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Product catalog summary

Overview:
The document introduces the 'Wood Look' porcelain tile range by Atlas Concorde, designed to replicate the natural appearance of wood on ceramic surfaces. These tiles aim to integrate the timeless charm of wood into modern spaces with a refined design.

Product Range:
The 'Etic' collection includes seven wood essences, each with unique historical and aesthetic qualities, offering compositions rich in personality.

Technical Specifications:

Matte Finish: Features a micro-texture mimicking aged wood floors, available in sizes like 90 cm length and 25x150 cm format.
Textured Finish: Combines wood aesthetics with porcelain advantages, such as anti-slip properties and resistance to frost and thermal shock, suitable for indoor and outdoor use.

Applications:

Spa & Beauty Club, London: Uses 'Noce' essence tiles for a welcoming environment, ideal for wellness projects.
Hotel Suite, Madrid: Features 'Ebano' essence tiles, known for rich color and veining, creating a suggestive atmosphere in hospitality settings.

Design and Aesthetic Appeal:
The tiles provide visual continuity between indoor and outdoor spaces, with finishes that evoke slightly aged wood charm, ideal for hospitality and wellness projects.

Product Specifications:
The document details specifications for various porcelain tile products in the Atlas Concorde Etic range, including sizes and finishes like matte, polished, and grip surfaces.

Installation Recommendations:
For indoor applications, a maximum staggering of listels of 35 cm and a grout line of 1-2 mm is recommended, while a 3 mm grout line is advised for outdoor applications. Joint-less installation is discouraged.

Product Features and Benefits:
Porcelain tiles are noted for stain, UV, chemical, scratch, and thermal shock resistance. They are easy to clean, waterproof, frost-resistant, and do not require special maintenance. They are non-porous, free from PVC and formaldehyde, and prevent bacterial growth.

Environmental and Safety Aspects:
The tiles are fire-resistant, non-slip, and suitable for floor heating systems. Made with recycled materials, they have a low environmental impact and are recyclable.

Ease of Installation and Maintenance:
Porcelain tiles are easy to install and clean, requiring only hot water or a neutral detergent.

Additional Benefits for Wall Tiles:
White body tiles are recommended for walls due to their light weight and workability.

Specifications and Properties:

Stain Resistance: Impermeable to liquids.
Thermal Shock Resistance: Unaffected by temperature changes.
Scratch Resistance: Durable against damage.
Frost Resistance: Withstands low temperatures.
Durability: Long-lasting with zero allergens, VOCs, and formaldehyde.
Fire and Heat Resistance: Non-flammable and emits no toxic smoke.
Environmental Impact: Low impact, recyclable, and ideal for underfloor heating.

Procedures and Recommendations:

Installation: Easy to cut, drill, and bevel.
Cleaning: Easily cleaned with hot water or neutral detergent.
Safety: Anti-slip surfaces enhance traction.

Standards Compliance:

Compliant with EN 14411 and ISO 13006 standards, group BIa.

Additional Notes:

Atlas Concorde reserves the right to modify products without notice.
Colors and features in the catalog are indicative only.

Technical Specifications:
Dimensions and technical features include regularity characteristics and permissible deviations, with test methods like ISO 10545-2.

Structural Characteristics:
Water absorption is limited to ≤ 0.5% by mass, with compliance to standards like ISO 10545-3 and ASTM C373.

Surface Mechanical Characteristics:
Details on Mohs hardness and resistance to deep abrasion, with standards like EN 101 and ISO 10545-6.

Thermal and Hygrometric Characteristics:
Includes coefficients of thermal expansion, thermal shock resistance, moisture expansion, and frost resistance.

Physical Properties:
Bond strength and reaction to fire are specified, adhering to EN 1348 and classified as Class A1 or A1fl.

Chemical Characteristics:
Resistance to household chemicals, acids, alkalis, and staining is outlined.

Safety Characteristics:
Anti-slip performance is detailed with tests ensuring a coefficient of friction > 0.40.

Environmental and Certification Information:
Highlights low VOC content, contributing to LEED credits, and discusses the LEED BD&C v4 standard for green buildings.

Made in Italy and Ethical Standards:
Emphasizes adherence to Made in Italy and Ceramics of Italy logos, ensuring quality and ethical production standards.

Catalog excerpts

Index Overview Product Range WOOD LOOK Technical Specifications Porcelain tiles

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WOOD-LOOK SURFACE RICH IN NATURAL SUGGESTIONS AND AUTHENTICITY. The intense sensations of naturalness and authenticity of natural wood essences are brought to life on a porcelain ceramic surface that conveys the timeless charm of the natural material to contemporary spaces of refined design. Le intense sensazioni di naturalezza e autenticità di essenze legno non trattate rivivono sulla superficie di un gres porcellanato che porta il fascino intramontabile della materia d’ispirazione in ambienti contemporanei dal design raffinato. Les intenses sensations de naturel et d’authenticité des essences...

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Rovere Grigio Des surfaces en grès cérame évoquent des essences de bois de différente inspiration pour des compositions riches en personnalité. Oberflächen aus Feinsteinzeug bilden die Optik verschiedener Holzarten nach und sorgen für Kompositionen voller Persönlichkeit. Superficies en gres porcelánico evocan maderas de diversa inspiración para crear composiciones de marcada personalidad. Керамогранитные плитки воспроизводят рисунок разных пород древесины и складываются в богатые композиции. PORCELAIN TILE SURFACES EVOKE DIFFERENT NATURAL WOOD ESSENCES FOR COMPOSITIONS OF MARKED PERSONALITY....

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PERFECT VISUAL CONTINUITY BETWEEN THE INDOORS AND OUTDOORS. PERFETTA CONTINUITÀ VISIVA TRA INTERNI ED ESTERNI. Une parfaite continuité visuelle entre les espaces intérieurs et extérieurs. Etic propose deux finitions de surfaces pour créer des espaces où l’intérieur et l’extérieur communiquent dans une parfaite continuité visuelle. La surface mate, caractérisée par une esthétique naturelle au doux toucher et par des microstructures qui évoquent des bois au charme légèrement vécu, est juxtaposée à la version structurée pour extérieurs qui reproduit un usinage de sciage à l’effet suggestif et tridimensionnel....

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TEXTURED finish THE TEXTURED SURFACE COMBINES THE LOOK OF WOOD WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF PORCELAIN TILES: SAFE, ANTI-SLIP, RESISTANT TO FROST, THERMAL SHOCK AND ADVERSE WEATHER. IT IS SUITABLE FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES REQUIRING SPECIFIC TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE. LO STRUTTURATO UNISCE L’ESTETICA DEL LEGNO AI VANTAGGI DEL GRES PORCELLANATO: SICURO, ANTISCIVOLO, INGELIVO, RESISTENTE A SBALZI TERMICI E AD AGENTI ATMOSFERICI. E’ IDEALE IN ESTERNI E IN INTERNI CHE NECESSITANO SPECIFICHE PRESTAZIONI TECNICHE. MATTE finish THE MATTE FINISH IS CHARACTERIZED BY A MICRO-TEXTURE EVOKING FLOORS IN NATURAL...

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Spa&Beauty Club, London Etic Essences: Noce 22,5x90, Noce Strutturato 22,5x90, Noce Tatami 22,5x90 Matching Surfaces: Advance Bianco Brera 45x90 Floor installation: Straightforward installation Relax area Aromatherapy area and shower The sophisticated essence of Noce, with its long waving veining and soft knots, recreates a welcoming and evocative space in which to experience a regenerating “cocooning” effect. The merger between the naturalness of wood and technology of ceramics makes Etic the perfect finishing touch for projects dedicated to welcoming and wellness, and in every context where...

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Spa&Beauty Club, London Etic Essences: Noce 22,5x90, Noce Strutturato 22,5x90, Relax area Noce Tatami 22,5x90 Matching Surfaces: Advance Bianco Brera 45x90 Aromatherapy area and shower TECH. SPECS Floor installation: Straightforward installation Atlas Concorde

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Etched glass Hotel suite, Madrid Etic Essences: Ebano 22,5x90 Matching Surfaces: Advance Bianco Brera 45x90, Advance Bianco Brera Mosaico 30x30 Floor installation: Straightforward installation B&W print (architecture theme) Restroom area En los ambientes dedicados a la hospitalidad, Etic es la expresión de una estética sugestiva y acogedora enfatizada por las sensaciones evocadas por el Ebano, acabado que reproduce fielmente el fascinante carácter de esta madera africana, que se distingue por un color intenso, surcado por largas vetas y nudos marcados. Sus tonalidades profundas se combinan bien...

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Hotel suite, Madrid Etched glass Etic Essences: Ebano 22,5x90 Matching Surfaces: Advance Bianco Brera 45x90, Advance Bianco Brera Mosaico 30x30 Floor installation: Straightforward installation Restroom area TECH. SPECS B&W print (architecture theme) Atlas Concorde

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Art Cafè, Basel Etic Essences: Rovere Grigio 22,5x90 Mixed chairs Aluminium tables Matching Surfaces: Plenitude White Orchid 30,5x91,5 Floor installation: Straightforward installation Small cushions on bench Suspension lights Alcoves lined with books SPACES Los espacios arquitectónicos más actuales y de tendencia redescubren el valor imperecedero del Rovere Grigio, inspirado en una madera que debe su encanto a un proceso de envejecimiento natural, que le da una tonalidad inconfundible rica de sugestiones. El formato de las tablas 22,5x90, con colocación simple en un proyecto coordinado de pavimento...

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