{"id":1777,"date":"2025-04-26T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=1777"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:31:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:31:53","slug":"eight-homes-with-hardwearing-and-decorative-terracotta-floors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/eight-homes-with-hardwearing-and-decorative-terracotta-floors\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight homes with hardwearing and decorative terracotta floors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For our latest lookbook<\/a>, we’ve gathered eight homes with decorative and practical terracotta<\/a> floors, from a living room in a Menorcan barn to a Los Angeles<\/a> home informed by ryokans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Terracotta-brick floors can give homes a warm, rustic feel and have the advantage of being hardwearing and low-maintenance.<\/p>\n

Made from reddish-brown earthenware clay fired at a low temperature, terracotta was used to create sculptures as early as 3,000 BCE.<\/p>\n

Today, the material has had a comeback in interior design and is used for both flooring and walls everywhere from kitchens to balconies.<\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring cantilever chairs<\/a>, wood-clad ceilings<\/a> and statement pivot doors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Carlos Naude<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hacienda Granada, USA, by Working Holiday Studio<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Los Angeles-based Working Holiday Studio<\/a> gave this midcentury home, which the founders designed for their own family, a Mexican hacienda-style makeover.<\/p>\n

Carlos Naude and Whitney Brown “wanted [the interiors] to feel neutral, earthy and warm with a few pop accents”. In the kitchen, handmade terracotta tiles were placed in a decorative herringbone<\/a> pattern.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Hacienda Granada \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo is by Justin Chung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Duane House, US, by OWIU<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese ryokans \u2013 traditional inns \u2013 informed the interior of this California home, which is located inside a house once owned by Swiss architect Pierre de Meuron<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The original brick floors were kept and complemented by Japanese design elements such as shoji screens and sculptural Akari lamps by designer Isamu Noguchi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Duane House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Menorca<\/a>
Photo is by Maria Missaglia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Estancia San Jos\u00e9, Spain, by Atelier du Pont<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

An old Menorcan farmhouse<\/a> was converted into a summer house for this project, with the traditional stone barn turned into a living room.<\/p>\n

Here, Paris studio Atelier du Pont<\/a> added more windows to create a light-filled space with a tactile terracotta floor. A colour palette of natural materials complements the flooring and nods to the building’s history.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Estancia San Jos\u00e9 \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Budge<\/a>
Photo is by Prue Ruscoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Budge Over Dover, Australia, by YSG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A colour palette of rosy, pale pink, purple and green hues demarcates Budge Over Dover, a Sydney home in a coastal suburb by local studio YSG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Terracotta bricks were combined with aubergine-coloured plaster and aged brass<\/a> to create the interior of the house. The entire living space was elevated to sit on a platform made of handmade terracotta tiles, which were also used for the garden patio.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Budge Over Dover \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Elemental<\/a>
Photo is by French + Tye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Elemental House, UK, by Archmongers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The terracotta floor in this revamped London 1970s house connects the kitchen with the outside terrace<\/a>, creating an indoor-outdoor feel that makes the house seem bigger.<\/p>\n

Archmongers<\/a> architect Johan Hybschmann chose terracotta alongside concrete, galvanised steel and softwood timber to make the home “incredibly sturdy”.<\/p>\n

“We designed the house with the intention of not being afraid to use it,” he told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Elemental House \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Hygge<\/a>
Photo by Denilson Machado of MCA Est\u00fadio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hygge Studio, Brazil, by Melina Romano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brazilian designer Melina Romano filled this entire apartment in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a> with terracotta flooring, which she told Dezeen lends the space a “rustic charm”.<\/p>\n

Even the bathroom<\/a> has terracotta floors, as well as a sculptural terracotta sink. Their red hues are contrasted with a forest-green wall and plenty of plants.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Hygge Studio \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Dining<\/a>
Photo is by Mariell Lind Hansen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Farley Farmhouse, UK, by Emil Eve Architects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Terracotta tiles feature inside and out at this Wiltshire farmhouse, which London-based studio Emil Eve Architects<\/a> upgraded to create more space for dining and cooking.<\/p>\n

The exterior is clad in terracotta arrowhead tiles, while the interior has terracotta-brick flooring. In the kitchen and dining room, the floor is complemented by matching clay pendant lights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Farley Farmhouse \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo is by Prue Ruscoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Checkmate, Australia, by YSG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The second interior design by Australian studio YSG on this list, Checkmate, is a seaside home in Byron Bay<\/a> with retro spaces and furnishings that evoke the 1970s.<\/p>\n

The “laid-back” house has terracotta pavers in the dining room, organised into the geometric grid that gave the project its name. Vintage Italian dining chairs<\/a> and a colourful lounge chair add to the surfer-style atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Checkmate \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring cantilever chairs<\/a>, wood-clad ceilings<\/a> and statement pivot doors<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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