Stone Selection: Cut from the Same Raw Stone

A detail of a space where all stone materials come from the same raw block. The countertop, parts of the flooring, and a section of the wall use slabs cut from the same batch, so the vein direction, color depth, and mineral distribution are perfectly consistent, and the veins can continue at the seams. At corners, the pieces are mitered at 45 degrees, forming a sharp right angle on the outside, with the grain continuing around, making it look like a solid block of stone rather than thin veneer. The seams are as fine as hair. In one corner of the image, a contrasting example shows stone from different batches: the same type of stone, but with noticeably different colors and veins, resulting in an abrupt, mismatched seam. Avoid: making the two examples similar, misaligning the grain at the mitered joint, using corner guards, changing the type of stone.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個空間中所有石材來自同一塊原石的細部。檯面、地坪的局部與牆面的一段使用的是同一批切下的板材,因此脈絡的走向、顏色的深淺與礦物的分佈完全一致,拼接處脈絡可以接續;在轉角處以四十五度斜切對接,外側形成銳利的直角並且紋理繼續轉過去,看起來像一整塊實心的石頭而不是薄板貼面。接縫細如髮絲。畫面一角以不同批次石材的做法作對照:同一種石材但顏色與脈絡明顯不同,拼接處突兀。避免:讓兩者相似、讓對接處的紋理錯開、在轉角使用護角條、改變石材的種類。