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Dekton goes where concrete can’t, creating this magazine-worthy home in New Zealand
Nicola Ross from Nicola Ross Design
Lieu
Auckland (New Zealand)
Matériau
Dekton | Silestone
Application
Worktops, island, front, wall cladding, furniture, flooring
Date de fin
2022
Architecture/Design
Nicola Ross from Nicola Ross Design
Couleur
Lunar | Nolita, Poblenou
Épaisseurs
20 mm
A contemporary home with large windows that frame the stunning views of the Manawatu River. This is the project that Nicola Ross’ studio in Auckland, New Zealand, created at the request of a young professional couple who discovered that they were expecting a baby during the construction of their new home.
“These are busy people who own their own businesses, and they wanted help with everything that related to construction,” Ross recalls. However, there was one clear premise: “They were looking for a relaxed atmosphere, a place where it would be easy to live”.
As a result, one of the studio’s biggest challenges was the need to create an inviting interior even in areas with the hardest surfaces. And so it was to Cosentino materials that they turned. “For this project, we kept our material palette simple, with warmth and texture as the main drivers in the choice of products. We found in Cosentino’s range everything we needed to achieve this, both aesthetically and functionally,” explains Ross.
Dekton Lunar for a concrete look, but more versatile and durable
One of the best examples of this is the kitchen island in Dekton Lunar, a reinterpretation of traditional concrete that captures the essence of industrial aesthetics. “Our customers wanted a textured concrete island, but while they loved the look of real concrete, they didn’t want to deal with the maintenance of it. The choice of Dekton was therefore a wise one, both for the design and for its use in the worktops and cladding throughout the room, achieving results that wouldn’t have been possible with concrete in this project. In addition, the durability of the product was a key factor in its use,” she asserts.
Dekton Lunar was also used for the vanity top and in the ‘family room’ and media room. “The media room is the perfect place to get away from it all. It can be used at many stages of life: for film nights, as a reading room, as a teenage hangout and much more. We liked the idea of incorporating storage to keep things tidy, with a few shelves to display important items,” says Ross.
Indeed, Dekton’s 25-year warranty and the range of panel thicknesses and sizes available, cut to size, were features that made all the difference to the interior design. It also scored points for being an ultra-compact stone that is impervious to scratches, abrasions and stains and therefore requires virtually no maintenance.
Silestone for a discreet and elegant range
The rest of the house was dedicated to Cosentino products, in particular Silestone, the most advanced and sustainable hybrid stone made from premium minerals and recycled materials on the market. In the en-suite bathroom, for example, Silestone Nolita was chosen, with its light and crisp tones blended with fine, faded white and grey shades, while the built-in furniture in the bedroom was clad in Silestone Poblenou, with its greyish tones blended with warm, slightly faded shades.
With this discreet and elegant range of colours, the star is the privileged environment. “The house is perched on a cliff overlooking the Manawatu River, so it has been designed to make the most of its incredible location, with full height windows overlooking the ever-changing landscape that surrounds it,” concludes Ross.