra di Vicenza basement and three stone blocks forming a trilithic structure. In the bathroom in the night area, the covered stone and the shower tray are harmoniously combined with wenge furniture; in the sleeping area there is a whitewashed sleeper floor. In the area of the portico, Biancone di Asiago marble with a polished, brushed and hand-starched finish was installed diagonally, in a classic style.
Once again, the masterful use and proven techniques have adapted Pietra de Vicenza to the various architectural and functional requirements, within the scope of the continuity of the tradition, but promoting a significant development of the design for the innovative and diversified use of the materials in architecture.