Downtown Design
redazione 30/06/2025

Clad landscape

On the Amalfi Coast, a dialogue between design and nature, with Ceramiche Refin's Sublime surfaces dressing the landscape of the Coast

A terrace suspended between the sky and the sea that pays homage to the Mediterranean: «Every space is an opportunity to enter into a dialogue with the nature that surrounds it», explain Vincenzo Falcone and Tonia Pezzuti, founders of BE.ON DVYSION studio. «In our project, we wanted to create a subtle balance where design and landscape embrace each other, respecting the natural beauty of the Amalfi Coast.

The colors, shapes and materials were not chosen to impress, but to celebrate a unique place». The access stairs, the seats/flower boxes and the retaining wall on which they stand are clad in Ceramiche Refin‘s Sublime porcelain stoneware collection, inspired by the scents and colors of Burgundy, here in Ivory.

The 120×120 cm slabs, with a textured finish, have been finished with a 2 cm ‘beak’, a custom-made operation by Ceramiche Refin that best reflects the architects’ vision.

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