Wittman Residence
Curved floating vanity
- Material
- Cream Travertine
- Thickness
- 1 mm + 5 mm
- Location
- Austin, TX · USA
MILLIMETER by Casanova South America
One millimetreof natural stone.
Marble, quartzite and travertine reduced to 1–5 millimetres. Up to 90% lighter, curves that used to be impossible, and exactly the same stone.
For centuries, stoneset the terms.
Too heavy for most structures. Slow and expensive to install. Impossible to curve. And every piece that reached the site could break before it was fixed.
MILLIMETER does not replace stone — it removes the thickness that was never doing any work. At 1 to 5 millimetres, stone stops being a structural constraint and becomes a design decision.
- Excessive weight80–90% lighter
- Slow, costly installationFaster and safer
- Impossible to curveCurves and complex geometry
- High risk of breakageHandling without drama
The structurestops being the limit.
A square metre of 2 cm marble weighs about as much as a small adult. The same square metre in 1 mm MILLIMETER weighs less than a laptop.
Traditional stone 2 cm63–73 kg/m²(13–15 lb/ft²)
MILLIMETER 5 mm15–20 kg/m²(3–4 lb/ft²)
MILLIMETER 1 mm< 5 kg/m²(< 1 lb/ft²)
Same stone. Same finish. Between 73% and 93% less load on the structure.
Eight places stonecould not go before.
- 5 mm
Feature walls
Large-format planes with few joints and no heavy anchoring.
- 1 & 5 mm
Fireplaces
Thin stone over the structure already there.
- 1 mm
Architectural elements
Arches and columns clad in one continuous curve.
- 5 mm
Walking showers
Fewer joints: less seepage, less silicone.
- 1 & 5 mm
Custom furniture
Stone fronts that actually open and close.
- 5 mm
Doors & panels
Weight compatible with standard hardware.
- 1 mm
Curved surfaces
A real curve, not a cut that fakes one.
- 5 mm
Ceilings
Only viable because it weighs 15–20 kg/m², not 63–73.
The same stone.Without the thickness.
Marbles, quartzites and travertines with their veining intact. What changes is the thickness, not the material.
A healthier futurefor stone.
The industry is moving away from engineered quartz surfaces because of silicosis risk to the people who cut and install them. Manufacturers have cut their silica content significantly, but it is still not enough. MILLIMETER is natural stone: silica is marginal.
Engineered quartz
10–40%
silica. Far lower than before, but still not enough for the people who fabricate and install it.
MILLIMETER
< 0.5%
silica. 100% natural stone, with fewer artificial resins.
Figures from MILLIMETER Global LLC. Exact silica content of engineered quartz varies by manufacturer and product line.
Less thickness,less footprint.
With 1 to 5 millimetres instead of 2 or 3 centimetres, each square metre weighs up to 90% less. We are mindful of our carbon footprint, and it starts with thickness.
- TransportEach square metre weighs up to 90% less: less weight per shipment and less energy to move it.
- PackagingThinner, lighter pieces need less packaging material and take up less freight volume.
- Mechanical handlingLess weight calls for lighter lifting equipment and lighter anchoring, in the workshop and on site.
- Material per square metreA millimetre of stone covers what used to take two centimetres: the same natural stone, with a fraction of the material.
A person,not a catalogue.
MILLIMETER is a specification material: the decision is made by a studio, not a showroom. That is why South America has a person behind every project.
Oscar Velásquez, architect, represents MILLIMETER by Casanova across South America. He reviews the construction detail with you before there is a quote.
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Next step
Tell us whatyou are designing.
Drawings, references or a sketch on paper. That is enough for us to tell you whether MILLIMETER is the material, and at what thickness.