“Bodegas Real” in Valdepeñas

Located in the municipality of Valdepeñas (with its own Designation of Origin) in Castilla-La Mancha, Bodegas Reales were lined inside and out with pieces of Gramablack. In total, almost 2,000 m2 were paved with pieces of different sizes and a constant thickness of 5cm, guidelines set by project architects Ángela García de Paredes and Ignacio García Pedrosa. In the indoor areas honed tiles were used to give a fine, smooth matte texture that highlights the black hue of the stone. By contrast, a serrated finish was used on the outside, natural and lightly textured by the marks left by the cutting discs. The result is a homogeneous greyish hue that sustains the interior finish and meets the conditions for slipperiness in both dry and wet conditions required by the safety regulations in the Technical Building Code