Product code: ESC-POBLENOU
Hexagonal vibro-pressed concrete paving tiles with a low-relief pattern inspired by Gaudí.
The Poblenou tile creates a continuous pavement where the joints and low-relief graphics merge into a uniform surface mesh. A deformed hexagonal centre linked by drainage channels to the edges allows the tiles to be laid in random orientation. The design reinterprets Antoni Gaudí's original paving idea, again with a single combinable hexagonal model. It was first designed for the exterior paving of the Glòries Shopping Centre on the edge of Barcelona's Poblenou district.
| Material | vibro-pressed two-layer concrete |
| Surface and finish | Vibrazolit® stone-textured finish |
| Dimensions | 28.8 × 25 × 4.5 cm |
| Installation | laid on a rigid 15–18 cm concrete slab poured on a soil sub-base; designed for pedestrians with occasional vehicle traffic |
| Designer | Javier Mariscal (2013) |
| Manufacturer | Escofet (Barcelona, Spain) |
Pedestrian streets, squares, shopping centre forecourts and pavements that call for a distinctive yet calm paving pattern.
Lay the tiles in random orientation – the relief lines then join into an unbroken network and the surface reads as one.