Sneak Peek: Textures of Distinction: Celebrating Luxurious Surfaces
From onyx that glows like a lantern to pleated concrete that filters sun and breeze, this edition explores how surfaces shape atmosphere. Eleven projects from Singapore to Mexico and Australia trace a curatorial arc of stone, steel, micro-concrete, crafted plasters and living timber. Not just finishes but experiences: materials that hold light, guide air, and choreograph movement.
Special AURASTONE® by INTERCERAMIC
Large-format porcelain slabs for continuous, low-joint surfaces. AURASTONE® brings a curated stone palette (from quiet to iconic) across interiors and façades, with finishes that tune tactility—Matte, Seda, Natura, Polished, and 3D. Think seamless counters, feature walls and hospitality-grade floors that look like stone and live like porcelain. Explore models such as Calacatta Picasso, Amethyst, Travertino Rosso, Mystic Stone and Pure Meraviglia.
The Reserve — MonoLab Studio (Singapore): 4 mm onyx-in-glass, warm by day, luminous by night.
Concrete Curtain House — FGR Architects: Pleated concrete veil, privacy without retreat.
GGN House — Cuernavaca: Micro-concrete, custom lattices, serene structural clarity.
Architects: Alejandro Gutiérrez Design Studio + Taller5 Arquitectos.
Casa Yuri — Zihuatanejo: 17 m palapa, bush-hammered marble, cantilevered pool.
Zozaya Arquitectos (ZAR).
Villa XXIII — Eaglemont: Travertine, light and a sculpted horizon.
FGR Architects.
Scotchman’s View Farmhouse — Bellarine Peninsula: Rammed earth and stone hearth, landscape held in time.
Design by AD.
River House — Brisbane: Off-form concrete, Queensland battens, riverside glass.
Sarah Waller Architecture.
Casa Ambar — Cabo San Lucas: White stucco, latilla shade, 280° ocean views.
Centerbrook Architects + Clements Design.
Raw Meets Polished — St Peters: Travertine plaster, micro-cement, a sculptural stair.
Architect: Prue Ruscoe.
Enso House II — HW Studio: Stone walls, cruciform plan, monastic calm.
Architect: HW Studio.
Arclinea at 100 — Milan: Mirrored steel island, graphite g_cover—the kitchen as gallery.