This villa project located in Seoul (Korea) involved the supply if Alps Quartzite Vein-cut selection, in strips, to cover the entirety of its exterior wall cladding. The final result, an amazing project!

This villa located in Seoul – Korea, became an iconic building in the area due to its unique look. This project, which was supplied with Alps Quartzite Vein-cut selection, in strips format, has a fantastic contemporary look, with the long strips of Alps Quartzite giving it a depth and modernity like no other villa supplied.

The slight grey color tone variation of the Alps Quartzite Vein-cut selection makes it more interesting, giving it an unique look. All elevations of the building used the same strips of Alps Quartzite, to give it a more elegant and grandiose look. The final result speaks for itself!

Alps Quartzite on exterior cladding of villa

Terrace view of exterior cladding of villa

Alps Quartzite on exterior cladding of villa

Side view of exterior cladding of villa

Main view of exterior cladding of villa

View of exterior cladding of villa

Alps Quartzite on exterior cladding of villa

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Welcome to the Alpsquartzite.com, the new website exclusively dedicated to the online promotion and sales of the wonderful Quartzite from the Italian Alps. 

Our new website includes all the latest information with high quality pictures about the wonderful Quartzite that comes from the Italian Alps. It includes updated and reliable information about its applications, but also an extensive blog where we will be sharing information about this unique stones, its multiple surface finishings, projects and much more.

Stay tuned to the latest news and information that we will update regularly on our new website!

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We are glad to announce another high profile project that was supplied with the Alps Quartzite, Cross-cut selection: the Marriott hotel in Seoul (Korea), which used our beautiful stone on all its rooms. 

The Marriott hotel in Seoul project involved the supply of diverse wall covering applications, as well as some bath design applications, on all the rooms in the hotel. The stone was used in both room area, as well as bathroom area.

Here, the combination of the Alps Quartzite Cross-cut selection combined with the darker wood gives it a modern and relaxing look. This is another wonderful application of the Alps Quartzite on interior decoration use.

Alps Quartzite on wall covering

Alps Quartzite on wall covering

Alps Quartzite on bath design

Alps Quartzite on bath design

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The Alps Quartzite is a fantastic grey colored Quartzite that is extracted in the heart of the Italian Alps. This is a durable, reliable and elegant type of stone that has become very popular in the last few years.

Extracted for decades in the heart of the Italian Alps, in the region of Piemonte, the Alps Quartzite is a beautiful and elegant grey colored Quartzite stone. With extraction happening in few of our own quarries, with multiple selections being extracted, the Alps Quartzite is the highest and most refined selection of them all.

Alps Quartzite blocks

There are two main selections of this wonderful grey stone, normally coming from the similar blocks: the Alps Quartzite Vein-cut selection, which shows an incredible parallel vein structure, combined with slight white clouds. And the Alps Quartzite Cross-cut, which shows a more clouded structure, where the grey and the white colors blend.

Alps Quartzite slabs selection

The Alps Quartzite is a quintessential stone to be used on exterior wall cladding, where its color and unique pattern makes a fantastic job. It is the most successful application for the stone, where it has been used on several luxurious hotels, commercial buildings or high-end designed private villas.

Alps Quartzite cladding

In addition to cladding, the Alps Quartzite is an extremely elegant stone to be used on interior applications, both with a Vein-cut and Cross-cut selection. Here, the uniformity and beauty of this stone gives an elegant and luxurious look to any project. It has been used on several hotel and high-end commercial projects.

Alps Quartzite flooring

Finally, we see multiple uses of the Alps Quartzite on interior decoration applications, as on bath design or kitchen design. Its hardness and durability makes it an ideal choice for more delicate applications.

Alps Quartzite interior decoration

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We introduce you here to the wonderful grey colored Alps Quartzite. This is a quartzite extracted in the Italian Alps that is incredibly versatile, accepting a wide range of surface finishes.

On this post, we introduce you to some of the most interesting surface finishes of this quartzite. There are many more, but we make a brief introduction to show how versatile this stone is. Depending if the stone is produced with a vein-cut or cross-cut orientation, the surface finishes will vary. But as a very hard and compact type of stone, the Alps Quartzite accepts dozens of surface finishes, which gives it different textures, appearance, and more.

Below, we introduce you to some interesting surface finishes that this stone has been supplied, in order to show the potential of this quartzite for achieving different texture and color.

Small groove

Groove polished

Rock split-face

Flamed + brushed

Honed

Brushed

For more information about any of these or any other surface finish of the Alps Quartzite, feel free to contact us at any time.

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Alps Quartzite – Vein cut

Alps Quartzite - Vein-cut

Alps Quartzite Vein-cut cladding

Alps Quartzite Vein-cut cladding

Alps Quartzite Vein-cut flooring

Alps Quartzite Vein-cut detailed view

Description

The Alps Quartzite is a Quartzite / Gneiss type of stone, showing a dark grey colored structure, which combined with some white elements, display an unique and exclusive look and pattern. The Vein-cut selection show a fairly parallel structure, where the dominant grey blends in perfection with the occasional white, giving  it a very exclusive appearance.

Technical data

Compressive strength: 181 MPa; Flexural strength: 9.1 MPa; Water absorption: 0.4%

Recommended applications

As a very hard type of stone, the Alps Quartzite is essentially recommended for any kind of exterior or interior applications. However, with a Vein-cut structure, it is on exterior cladding applications that this stone has achieved its most amazing results. It is also widely used on interior applications such as flooring, wall coverings and more.

Surface Finishes

Gallery

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Alps Quartzite – Cross cut

Alps Quartzite Cross-cut

Alps Quartzite Cross-cut slabs

Alps Quartzite Cross-cut decoration

Alps Quartzite Cross-cut cladding

Alps Quartzite Cross-cut bath design

Description

The Alps Quartzite is a Quartzite / Gneiss type of stone, showing a grey colored clouded structure, which combined with some white elements, display an unique and exclusive look and pattern. The Cross-cut selection show a fairly clouded structure, where the grey and white colors are well blended and may present some signs of sparkling silver elements.

Technical data

Compressive strength: 181 MPa; Flexural strength: 9.1 MPa; Water absorption: 0.4%

Recommended applications

As a very hard type of stone, the Alps Quartzite is essentially recommended for any kind of exterior or interior applications. The Cross-cut selection is most commonly found on exterior cladding, some landscaping. On interiors, it can be found on flooring, wall coverings, diverse decoration and general interior design use. 

Surface Finishes

Gallery

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Cladding

Alps Quartzite villa cladding

Alps Quartzite bank building cladding

Alps Quartzite villa cladding

Alps Quartzite building wall cladding

Alps Quartzite villa cladding

Cladding applications

Alps Quartzite has been used for the past several years as a reliable and elegant stone on exterior wall cladding applications, particularly with the Vein-cut selection where its parallel vein does a fantastic job.

Currently, cladding is in fact the main application for the Alps Quartzite. Here, we have been supplying generally large rectangular format. But the cladding design that has been most successful is the cladding with strips, displaying a very contemporary and elegant look that has become a top choice for cladding.

Reference projects

The Alps Quartzite is a top selection type of stone that is generally used on exclusive and high-end cladding projects. We have been supplying hotels such as the Signiel Hotel in Busan, the Hilton hotel in Seoul or the Marriot hotel in Shanghai, bank building such as the Daebang Group in Seoul, the Aston Martin showroom and others, as well as multiple modern villas (among them an award-winning villa in Seoul).

Gallery

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Decoration

Alps Quartzite kitchen design

Alps Quartzite bath design

Alps Quartzite furniture

Alps Quartzite bassin

Alps Quartzite bath design

Decoration applications

Our wonderful Quartzite is used on a wide range of interior decoration applications. Its elegant and exclusive look makes the wonders of architects and interior decorators. 

This is a type of stone used on applications such as bath design (walls, floors, basins, shower trays and diverse bath applications), kitchen design (mostly countertops), furniture (such as tables, desks, among other applications), as well as general design and sculpture.

Reference projects

We have been supplying multiple reference projects with the Alps Quartzite, both with Cross-cut and Vein-cut selections. Projects such as bars, interior decoration of office buildings, private villas, spas and more. But it is on hotel projects where the Alps Quartzite has been most widely used.

Gallery

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