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These solutions consist of a multilayer structure that creates an air gap between the wall and the outer cladding, providing natural ventilation and maintaining constant temperature and humidity levels. Amongst the most popular materials for claddings of this kind, porcelain stoneware is outstandingly durable, versatile and able to adapt to a variety of styles with solutions that deliver high-quality design values.
Ventilated walls: how they work and the benefits they offer
A ventilated wall comprises three fundamental parts: the cavity, the mounting system and the outer cladding.
- The cavity is the empty space created between the wall and the outer cladding, which enables natural air circulation. The flow is generated by the chimney effect, as air rises up through the cavity, eliminating excess humidity and creating a comfortable, protected indoor environment. What’s more, this system helps to reduce the use of heating and air-conditioning systems by improving the building’s energy efficiency.
- The mounting system fixes the outer cladding to the wall, ensuring its stability and strength: this mechanical structure plays a crucial role in maintaining the safety of the whole installation.
- Last but not least, the outer cladding may be created with a variety of materials and decides the building’s aesthetic, with a wide range of styles and types available.
As well as guaranteeing excellent thermal insulation, ventilated walls reduce heat loss in winter and keep the interior cool in summer, protect the building from the weather and extend its lifetime. They also help to reduce energy loss due to the decrease in the need for heating and cooling.
Tough and durable, porcelain stoneware is the ideal choice for cladding ventilated walls: let’s take a detailed look at this material’s many benefits.
Why is porcelain stoneware the ideal choice for a ventilated wall?
Porcelain stoneware is ideal for ventilated walls by reason of its many qualities, which provide the perfect response to the demands of durability, impeccable appearance and sustainability. Resistance to weather is a distinctive characteristic: in fact, a stoneware ventilated wall can easily withstand rain, frost, sun and smog without any damage to its aesthetic or reduction of its lifetime.
What’s more, it’s a low-maintenance material: it doesn’t absorb dirt, so it’s quick and easy to clean, meaning that porcelain stoneware ventilated walls always look immaculate and well kept, with no need for specific treatments.
When it comes to sustainability, porcelain stoneware for ventilated walls is also an environment-friendly option, since it’s highly durable and has lower environmental impact than other types of material.
Finally, stoneware ventilated walls’ applicational versatility is another strong point: suitable for a vast range of buildings, from residential to commercial through to public facilities, this material offers practical, modern design solutions for architectural projects of all kinds.
An infinite range of finishes for every architectural style
Porcelain stoneware is available in a vast range of finishes, able to meet all demands in terms of style and design. The natural stone effect, for example, is perfect for creating projects with a timeless elegance that blend attractively into their surroundings. If, on the other hand, a touch of luxury is required, the marble effect bestows prestige and refinement on the architecture, giving walls an exclusive appearance.
For modern, contemporary buildings, look no further than the terracotta and concrete effect, which adds a touch of minimalist urban design. However, if the aim is a warm, welcoming aesthetic, the wood effect is the perfect solution, ensuring natural beauty with none of the maintenance requirements typical of real wood.
Large sizes and slabs
Modern manufacturing techniques enable the production of large-size porcelain stoneware slabs, which have many aesthetic and practical benefits. The use of larger slabs reduces the number of joints between tiles, creating a uniform, continuous look that gives the wall an understated elegance.
This not only improves its appearance but also facilitates installation, since there are fewer joints and the project is completed more quickly.
Customisation and colour matching
Porcelain stoneware is an extremely versatile material, so the right colour and texture for the specific needs of the project and building can always be found. Whether it’s the facade of a residential, commercial or public building, with stoneware unique solutions can be created by combining effects and colour shades to achieve original results. With Marazzi, there’s a vast range of finishes to choose from, all with the same high quality and performance standards.
If you want to explore the stoneware collections for ventilated walls, check out the offering in our catalogue.