Wood, especially top-quality wood, is expensive, although Zhou Fangyuan has already been mentally prepared, but after hearing the price of these woods, he is still a little surprised. But do you think that's the end of it? No, it's actually more expensive than wood, it's stone.

Unlike wood, stone has a wider range of uses, a larger paving area, and as a non-renewable resource, stone itself is more precious than wood.

As a high-grade building decoration material, stone is widely used in indoor and outdoor decoration design, curtain wall decoration and public facility construction. At present, the common stone on the market is mainly divided into natural stone, artificial stone, and marble.

Natural stone is divided into slate and granite according to its physical and chemical properties. Artificial stone is divided into terrazzo and synthetic stone according to the process. Terrazzo is made of cement, concrete and other raw materials forged, and synthetic stone is made of crushed stone of natural stone as raw material, plus adhesive and other pressurized and polished stones. The latter two are artificially made, so the strength is not as valuable as natural stone.

Stone is a high-grade product of building decoration materials, natural stone is roughly divided into granite, slate, sandstone, limestone, volcanic rock, etc., with the continuous development and progress of science and technology, artificial stone products are constantly changing with each passing day, quality and beauty has not been inferior to natural stone. With the development of architectural design, stone has long become one of the important raw materials for construction, decoration, road and bridge construction.

Natural stone refers to a general term for materials that are mined from natural rock masses and processed into blocks or plates. The two most basic types of stone used in the building decoration industry are natural stone and artificial stone. Natural stone materials such as marble, granite, limestone, etc. There are two main types of natural stone used in building decoration: granite and marble. Natural stone is one of the oldest materials for civil engineering. Natural stone has the advantages of high compressive strength, good wear resistance and durability, beautiful and decorative surface after processing, wide distribution of resources, rich reserves, convenient local materials, low production cost, etc., and is one of the main decorative materials of modern civil engineering.

Natural stone can be broadly divided into 3 categories.

Igneous rocks are formed by the cooling and consolidation of molten or partially molten materials such as magma by molten or partially molten rocks of the earth's mantle or crust, granite is a kind of igneous rock; Metamorphic rocks are naturally metamorphized from one stone under the mixed action of high temperature and high pressure and minerals, marble, slate, quartzite, and jade all belong to metamorphic rocks.

Granite is a very hard igneous rock that is very dense and resistant to scratches and corrosion, so it is ideal for use on floors and kitchen countertops, and there are up to several hundred varieties.

Marble refers to sedimentary or metamorphic carbonate rocks, including marble, dolomite, limestone, sandstone, shale and slate, etc., which are derivatives of limestone, and marble is a metamorphic rock that can be polished and polished. Marble is soft and easily scratched or corroded by acids, and there are countless types of marble around the world.

Limestone is a type of sedimentary rock that is made up of calcite and sediments that form a variety of colors.

Sandstone is also a type of sedimentary stone, which is mainly composed of loose quartz sand grains with a rough texture, and sandstone is also available in many varieties.

Slate is a metamorphic rock with argillaceous, silty or neutral tuff that can be peeled into thin sections along the direction of the slate. The color of slate varies with the impurities it contains, the iron-containing ones are red or yellow, the carbonaceous ones are black or gray, and the calcium-containing ones will bubble when exposed to hydrochloric acid, so they are generally named and classified according to their colors, such as green slate, black slate, calcareous slate, etc.

Artificial stone is made from non-natural mixtures, such as resin, cement, glass beads, aluminite powder, etc., plus crushed stone binders. Artificial stone came out in the United States 30 years ago, and the earliest application of artificial stone products as decorative materials in China was in some developed coastal cities in the mid-90s, and it was widely popular a few years later.

Cultural stone is a stone mine mined in nature, in which slate, sandstone, quartz stone, after processing, become a decorative building materials. The material of cultural stone is hard, the color is bright, the texture is rich, the style is different, and it has the characteristics of compression resistance, wear resistance, fire resistance, cold resistance, corrosion resistance, and low water absorption.

The so-called marble refers to sedimentary or metamorphic carbonate rocks, including marble, dolomite, limestone, sandstone, shale and slate. For example, China's famous white marble is the dolomite produced in Fangshan, the marble in Yunnan Province is the marble produced in Dali County, and the famous Dandong green is serpentinized silica skarn. Similarly, the various types of magmatic rocks that are mined as stones, such as andesite, diabase, oyenite, gneiss, etc., are called granite. For example, the white granite of Baihujian in the capital is granite, the green of Quancheng is gabbro, and the black granite of the island city is diabase.

However, in addition to these relatively common stones, there are also some stones that are named luxury stones, which are different from the commonly used granite and marble, which mainly refer to natural quartz or semi-precious stones, crystals and agate and other characteristic stones with special colors and textures. For example, sapphire, Amazon green, iron red, forest sea snowfield, fish belly white, etc., can be called luxury stone, and often appear in various high-end clubs.

And these top-of-the-line luxury stones usually have these characteristics.

First of all, it is very scarce, many mine varieties are rare, limited to production every year, most of the materials of characteristic stones are quartz and semi-precious stones and even gemstones, and some gems are even the main raw materials of the jewelry industry, and the materials are extremely rare and precious.

The second is uniqueness, this kind of stone, usually not easy to find the same type of products to be replaced, want to achieve a certain visual effect, you can only choose the corresponding stone, the choice is cured, so the price is up.

Again, the color texture is rich, the color of the characteristic stone is colorful, the pattern rules and irregularities are so eclectic, and only in this way can it be called a luxury stone.

Then there is the high gloss, the luxury stone is usually very hard quartz stone, the surface of the plate is high, some are natural jade or crystal, the light transmission effect is remarkable, and it looks very beautiful.

Then there is the high difficulty of processing, most of the hardness of characteristic stones is above 7, and some are 8 or 9 close to the hardness of diamond 10. The difficulty of cutting is 3-4 times that of ordinary stone, and the labor cost remains high, so the cost is naturally added to the stone itself.

Finally, and most importantly, it is artistically expressive. The board surface has a strong artistic expression and can be collected as a work of art, and it is officially because they have such attributes, so they are even more precious.

The world's most famous luxury stone is mainly produced in Brazil, West Africa and Italy.

Among them, there are a few more representative, for example, the marble series of fish belly white, produced in Italy CARRARA mining area, white, fish belly white refers to the color similar to the belly of the fish, the color and gloss are good, the feeling after laying has the moist and elegant atmosphere of jade, and it is also the white luxury marble that we often use in interior design. The stone is deeply loved by designers and owners in terms of material, pattern, finish, etc., and is widely used in the decoration and decoration of high-end hotels, high-end villas and high-end leisure places. After laying, it feels moist and elegant with jade, as if you are in the palace of the Holy Spirit.

The related varieties are better Silk Road, glacier elves, golden silk white jade, etc.

Legend of the galaxy, the background color is black, and the interspersed with golden yellow and white textures makes the texture of the entire board complex, and the pieces of golden yellow are like small stars gathered together, like the vast Milky Way.

Both of these are very precious marble stones, and the price is naturally extremely high.

Quartzite series of sea ice blue is also very famous, its English name is Amazonita, it is actually "Tianhe stone", the color is between blue and green, with white veins in the middle, bright texture, good transparency, and silky glass luster on the surface.

The structure is very similar to jadeite, with a unique double crystal structure, and the sea ice blue mine is the only "Tianhe stone" stone mine found in the world so far that can mine blocks, and it is also the only stone with lake blue color jade, which is rarer than ordinary blue color stones.

Sea ice blue is mostly used in living rooms. Sea ice blue is applied to the living room wall.

For example, the common sea ice blue screen. Screens are generally placed in a prominent position indoors, playing the role of separation, beautification, wind blocking, coordination, etc. It is an inseparable whole of ancient home decoration, presenting a harmonious beauty and serene beauty. The word "screen" is also very poetic, it creates a kind of quiet space that seems to be separated but not separated, and it seems to be disconnected. Or directly for wall decoration, it is also a good choice.

Butterfly dream, English name TropicalDream, colorful color, crystal texture, brilliant luster, formation time of more than 1 billion years, so the variety of butterfly dream is relatively rare on the market, golden yellow and white lines twisted and twisted, dazzling, natural, set off each other, exquisite.

In addition, there are varieties such as the pearl of the sea, in short, the top one is precious, and the price is also high.

Then there's the Agate collection, which starts with the natural agate WildAgate SemiPrecious, which comes from the Greek achates, the ancient name of the Sicilian rivers, and it is a richly colored gemstone. This mineral with a typical agate luster relaxes the body and relieves stress and irritation. The best quality agate comes from Brazil, China, India, Europe, and Madagascar. And this deep blue agate is the best in the agate category, the snowflakes and fragments of the snow crystal almost give this agate sample a three-dimensional feeling, this type of large panel, also suitable for backlighting, increase the translucency of the performance, each time these selected blue agate specimens have been carefully arranged and hand-assembled by experienced craftsmen, fully showing the beauty of this semi-precious stone.

Indian agate, produced in India, each piece of agate color is different, matching, the combination of the texture is its own, red, gray, blue, green into one, just right, its unique color is quite Indian exotic.

There are also Uruguayan agate, which are also very famous.

The jade series, the members are relatively few, the most famous is the white jade, named white jade, the color is very gorgeous, or white or yellow, if the clouds are all over the sky, or blue or gray, it is one of the more precious stones in the stone variety, the material is very delicate, the light transmission effect is good, the overall elegance is like the vast Milky Way, very precious, it is impossible to use a large area, only play an embellishment role.

In addition, there are colored jade, jade, etc., there are varieties of colored jade and purple jade, in short, the choice of stone, in fact, is less than wood, because the wood is more decorative than practical, stone belongs to both decorative and practical, and it is good-looking, durable, wear-resistant, high-temperature resistant, strong, and beautiful...... The choice is narrow, so basically the above stones can be called luxury stones. It is said that there is another one called cloisonné, but it is too rare on the market and basically cannot be bought, unless you are willing to spend a lot of money.

Of course, Zhou Fangyuan will not use these stones to decorate, and wood, what he pursues this time is not the ultimate, although such building materials must be good, it is what everyone yearns for, but it is also necessary to do what he can. The reason why he asked so many questions was mainly to chat with the designer and ask for advice from the design value. When will you be able to use it in the future, and there is nothing wrong with asking more now.

And for Zhou Fangyuan's "studiousness" , the designer has no reservations, first of all, there is no direct conflict of interest between the two sides, not to mention that now Zhou Fangyuan is the gold owner, the designer eats his bowl of rice, some of the requirements that are not too much will naturally be solved, which is not a big deal in itself, in fact, domestic designers, there are some who know these, high-end design is not only abroad, there are also a number of top designers in China, Zhou Fangyuan chose a foreign design company, just considering that the other party is more experienced in the club, no matter what to say in China, the start is still a little late, and it will be able to catch up in a few years, but now, there is still a gap。

This needs to be acknowledged.

The designer contributed greatly to the construction of the clubhouse, and he even discussed the load-bearing structure and force distribution of the building with engineers from distant real estate, including elements such as wind resistance and earthquake resistance. The engineer said that although there are volcanic groups in this area, due to the topography, it is basically impossible to have too strong winds, and earthquakes are basically unlikely. But the designer insisted on strengthening the structure, and Zhou Fangyuan also agreed.

He now comes by whenever he has time, looks at the progress of the project, chats with the designers, and learns something he didn't know before. There are things that he needs to deal with on the group's side, but not too much, so he has some leisure time to check back and forth. Under his constant inspection, the construction of the project was in full swing, and soon, the underground construction was completed, and the construction of the clubhouse above the ground began.