Grand Designs Pavello

Description

Unveiled on Grand Designs in 2015, Pavello is the largest house to ever feature on the Channel 4 programme, and is also one of Solus' most extensive residential tiling projects. Designed by DHA and the building's owner Clinton Dall Pavello is an extraordinary feat of ambitious architecture and modern, minimalist design.

Tiles Used

Large format tiles from the Decoration range were used on the exterior walls and floor tiles from the Tectonics range take centre stage inside.

Outcome

The ambitious house, which started out as a 60m slab of concrete in a picturesque woodland clearing in Sussex, is the vision of the owner Clinton Dall and architect Des Harvey of DHA in Brighton.

With the overarching concepts of clarity, functionality, lightness and transparency, the epically proportioned sleek single storey residence is the picture of stylish minimalism.

Inside, Solus supplied more than 1300m2 of floor tiles to the living space, which included six bedrooms and ensuites, a vast kitchen and dining space, a fully equipped gym, a luxurious spa and a huge open plan lounge.

A stunned Kevin McCloud even commented, “This main living area here is large enough to park four fire engines in”. After a long search for the right flooring tile, Clinton met with our Area Sales Manager Mark Ayliffe at a trade show in London

Describing his vision, Clinton said: “I was looking for a large format 1200mm or 1000mm sized tile, something nondescript that wouldn’t create a statement, ideally a natural colour that could go with any interior style.”