Choosing the Best Paver Base: The Importance of Substrate in Paving
The importance of substrate in paving cannot be undervalued. The paving layer is the veneer over the top of the substrate.
GftK sanded epoxy Jointing Mortar case study
Several years ago Milestone Imports was contacted by a frustrated shopping center owner in Illinois. He had purchased Porphyry pavers for a center he was improving. After just one very cold winter his installation was beginning to fail. For Milestone Imports, GftK sanded epoxy Jointing Mortar was the clear choice. The jointing material was degrading allowing […]
Porphyry Stone Among Incredible Art
Porphyry in this installation is paired with other beautiful stones and mosaics for an amazing experience. When I have visited other Porphyry installations, the Porphyry is the prominent feature. At this beautiful church, the Porphyry shares the spotlight with stone carvings, stone and glass mosaics, frescoes and a one of a kind pipe organ. […]
Porphyry and Widemarsh Street
Granite curbs and porphyry setts have been used to establish a low-speed, pedestrian and bicycle-friendly environment intended to boost the attractiveness and economic prosperity of this key shopping street. Widemarsh Street in Hereford, England has been rebuilt to designs by Hamilton-Baillie Associates, working with Powell Dobson Urbanists, Anthony Jellard Associates and Amey. The project involved […]
Porphyry and Living Streets
Porphyry stone surfaces on sidewalks, streets and plazas create memorable and enchanting environments. Stone is prominent in our most cherished streets worldwide. They were developed before the age of the automobile. These historic and human scaled streets invite people to spend time there. Today, society is moving toward a more sustainable way of life, with […]
Porphyry and Curbless Streets – Part 3
Porphyry paving can be a functional stormwater amenity as well as an aesthetic enhancement, when designed as permeable porphyry paving. This is accomplished with a high performance jointing mortar that is also permeable, vdw 800 by GftK. In the examples of curbless streets in recent blogs, the main stormwater design depends on sheet flow to […]
Porphyry and Curbless Streets – Part 1
This first in a series of three blogs about paved streets, public spaces and sidewalks where the street design incorporates curbless streets. This discussion explores the concept first created in the Netherlands, a woonerf. Porphyry and other stone pavers figure prominently in these designs. So what is a woonerf exactly? Picture a regular street, but narrow, minus […]
Porphyry and the Quality of Place
Can beautiful Porphyry pavers make you smarter, more creative and like your community more? From three diverse expert sources comes information about how the built environment affects people and why it matters. Academy for Neuroscience for Architecture This is admittedly an abstract concept, to help explain, architects often tell this story: Early in his career, when […]
Porphyry Pavers – A Unifying Theme
Porphyry pavers ability to be used indoors and outdoors make the material perfect for connecting these spaces. It can unify the architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture. The recent publication featured below, explores these vital connections and interfaces. “The current environmental crisis calls for a unified practice of landscape and architecture that would allow buildings […]
Porphyry S Role In Streets As Places Initiative
Article discussing porphyry’s role in public places and the Streets as Places Initiative
