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Cubico irregular
Porphyry cubes of different sizes and dimensions with natural cleft surface and split sides, used according to the kind of traffic they have to bear: cm 3-6 and cm 5-8 for pedestrian and light traffic areas, cm 7-10 for heavy traffic areas. Thanks to their shape, it is possible to create different setting patterns: overlapping arcs, a peacock tail or fan, a concentric circles and alternating arcs.
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DIMENSION cm | THICKNESS: cm | WEIGHT: kg/m2 | m2/Ton | TRAFFIC | COLOURS |
4×6 | 3-6 | 95-100 | 10 | Light | A, B, C, D, E |
6×8 | 3-6 | 95-100 | 10 | Light | A, B, C, D, E |
6×8 | 5-8 | 130 | 7,5 | Light / Medium | A, B, C, D, E |
8×10 | 7-10 | 180-185 | 5,5 | Heavy | A, B, C, D, E |
PORPHYRY
Setting patterns
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OVERLAPPING ARCS
Needless to say, this is the most common setting pattern for porphyry cubes and which is suitable for any kind of surface – for both light/medium and heavy traffic.
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PEACOCK TAIL OR F
This setting pattern is complex, since the pattern must be executed with extreme precision to avoid the loss of paving uniformity.
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Ad archi alternati
Questa pavimentazione varia dalla classica ad archi contrastanti nell’inversione della curvatura della fila degli elementi costruttivi.
Case history
Juriquilla Cumbres del Lago
(Querétaro, Mexico)
Colour D – 300.000 mq
Overlapping arcs paving with Mexican porphyry cubes
Msheireb
Colour E – 10.000 mq
Parallel rows paving with Italian porhyry cubes
Two Rodeo Drive
Colour E – 2000 mq
Fan shape paving with Italian porphyry cubes