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Handmade terracotta is simple, natural, long lasting, beautiful and versatile. Is there another material that encapsulates all these qualities?
Biocompatibility
The brick is made of clay, water and fire, all simple elements free from chemical treatments, that classify handmade terracotta as a completely natural and healthy product thanks to its ability to breathe.
Durability
Handmade terracotta is protected from external conditions and maintains intact its characteristics during the passage of time, without needing maintenance. This is because, unlike the industrial brick, it is prepared with a more aqueous mixture able to be manipulated, that gains a greater porosity once baked. It is the porosity, together with a correct, slow baking that guarantees the strength and durability of the brick.
Insulating capacity
The remarkable thermo-hygrometric properties of the brick, due to its natural porosity, make it an excellent insulator. Capable of slowly absorbing and re-emitting heat as well as extracting the excess humidity thanks to its ability to breathe, handmade terracotta guarantees unique living conditions.
Beauty
In the traditional manufacturing of brick, every single piece is different from the other, as every hand, mould and baking give rise to a unique product. And the same goes for the colours, that can vary from straw-yellow to brownish pink, in an infinity of incomparable tints giving an aesthetic and always personal result according to individual taste.
Versatility
Brick is an extremely flexible material. Its modularity and small dimensions allow almost endless variations in design and construction. In addition, brick has an extraordinary capacity to integrate with any material: wood, steel, stone, concrete, glass etc. And this makes it ideal for any type of architecture.
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