Bollards, planters, benches or stone fountains.

In recent days we have been witnessing the placement of deterrents at the entrances to large pedestrian areas in our cities, often concrete fences, which are aesthetically out of place in some beautiful surroundings.Security is important, but it can be done with elements that add content to our walks and do not detract from them.We want to make the objects …

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Spanish Architecture Prize 2017

The Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de España (CSCAE), has awarded the Royal Collections Museum in Madrid, by Mansilla y Tuñón Arquitectos, and the Congress Centre and Hotel in Palma de Mallorca, by Francisco Mangado, ex aequo, the 2017 Spanish Architecture Award. Our congratulations. Granilouro is, as always, proud to have participated in one of them, the Royal Collections …

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Architectural projects where the imagination of the architect is embodied, require several previous tasks of design for its elaboration and a workshop to ensure that everything fits together. An example of this are the fountains that we show you in images and located in France and Germany.

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Calzada Portuguesa

Calzada Portuguesa is a type of floor covering used in Portuguese-speaking countries. This paving laying technique originating in Portugal, uses small irregular cobblestones usually in limestone and basalt, generally black and white, although sometimes colours such as green or blue, brown or red are seen, with which decorative motifs (which are repeated) are made using stencils. Spain, as a neighbouring …

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Gran Vía de Madrid – Spain

Four months ahead of schedule, Granilouro completed the work on Madrid’s Gran Vía, which was ready for the 2018-19 Christmas season.The pavements have been widened with Gris Louro and Negro Santiago granite, between 2.6 and 3.4 metres, depending on the section, gaining some 6,800m² of pedestrian space with interspersed planters, paved accesses for garages and custom-made curves that connect with …

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Madrid metro stations – Spain

The metro entrances that have been installed over the last decade in the Spanish capital are made of granite in the original style of the architect Antonio Palacios.Palacios designed the entrances to the metro stations in granite with their characteristic iron railings. He also designed the entrance pavilions at the Puerta del Sol and the Red de San Luis.Granilouro has …

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Rocalia 2019

Preparing a trade fair is generally an extra effort for the business world, which usually has a very positive effect. Every year we try to do better. We have prepared a display for this occasion which included a large monolith cast with our monofilament machines in human shapes: The result impressed the audience:

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SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection tests

Today 14/05/2020, GRANILOURO has performed to all its staff (more than 50 people) the Covid test, recommended by its SPA Mas Prevención in its centres of O Cerquido and Madrid.This test is called “Serological test for the detection of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2”. It is a semi-quantitative laboratory technique based on the in vitro determination of IgA/IgM/IgG antibodies in serum by …

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Planters and fountains. Works in France

With our LOURO GREY material, in its flamed finish, these pieces that make up planters and fountains were made. This work, located in France, plays with a water path that can be crossed by granite bridges. These original pieces are grooved massifs through which water flows from one side to the other. The design provided by the client was made …

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