The aesthetic that welcomes at first glance

The façade as a ceramic skin

Contemporary architecture favours absolute volumes, measured surfaces and materials capable of engaging in an intimate dialogue with natural light. Within this context, ceramic façades establish themselves as a privileged solution for cladding the building envelope, thanks to their ability to modulate reflections, shadows and chromatic variations, while maintaining high technical performance over time.

The Cotto d’Este porcelain stoneware elevates architectural ceramics to a continuous, rigorous and sophisticated surface, capable of defining proportions, depth and the visual identity of buildings. Outdoor tiles and large-format ceramic slabs thus become design tools for cladding façades, volumes and envelopes with an essential and contemporary language.

Why choose porcelain stoneware for modern façades

Ceramic façade cladding achieves a virtuous balance between aesthetic value and technical performance, offering distinctive advantages over other outdoor materials:

• long-lasting colour stability, even under intense UV exposure
• high resistance to weathering, rain and temperature fluctuations
• minimal maintenance and long-term reliability
• superior safety and performance compared to traditional materials
• indoor–outdoor aesthetic continuity, ideal for coordinated flooring and wall cladding
• material richness capable of enhancing architectural geometries and proportions
• a wide range of formats and thicknesses, from porcelain stoneware tiles to large outdoor slabs

The Cotto d’Este surfaces translate these qualities into a measured and coherent aesthetic, ideal for high-end architectural outdoor cladding in both residential and contract contexts.

Ventilated ceramic façade: the advanced system for the building envelope

The ventilated porcelain stoneware façade represents one of the most advanced solutions for cladding the contemporary architectural envelope, combining technical efficiency and aesthetic value.

The air cavity between wall and cladding allows to:

• improve the building’s thermal comfort
• optimise energy efficiency
• protect the envelope from water and infiltration
• absorb structural expansion
• increase the overall durability of the façade

The large Kerlite slabs, ultra-thin and lightweight, together with the 14MM thick surfaces, engineered to ensure mechanical strength and dimensional stability, enable Cotto d’Este to offer ceramic solutions for ventilated façades capable of meeting diverse design, aesthetic and application requirements.

The variety of thicknesses, formats and installation systems allows for flexible and precise design, adaptable to different architectural contexts.

Architectural projects interpreting the Cotto d’Este vision

Bosco Verticale – Milan

An international icon of contemporary urban living, Bosco Verticale embodies an unprecedented balance between nature and architecture. The ceramic ventilated façades, clad with custom Cotto d’Este surfaces in anthracite grey tones and a soft finish inspired by natural stone, establish a refined dialogue with the surrounding vegetation.

The ceramic skin enhances the verticality of the volumes and creates a poetic relationship between light, material and greenery.

Private Villa – Milan, Italy

In this residence set within the landscape, the carefully balanced relationship between solid and void generates a measured and harmonious architecture. The Over in Kerlite surfaces, ideal as outdoor façade tiles, clad the volumes like a light and homogeneous skin, fostering a natural continuity with the outdoor spaces.

A project that demonstrates how outdoor porcelain stoneware can serve as an expressive as well as a functional design tool.

Villa K – Croatia

Overlooking the Adriatic Sea, Villa K interprets Mediterranean light through a façade vibrant with reflections and shadows. The Limestone collection defines a material envelope that alternates matte surfaces with subtle iridescent effects, establishing a continuous dialogue with the surrounding landscape.

An emblematic example of ceramic façade cladding capable of enhancing essential geometries and open horizons.

Rearth Headquarters – Bucheon, South Korea

A corporate building conceived as an urban landmark. The Kerlite surfaces clad the volume with continuity, delivering a rigorous, clean and contemporary image.

The ceramic skin becomes an element of identity and a distinctive architectural statement.