Ten kitchens with polished granite surfaces
The durable, stain-resistant qualities of granite make it a choice material for kitchens. Our latest lookbook showcases 10 kitchens on Dezeen that celebrate the light-coloured stone. More
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Studio Paolo Ferrari combines wood and granite for Canadian lake house
Exposed finishes that draw cues from the forests and geology of Canada come together in this remote holiday home by Toronto-based architect Studio Paolo Ferrari. More
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Combeau Arquitectura clusters gabled forms for Chilean ocean getaway
Three gabled volumes come together to form this "village-like" coastal residence in Chile called Casa El Pangue by local architecture studio Combeau Arquitectura and Andrea Murtagh. More
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Pitsou Kedem covers Hiba restaurant in Tel Aviv with geometric timber latticework
Gridded oakwood panels sit alongside rough slabs of granite inside Hiba, a restaurant in Tel Aviv designed by local architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. More
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Renesa creates green granite interior for restaurant in Punjab
Architecture and interior design studio Renesa has used green granite to evoke the feeling of alfresco dining at this restaurant, bar and cafe in Punjab, India. More
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Bernardes Arquitetura tops Rio de Janeiro villa with wing-shaped roof
Rio de Janeiro-based firm Bernardes Arquitetura has completed a home topped by a dramatic curved roof that is meant to resemble a bird's wing. More
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Heatherwick Studio recreates Spun chair in granite
London-based Heatherwick Studio has created a series of Spun chairs made of granite for its EDEN skyscraper, which recently opened in Singapore. More
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Matt Byrd sculpts Howard collection using salvaged granite
American sculptor Matt Byrd has used granite stones found in his hometown in Raleigh, North Carolina to create small abstract sculptures that fit together like puzzle pieces. More
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Building Beyond Borders uses stone and earth to build Women's House Ouled Merzoug
Architecture students collaborated with a women's group in Morocco to design and build a community centre out of stone and earth in the village of Ouled Merzoug. More
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Oval-shaped meeting room is centrepiece of granite office in Chandigarh
Indian architecture studio Charged Voids has designed Office 543 around an elliptic meeting room with granite walls, which is a private space among the glass-walled offices. More
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NOARQ renovates stone villa in Portugal with bright red details
Architecture studio NOARQ has extended a stone villa in Portugal with a bright red cabin perched on thick blocks of granite above the entrance. More
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Snøhetta designs Aesop store in Sydney to resemble coastal cliffs
Granite covers almost every surface inside this Sydney Aesop store, which architecture firm Snøhetta has designed to look like a rocky coastline. More
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Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa bring abandoned Portuguese farmhouse back to life
Architects Filipe Pina and Maria Inês Costa have overhauled an abandoned farmhouse in rural Portugal, contrasting its rustic granite walls with a new skin of dark corrugated metal. More
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Granite boxes form clifftop house overlooking a lake in India
Stacked boxes clad in stone perch on a rocky outcrop overlooking Durgam Cheruvu Lake in Hyderabad in this house designed by architecture studio Collective Project. More
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Granite boulders feature in jewellery showroom by Richard Stampton Architects
Granite boulders skewered on metal poles are used to display jewellery in this Melbourne showroom designed by Richard Stampton Architects. More
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B.E Architecture combines different textures of granite at monolithic Melbourne house
Granite is used throughout the exterior and interior of this house in Melbourne, where local studio B.E Architecture even had a bespoke bath and basin for the master ensuite carved out of the grey stone. More
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Zooco Estudio uses granite to unify disparate blocks of Gallician arts centre
Spanish Zooco Estudio has completed a complex of granite-clad buildings in the city of Verín that come together to form an arts centre for the Galician region. More
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Floating steel staircase takes centre stage in granite house by Marcos Miguélez
A staircase featuring cantilevered treads connects the library and living room at the centre of this rough granite-clad house in the Spanish town of Magaz de Abajo. More
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Trentino Collaborations launches with Max Lamb chair showcasing 14 stone-carving techniques
London Design Festival 2016: British designer Max Lamb worked with experts from Italy's mountainous Trentino region to produce the monolithic Campione chair (+ slideshow). More
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Studio Inches adds concrete and granite gallery to Alpine art museum
A year after transforming an old house into a gallery at the foot of the Swiss Alps, architect Matteo Inches has extended the building with a new concrete and granite gallery (+ slideshow). More
