STONEGATE

STONE GATE  is the major new cutting-edge architectural-engineering project where designer Raffaello Galiotto in collaboration with Lithos Design measures up against the concept of gravity, proposing an architectural piece that works with the essential laws of physics.

One moves through a charming large marble ring (h. 3.80 m, depth 1.20 m) which can be crossed and walked on, designed according to its weight. A challenge that balances between mass, weight and gravity, and which appeals for its articulated and complex design. Indeed, STONE GATE is designed with a system of 20 modular hewn stones laid dry; combined in a structure that becomes self-supporting thanks to the state of compression given by the post-tensioning of the steel cables circling it and embedded in it. The cooperation with Staminal Stone, the Tuscan Company providing the raw material to realize this work, is also important for the output of the project. The material chosen for Stone Gate is Bardiglio nuvolato marble, a compact lithotype of a dark grey colour with thin white-grey veins, which is particularly appreciated for artistic, architectural and urban design applications.