
Design and ceramics renew a shopping center
FMG Fabbrica Marmi and architect Paolo Gianfrancesco, of THG Arkitektar Studio, have designed the restyling of the third floor of Reykjavik's largest shopping center. Ceramic, the central element of the project, covers floors, walls and furniture with versatile solutions and distinctive character.
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The project consists of a heritage luxury home completed through the research for a spirituality of the spaces that is expressed in the details and in the sensuality of the materials that have been used. The house is characterized by its peculiar ceiling decorations, and its rich walls dating back to the 500’s and the first half of the 800’s, the project maintains its layering of signs in their ambiguity without making a philological selection. The overall space distribution is kept in its original scheme, while the interiors’ layouts have been reconfigured through modular elements and furniture.


House in Mantua, Italy
Program: renovation
Architects: Archiplan Studio
Team: Diego Cisi, Stefano Gorni Silvestrini
Area: 230 sqm
Completion: 2016

Marble matters– exploring Carrara’s legacy
Sixteen young international architects took part in two intensive training days in Carrara, organized by FUM Academy and YACademy, featuring visits to the marble quarries and a design workshop focused on the use of the material.
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