News Review February 2009

February 22, 2009 by RenaltiSite
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SHELL PROVIDES PERFECT HIDING PLACE

Kotaro Ide creates residential retreat in Karuizawa

Situated within a dense thickness of trees the Shell House by Kotaro Ide of Artechnic unravels itself displaying its contrasting underbelly to the private audience of its owners.

Brazen yet shy, the house’s open form hidden within the trees presents an honest display of relevance to its situation. The curved forms synonymous with the outer shell of a snail or sea-faring crustacean stand on a plinth of wood creating the illusion that the form floats above the forest bed.

News Review February 2009

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Nero Portoro

February 8, 2009 by RenaltiSite
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Fascination of Black & Gold

Marble is from the Greek word for SHINING STONE. Architecturally, marble is a term applied to any metamorphosed limestone or serpentine rock which is able to be polished. The crystalline structure of marble gives it its beauty. It is heat and scratch resistance is far better than any other solid surface material.

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Nero Portoro is a black marble from Italy. It is naturally elegant, easy to work with and strong material. Nero Portoro have special gold color with dark black background. This is makes it an exclusive and expensive marble. There is only one active quarry of Nero Portoro still working today which makes it an extremely limited material.

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