TEXTURES OF DISTINCTION - Celebrating Luxurius Surfaces

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Textures of Distinction

Surface is not a finish—it is performance and atmosphere. This edition looks at how stone, concrete, plaster, timber, glass, and ceramic shape light, temperature, privacy, and experience across homes, hospitality, retail, and adaptive reuse.

AURASTONE®

by INTERCERAMIC

Continuous surfaces, clear architecture

Standfirst: Large-format porcelain with fewer joints, elevated tactility, and a palette that ranges from quiet to iconic-engineered for interiors, façades, and high-use surfaces.

BLURRING BOUNDARIES

The Reserve by MonoLab Studio

In Changi’s quiet business district, MonoLab Studio transforms a disused six-storey electronics warehouse into The Reserve—a world-class vault whose architecture balances openness and privacy, security and transparency.

CONCRETE CURTAIN HOUSE

Concrete Curtain House answers suburban noise with calm, layered architecture. Its signature move—a façade of rippling, pleated concrete columns reads like a curtain: private yet porous, structured yet fluid.

GGN HOUSE

Set on a flat, rectangular lot in Cuernavaca, Morelos, GGN House by Alejandro Gutiérrez Design Studio + Taller5 Arquitectos is an architectural meditation on volume, surface, and flow.

CASA YURI

On a dramatic 2,200 m² oceanfront site in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Casa Yuri reinterprets the local vernacular with a contemporary, landscape-rooted language.

Stepped into the terrain for passive cooling and panoramic views, the house organizes a complex program across three levels, stitching together procession,shade, and horizon.