Projects
Creation of Venetian Terrazzo and Mosaics
The art of detail meets Venetian tradition, giving life to surfaces of authentic beauty, crafted with artisanal care and designed to enhance spaces that transcend time.
Floor decoration becomes a true form of expression
For Asin, no project exists without a search for the most appropriate materials or the most unique stones. All decorations are executed on-site using the “a spolvero” technique, transferring the design directly onto the finish coat. When decorations are more complex, templates are used and laid on the base coat; after seeding the terrazzo, the templates are removed, and in the space left behind, the decorative details are hand-threaded and the granules are seeded.
It is also one of the few remaining companies capable of constructing a floor with ancient materials, such as Venetian Terrazzo with a “slaked lime” binder or the famous “pastellone” flooring.
When form becomes reality
The aspect that distinguishes Venetian terrazzo from any other flooring on the market today is that its creation is entirely performed on-site. The construction phases are manual and have remained fundamentally unchanged over the centuries.
Over the base, thin layers of bituminous felt or nylon are spread; then the subfloor is created, appropriately prepared with concrete and reinforced with electro-welded mesh; after allowing it to dry, the finish coat is applied, followed by the manual seeding of marble granules or river pebbles; immediately after, the work performed so far is completed with rolling and tamping. The final stages are grinding, grouting, polishing, and the final wax treatment of the floor.
The Asin company scrupulously follows all these procedures to preserve the artisanal craftsmanship passed down through time, which distinguishes true Venetian terrazzo from many other floors on the market that result from approximate and hasty techniques.
Lime Terrazzo
Asin remains one of the few families of terrazzo makers still performing the ancient technique of lime-based Venetian flooring.
Cocciopesto mixed with pebble lime, fine grit, marble seeding, manual grinding (orsatura), grouting with boiled linseed oil and tailor’s chalk, and final oiling with raw linseed oil.
Cement-based Terrazzo
Laying a base coat layer with cementitious binders.
Laying the finish coat consisting of white cement, fine grit, and coloring oxides.
Manual seeding of various marbles.
Tamping the floors with suitable tools and, once cured, mechanical grinding, grouting, and final polishing.
Tesserine Flooring
A more modern version of the classic Venetian floor where hand-cut, geometrically shaped tesserine are laid one by one manually. A famous example of tesserine flooring is the one created by Architect Scarpa in the Olivetti shop in Piazza San Marco, Venice.
Resin Flooring
Flooring obtained from a mixture of epoxy resin, fine marble grit, and marble seeding in various grain sizes.
Mechanical grinding and final polishing.
Mosaic
Our mosaics are created entirely on-site.
Restoration of Venetian Floors
Art & Technique of Restoration
While it is fundamental for Asin to respect tradition in the construction of terrazzo, it is equally important to respect its history when dealing with the restoration of Venetian floors.
For Asin, it is essential first to understand the era in which the terrazzo was built, identify the materials it is composed of, and intervene without altering its historical characteristics. During the restoration of Venetian terrazzo, Asin uses materials compatible with the originals and employs original tools.
We apply the same attention to restoration techniques, which must be as close as possible to those used for the original creation. For this reason, we use both lime-based restoration and cement-based restoration.
Creation of Venetian Pastellone
