Stone Selection: Limestone Over Marble

A new traditional space primarily featuring understated stone. The main stone is limestone: its color is a warm beige or light gray, with an extremely quiet texture—only uniform fine grains and occasional fossil traces, no strong veining; the surface is a matte honed finish, not polished, with a dry feel. It is used for large areas of flooring, countertops, and fireplace surrounds. Strongly veined marble appears only in very small areas as a contrast—a side table top or a washbasin, not exceeding one-tenth the area of the limestone. Because the main stone is quiet, the focus of the space can return to proportion and light, rather than the performance of materials. Avoid: using strongly veined marble over large areas, polishing limestone to a high gloss, using high-saturation stone, making the areas of the two stones comparable.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以低調石材為主的新傳統空間。主要的石材是石灰岩:顏色是溫暖的米黃或淺灰,紋理極為安靜——只有均勻的細顆粒與偶爾的化石痕跡,沒有強烈的脈絡;表面是霧面的珩磨處理,不拋光,觸感偏乾。它被用在大面積的地坪、檯面與壁爐框上。紋理強烈的大理石只出現在極小的面積作為對比——一張邊几的檯面或一個洗手檯,面積不超過石灰岩的十分之一。因為主要石材安靜,空間的重心可以回到比例與光線,而不是材料的表演。避免:大面積使用紋理強烈的大理石、把石灰岩拋光成高亮、使用高彩度的石材、讓兩種石材的面積相當。