GRANITO & TERRAZZO

Slide Emilio Pucci Store London

Emilio Pucci – London

Architect : Joseph Dirand

INTEGRATION OF TERRAZZO ACTIVITY INTO THE GROUP

Our division dedicated to Terrazzo is part of the vertical integration strategy developed by MINERAL EXPERTISE. The group internalizes all professions related to marble from quarry in order to be able to respond comprehensively to any type of needs for marble works, whether for architecture or interior architecture projects. Since 2021, MINERAL EXPERTISE, which employs more than 200 people and achieves an annual turnover of 50M €, has worked to develop this activity in order to continue to complete the offer of products and services.

Mineral Expertise continues to extend its scope and activities with the integration of a Terrazzo company, being one of the key actors in the French market in Granito and Terrazzo, and benefiting from its 30 years of undisputed know-how and experience in this ancestral mineral process.

Classified HQE (High Environmental Quality, BREEAM standard) and made exclusively from mineral components, our Granitos thus offer longevity and timeless chromatic stability both in interior and exterior project.

Christian Dior Saint-Tropez

Architect : Peter Marino

TERRAZZO BY MINERAL EXPERTISE

Founded in 1990, France Granito uses all techniques to work Terrazzo, whether in the traditional way of casting with a cement binder based on the latest techniques in the field or in the form of prefabricated tiles.

Manufactured in the Paris region, we provide personalized support in the selection of materials, the size and density of aggregates, the color palette, especially through the preparation of samples.

With more than 30 years of experience and references, this company has worked on high-end projects for luxury brands such as Christian Dior or Emilio Pucci, as well as prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts of Lille.

OUR EXPERTISE

 

TYPE OF WORK
FLOORS POURED IN PLACE
WALL COVERINGS & STAPLED STONES
BATHROOMS
KITCHENS
HEATED FLOORS
STAIRS
TERRACES
SPAS/SWIMMINGPOOLS/ BASINS
FURNITURE
MONUMENT RESTORATION

 

TECHNICS
TERRAZZO
GRANITO
MOSAIC
OPUS INCERTUM
SCARPA

 

CLIENTS
DEVELOPERS
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
ARCHITECTS
INTERIOR DESIGNERS DESIGNERS
ARTISTS

A CUSTOM MADE PRODUCT

Decorative flooring, the Granito/Terrazzo is implemented in the form of poured floors in place most often, with or without incorporation of mosaics, mother-of-pearl or glass products.

The Granito/Terrazzo is entirely formulated and personalized according to the desired creation. The size of marble aggregates can vary from 0.6 to 16 mm, the density and color of aggregates and of cement can also vary.

It is used because of its remarkable mechanical and resistance characteristics related to that of concrete.

TECHNICAL CHARACTÉRISTICS :

  • The Granito/Terrazzo is one of the flooring known for its very long life.
  • In addition to its durability, another great quality of the Granito/Terrazzo is its stability in humid environments which has made it the main constituent of the floors of the most beautiful Venetian palaces… Still perfectly preserved 800 years after their realization!
  • Granito/ Terrazzo, which is entirely mineral agglomerated, perfectly meets all the requirements allowing its classification to the standard of «High Environmental Quality». (HQE standard BREEAM).
  • It must be casted on a standard concrete screed complying with DTU 56.2.
  • To allow a good casting of the Terrazzo, it is necessary to count a reservation between 10 and 20 millimeters finished.

SOURCING & SELECTION

Our division dedicated to Terrazzo supports its clients may they be architects or interior designers from the design of their project, in particular through the preparation of terrazzo samples : selection of marbles and stones, with or without the insertion of mosaic, mother-of-pearl or glass products, choice of colour and aggregate size variants, determination of the density, cement colorimetry….

SAMPLING

Our division dedicated to Terrazzo supports its clients may they be architects or interior designers from the design of their project, in particular through the preparation of terrazzo samples : selection of marbles and stones, with or without the insertion of mosaic, mother-of-pearl or glass products, choice of colour and aggregate size variants, determination of the density, cement colorimetry….