OUR QUARRY
OUR QUARRY
Marble, milestone of eternity
From the quarry the essence of Nature,
from the project the essence of Architecture.
OUR NEVERENDING
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
Nested in the heart of the mountain, our neverending source of inspiration, our quarry is located in Monte Corchia of the Apuan Alps (1300 meters above sea level) in the area adjacent to the Regional Park.
Our excavation activity takes place in the tunnel: this allows us to achieve a balance between mining and landscape integrity.
The importance of the raw material
STONE MANUFACT ARE SIGNS DESTINED TO REMAIN FOREVER
STONE MANUFACT ARE SIGNS DESTINED TO REMAIN FOREVER
The following materials are extracted from the Piastraio quarry:
ARABESCATO CORCHIA
A marble with a white fine-grained background, crossed by gray-blue veins arranged in the typical “ovulated” structure, more or less open. Depending on the quarry point, the background changes from milky white to ivory white and the vein from gray-blue to gray-green. Elegant marble of long tradition, it fits very well to the interior furniture for floors, walls and countertops.
STATUARIO CORCHIA
From the same quarry is extracted a quality of veined marble (without ovulated structure) with varying sizes of vein, generally very open. Depending on the point of quarry the background varies from milky white to ivory white and the vein from gray-blue to gray-green. Valid alternative to the Statuario from Carrara for interior furnishings for floors, walls and countertops.
VENATO CORCHIA
Material with a milky white background, it has a thin vein and a narrow and regular web texture. Sometimes the thin textures of the background are dominated by veins with varying thicknesses.
GRIGIO CORCHIA
Belonging to the Bardigli family, this marble with a soft grey-blue color is crossed by thin white veins, which make it a perfect partner in combination with white marble for flooring and interior coverings
The Marble
È una materia bellissima
Andate in cava
Scegliete ciò che il venditore disprezza perché ineguale; perché fuori dalla “partita”; scegliete i blocchi con venature accentuate vicino al cappellaccio; saranno i vostri marmi, non i marmi
Fate tagliare i massi controverso; inventerete nuovi marmi come ho inventato la “tempesta” per la Montecatini
Non disponete mai i marmi con le vene a specchio;
natura non facit disegnum, non fate disegni con essa
Mettete le vene in diagonale
Amo il Candoglia l’unico marmo rosa
Amo il Tempesta, l’ho inventato tagliando controverso il cipollino rigato
Amo lo Statuario
Amo il Levanto
Amo il Bardiglio Nuvolato
Amate i marmi
Fate pavimenti con grandi lastre irregolari, a scaglie immense
Fate i pavimenti in Statuario (o Bianco P), in strisce diagonali, legate solo per il lungo, in ottone, e le altre siano uguali di dimensioni, siano messe come vien viene.
Giò Ponti, Materie Prime
Amate l’architettura 1957
Projects
26 Carré Or
181 Fremont Residences
181 Fremont Residences
San Francisco
