Monumentality and Design Without Boundaries: The Engineering of VM Group's Large Slabs

Large-Scale Ventilated Facades: The Monolithic Skin of Architecture

The design of large-format porcelain stoneware ventilated facades represents the latest frontier in contemporary architecture. VM Group is the partner of excellence for the management and installation of these monumental surfaces. Collaborating with leading brands in the Italian ceramic industry, we specialize in the installation of slabs that minimize joints, transforming buildings into monolithic volumes of extraordinary visual impact and geometric rigor.

Extreme Format Technology: Safety and Precision

Managing monumental-sized slabs requires technical expertise that goes beyond simple installation, entering the realm of load-bearing engineering and advanced logistics.

VM Group Technical Excellence:

Certified Concealed Mechanical Fixing Systems: We use invisible anchoring technologies designed specifically for large formats. These systems ensure maximum structural safety and perfect flatness, managing wind stresses and thermal expansion over large surfaces.
"Zero Joint" Aesthetic: Our installation expertise minimizes visual interruptions. The result is a seamless, fluid surface that enhances the texture of the material, whether stone, concrete, or metal, elevating the design to international luxury standards.
Energy Efficiency and Green Building: Large slabs are more than just an aesthetic choice. Integrated with our rock wool insulation systems, they create a continuous thermal shield that enhances the building's performance, meeting the most stringent environmental sustainability and energy efficiency criteria.
Handling Engineering: We have the equipment and experience needed to manage construction site logistics and the overhead handling of large elements, ensuring the integrity of the material and on-time delivery.

Glue fixing system

Fixing system with visible hook

FAO Rome Multi-Storey Car Park: Security and Institutional Design

L’Ingegneria della Posa Certificata: Sinergia tra Laminam, Mapei ed Europerf

At the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) headquarters in Rome, VM Group created the architectural envelope for the new multi-story parking garage. This highly complex project encapsulates 30 years of experience in the management of cutting-edge materials and high-performance fastening systems.

Material Integration and Safety Protocols

The building required a perfect balance between natural ventilation, structural strength, and a rigorous aesthetic worthy of an international context.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Laminam Thin Ceramic Surfaces: We used Laminam slabs in the 500x1000 mm format with a thickness of 5+ mm reinforced with fiberglass. This choice guarantees exceptional mechanical resistance combined with a lightweight design that does not weigh down the structure of the multi-story parking garage.
Mapei Advanced Bonding Systems: The installation challenge was overcome through the application of high-performance chemical bonding systems from Mapei. This technology ensures permanent structural integrity, capable of withstanding the vibrations typical of an area with heavy vehicular traffic and urban temperature fluctuations.
Europerf Perforated Sheet Cladding: To ensure natural ventilation of the floors and constant air exchange, we integrated Europerf perforated sheet panels in RAL 8000 (1.5 mm thick). The contrasting textures between the ceramic and perforated metal give the building a dynamic and contemporary look.
Reliability and Elite Partnerships: Working on a strategically important construction site like that of the FAO requires pinpoint coordination. Synergy with the best technological partners in the sector allowed us to deliver a safe, efficient, and architecturally significant project.

Tailored Solutions for Large Infrastructure Projects

The construction of the FAO headquarters confirms VM Group's ability to operate as a general contractor for the building envelope in institutional contexts. We don't just provide installation, but system engineering that protects the customer's investment and guarantees safety standards certified to the highest international levels.

Parcheggio multipiano FAO con facciata ventilata in ceramica e lamiera forata.

Large Laminam Slabs and Plays of Light: When the Factory Becomes Architecture

Corridonia (MC): The Metamorphosis of Industrial Design

In Corridonia, in the heart of the Marche region's manufacturing district, VM Group oversaw the radical transformation of an industrial warehouse, elevating it to a high-design structure. The project demonstrates how our thirty-year experience allows us to apply ultra-thin ceramic materials of monumental dimensions even in manufacturing settings, redefining the corporate image through material excellence.

Reflection Engineering: Matte White vs. Glossy White

The aesthetic challenge was overcome through a sophisticated play on perception, designed to allow the building to interact with natural light throughout the day.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Fully Retractable Ventilated Facade: We implemented an invisible anchoring system for the large Laminam slabs. This choice enhances the purity of the volumes, eliminating any visual disturbance and ensuring perfect flatness across large surfaces.
Chromatic Dynamism and Baseline Rhythm: The building envelope alternates matte white surfaces with a central band of glossy white ceramic, generating dynamic reflections that break the industrial monotony. At the base, a row of 50 cm gray slabs defines the building's perimeter: an aesthetic contrast designed to separate the main volume from the ground, emphasizing the formal purity and pinpoint precision of the installation.
Efficiency and Image: In addition to the aesthetic leap, adopting the Laminam system has dramatically improved the building envelope's thermal performance, offering employees superior internal comfort and establishing the company as a premium market player.

Large-Format Excellence in Production

The Corridonia project demonstrates VM Group's versatility: we are capable of bringing the luxury and precision of large-format ceramic to any context. We transformed a "service" structure into an architectural landmark, demonstrating that innovation knows no bounds, from corporate headquarters to production facilities.

Stato originale di un capannone industriale a Corridonia prima della riqualificazione con facciata ventilata.

Large Format Stoneware and Integrated Plant Engineering: The New Aesthetics of Production

Industrial Regeneration: Monolithic Design Engineering

This architectural redevelopment project demonstrates how ventilated façade technology can elevate an industrial building to the highest aesthetic and functional standards. VM Group transformed a traditional warehouse into a modern, high-performance structure, blending minimalist design with complex materials engineering.

Continuous Surfaces and Geometric Perfection

The use of large-format tiles allowed us to redefine the building's proportions, creating a shell that conveys solidity and cutting-edge technology.

Technical Specifications and Performance:

Laminam Monumental Slabs (3000x1000 mm): We selected the ultra-large format to minimize visual interruptions. The intrinsic resistance of Laminam stoneware guarantees a powerful visual impact and complete protection of the load-bearing structure.
Attention to Detail and Ceramic Inlays: The true excellence of this project lies in the management of the edges. We integrated custom ceramic soffits, ensuring absolute material continuity throughout the entire building without the use of external finishing profiles.
Invisible System Integration: Thanks to meticulously designed cavity walls, we concealed all technical systems (cables, pipes, drains) behind the ventilated façade. The result is a linear, clean appearance, completely free of visual disturbances.
Thermal and Energy Efficiency Improvement: The application of a 12 cm layer of rock wool, combined with the convective motion of natural ventilation, ensures superior thermal comfort and a drastic reduction in energy consumption, transforming the warehouse into a low-carbon building.

From Function to Architectural Emotion

The combination of large-format stoneware and the ventilation system protects the structure from the elements, permanently eliminating problems of humidity and deterioration. With this project, VM Group confirms its ability to transform industrial buildings into high-quality architecture, improving not only the aesthetics but also the longevity of the company's assets.

Prospetto completo di un capannone industriale riqualificato con lastre ceramiche Laminam e isolamento termico.

Viterbo: The Elegance of the Monolith in Large Format

Continuous Surfaces and Invisible Technology: The New Identity of Residential

In Viterbo, VM Group transformed a residential building into an icon of modern architecture, elevating the concept of urban redevelopment through the use of large-format porcelain stoneware slabs. The goal was to eliminate the perception of traditional cladding, creating a fluid, vertical architectural volume with absolute geometric rigor.

Fastening Engineering: The Strength of the Invisible

The true technical challenge of this project was ensuring maximum structural safety without interfering with the aesthetic purity of the monumental slabs.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Minimization of Joints: The use of large-format tiles drastically reduced visual interruptions, enhancing the verticality of the structure and creating a "continuous skin" effect that protects the entire building.
High-Performance Hybrid System: We adopted a concealed fastening system enhanced by the use of structural thixotropic adhesive. This technology ensures complete mechanical strength and extreme resistance to wind stress and temperature changes, eliminating all visible fastening elements.
Regeneration of the Architectural Identity: The project radically changed the perception of the building, transforming it from a conventional construction to an extremely prestigious real estate asset, capable of standing out in the urban context for its elegance and modernity.
Protection and Energy Savings: In addition to its visual impact, the ventilated envelope acts as an energy shield, ensuring long-lasting protection of the walls and constant internal comfort, drastically reducing the building's heating needs.

We Build Prestige, Slab by Slab

The Viterbo result demonstrates VM Group's ability to manage the complexity of large formats with tailored precision. It's not just about cladding, but about regenerating the soul of a building, offering owners a structure that defies time and trends, guaranteeing excellent performance and enduring beauty.

Large-format porcelain stoneware ventilated facade with a concealed system created by VM Group in Viterbo.

L'Aquila Residence: Regeneration and Cutting-Edge Performance

Siderise Large-Format Fire Safety Stoneware: The New Standard of Living

The redevelopment project in L'Aquila demonstrates how ventilated façade technology can redesign the identity and safety of an entire residential complex. VM Group chose large-format porcelain stoneware to create a homogeneous and elegant "skin," designed to precisely respond to the specific climatic stresses of the area.

Protection Engineering: Beyond Aesthetics

In a multi-story residential building, the monumental aesthetic of large-format slabs must be supported by excellent passive protection systems.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Large-Format Monolithic Surfaces: The use of large-format slabs minimizes visual interruptions, creating a fluid envelope that instantly enhances the property's asset value and prestige.
Passive Fire Protection (Siderise Technology): We integrated Siderise RH25 (90/30) horizontal barriers within the ventilated cavities. This intelligent system ensures proper moisture drainage during normal operation, but intervenes promptly in the event of a fire, sealing the ventilation space to prevent the spread of flames.
Certified Performance Standards: The installed barriers offer an integrity (E) of 90 minutes and an insulation (I) of 30 minutes, with an expected lifespan of 60 years. This guarantees residents structural safety that stands the test of time.
Energy Efficiency and Well-being: Integrated natural ventilation eliminates thermal bridges and ensures a healthy, humidity-free environment. Every construction detail has been carefully considered with our thirty years of experience to ensure an optimal internal microclimate in every season.

Building Trust, Ensuring Safety

The L'Aquila project confirms VM Group's mission: to offer architectural solutions where the beauty of contemporary design is always accompanied by the most rigorous international safety standards. We have transformed a residential building into a protected, durable, and cutting-edge technological structure.

Exterior view of a multi-story apartment building in L'Aquila with a modern ventilated facade made of large slabs of light gray stoneware.

Viterbo Building: Technology and Visual Rigour

Gres Grande Formato e Fissaggio Meccanico: L’Evoluzione dell'Involucro Civile

This redevelopment project in Viterbo is one of the most effective examples of how VM Group technology can radically transform the identity of an existing building. The building was transformed into a modern, high-performance structure through the installation of a ventilated façade in large-format porcelain stoneware, designed to ensure aesthetic excellence and maximum operational efficiency.

Exposed Engineering: Solidity and Technical Precision
The adoption of a mechanical fastening system was not only a functional choice, but also a key element of the building's new architectural language.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Monumental Stoneware Slabs: The use of large-format tiles drastically reduces the number of joints, creating large surfaces that expand the perception of volumes and simplify future maintenance.
Harmony of Mechanical Fixing: The exposed fastening system was harmonized with the joint design, underscoring the technical rigor of the project. This solution offers immediate and visible structural safety, conveying a sense of solidity and protection.
Evolution of Urban Identity: The building's new "skin" has completely renewed its aesthetic, replacing the old, deteriorated envelope with a technological surface distinguished by its formal cleanliness and modernity.
Hygrometric Comfort and Durability: Thanks to VM Group's thirty years of experience, the ventilated system acts as a thermal buffer, eliminating humidity problems and dramatically improving insulation. The original structure is now protected by a shield resistant to atmospheric agents and smog.

Redevelopment with Industrial Vision
The Viterbo project demonstrates that true beauty comes from precision. With VM Group, the ventilated façade becomes a tool for restoring dignity and value to the building heritage, ensuring decades-long durability and energy performance that transforms the old building into a superior facility.

Original facade of a residential building in Viterbo with a yellow and brown plaster finish before renovation.

Synthesis between Monolithic Aesthetics and Multi-Storey Envelope Engineering

Condominium Redevelopment: The Era of Large Format

This impressive redevelopment project demonstrates how large-format ceramic slabs (100x300 cm) can redefine the identity of a multi-story residential complex. VM Group led the transformation of a building with a traditional finish into a modern and dynamic architectural volume, using the alternating colors of the slabs to streamline the structure and enhance its verticality.

Continuous Surface Engineering

The adoption of the monumental 100x300 cm format meets a dual requirement: a prestigious aesthetic and superior technical protection.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Drastic Reduction of Joints: The use of 3-meter slabs allows for the creation of a nearly seamless "skin." This not only enhances the visual impact but also reduces potential leakage points, creating a continuous, high-performance protective barrier.
Radical Thermal Upgrade: Thanks to the ventilated façade system, the building has eliminated the heat loss typical of older finishes. Convection in the cavity ensures dry walls and consistent insulation in all seasons.
Managing Verticality and Large Heights: Working on a multi-story building with slabs of this size requires specific expertise in load management and construction site logistics. Each joint and vertical connection has been calibrated to absorb structural micro-movements, ensuring perfect flatness.
Certified Decades of Durability: Unlike plasters that degrade rapidly, large-format stoneware is unalterable. Resistance to smog and UV rays ensures that the condominium maintains its original appearance without the need for extraordinary maintenance.

The Future of Condominiums is Today

The project described confirms VM Group's leadership in managing complex construction sites. We have transformed a classic residential building into a modern technological structure, demonstrating that large-scale ceramic tiles are the key to restoring value, efficiency, and beauty to Italy's architectural heritage.

Bottom view of a tall apartment building with a deteriorated orange plaster facade before VM Group's intervention.

Contemporary Design and High-Performance Urban Regeneration

Condominium Redevelopment: The Evolution of Large-Scale Curtain Walls

This project represents an architectural challenge achieved in the transformation of a massive residential building. VM Group oversaw the complete renovation of the facades, replacing the original brick cladding with an advanced ventilated façade system made of large-format ceramic tiles (100x300 cm). The project demonstrates how technology can streamline volumes and profoundly regenerate the value of a property.

Restyling Engineering: Lightness and Protection

The transition from the small unit (the brick) to the monumental slab radically changed the visual perception of the complex.

Technical Specifications of the Project:

Color Contrasts and Visual Elan: We used a sophisticated play of colors to streamline the volumes of the condominium. The drastic reduction in joints, typical of 100x300 cm slabs, creates a continuous surface that gives the building a dynamic and modern look.
Passive Safety and Rock Wool: Consistent with our construction philosophy, we have adopted rock wool insulation (a completely non-combustible material). This guarantees the highest levels of fire safety, essential for high-density residential buildings.
Certified Energy Efficiency: The ventilated cavity has definitively eliminated the thermal bridges and humidity problems typical of older curtain wall facades. The result is immediate energy savings and a significant improvement in energy efficiency, enhancing the entire property's value.
Zero Maintenance: Unlike curtain wall, which tends to accumulate dirt and requires repairs, large-format stoneware is self-cleaning and durable, ensuring time-defying beauty at no additional cost to residents.

Regenerating with a Thirty-Year Vision

This project confirms that VM Group's technological innovation is the key to breathing new life into existing building stock. We transformed an "outdated" building into a top-class technological organism, where the safety of rock wool meets the elegance of monolithic design.

External view of a multi-storey apartment building with original red brick cladding (curtain) before renovation.

Sustainability and Design: The New Play Energia Headquarters in Viterbo with Laminam Large Slabs

The Architecture of Energy: Ceramic Innovation in Viterbo

For the new Play Energia headquarters in Viterbo, VM Group designed and installed a building envelope that reflects the company's values of innovation and cutting-edge design. The choice fell on Laminam large porcelain stoneware slabs, a material that allows for the cladding of imposing volumes with tailored precision.

Technical Details and Chemical Retention System:

Laminam Large Slabs (300x100 cm): The use of the extra-large format drastically reduces the number of joints, creating a visually continuous façade that enhances the verticality and cleanliness of the building. The 5+ mm thick slabs are reinforced on the back with a fiberglass mesh that guarantees structural integrity and safety under all conditions.
Concealed Fixing with Chemical Retention: A chemical fixing system (structural adhesive) was adopted for this project. This technology eliminates the need for exposed mechanical fasteners, allowing the ceramic to express its full purity. The bonding system is engineered to absorb thermal expansion and vibrations, ensuring superior longevity for the entire façade package.
Energy Performance: As standard on VM Group construction sites, the façade is integrated with a 12 cm rock wool insulation system (density 70 kg/m³). This provides the Play Energia headquarters with excellent thermal insulation, reducing energy requirements for air conditioning and dramatically improving the building's thermal inertia.

Technical Result:

The Play Energia headquarters represents a virtuous example of how a large-format ventilated façade can transform a functional building into an architectural landmark, where the invisible technology of chemical fixing guarantees safety and a truly prestigious aesthetic.