Calacatta Viola
Carrara, IT
Stone, setby hand,to outlast us.
Strata— a Pacific Northwest tile & stone atelier. Sourced slowly, set precisely.
02Materials & Methods
A library, not a catalog.
01 — Materials
An archive of
seventeen surfaces.
From quarried Italian marble to small-batch ceramic from the Atlas Mountains. Sampled, vetted, in stock.
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Zellige
Hand-glazed terracotta, kiln-fired in Fez. No two are identical.
Cobblestone Mosaic
Custom blend
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Terrazzo
Poured in-place with reclaimed marble chips. Diamond-polished on site, six grades.
Bejmat
Saltillo, MX
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Honed Limestone
Cool to the touch, warms in afternoon light. Pairs with brushed brass and natural oak.
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Heated Substrates
Schluter Ditra-Heat under every project. Smart-thermostat ready.
03In residence — Project №051
The Cascade House.
Three rooms, three temperatures of stone. A study in restraint for a mid-century home overlooking the Columbia.
Calacatta Borghini01 / 03
01 — Primary Bath
A monolith of Borghini.
Bookmatched slab on three walls, mitered to a 45° return. No grout lines visible from the threshold. Heated floor in honed 6" hexagons. The shower bench was carved from a single offcut.
02 — Kitchen Backsplash
Travertine, quiet.
Brushed travertine in a 4"×16" running bond. We dropped the field three inches behind the range so the hood appears to float. Grout color blended on-site against three test boards.
03 — Sunroom Floor
A carpet of terracotta.
Hand-glazed 4" squares from a single kiln run in Fez. We sorted them across the room to balance the natural waver — a slow afternoon with the homeowner and a glass of mezcal.
04Before / After — Project №042
The same room, twice.
Drag to compare. A 1923 Sellwood bungalow bath, restored in the original footprint with hand-cut limestone and unlacquered brass.
Before · 11 / 2024After · 03 / 2025
05How we work
Four chapters, unrushed.
01
Conversation
We meet at the home, sketch over coffee, and listen for what's actually being asked.
Week 1
02
Sampling
You take home a curated box of three to five materials. They live with you for a week.
Week 2–3
03
Setting
One lead setter, one apprentice. No subcontractors. Site is left swept and shoed.
Week 4–10
04
Patina
We come back at 6 months and again at 1 year to seal, re-grout, and check our work.
Year one
06Selected works
A slow archive.
Scroll → 14 projects, 2019–2025
07Voices from the work
“ They treated my mother's bungalow the way it deserved — like a quiet artifact. Three years on, it has only gotten better.”
17yr
In practice
214
Homes & spaces
6mo
Average wait
0
Subcontractors
08Service Area
From the river to the high desert.
We take on roughly twelve projects a year. Travel beyond Portland metro is welcome — we add a single per-diem to the estimate, never a markup.
- Portland—
- Hood River63 mi
- Lake Oswego8 mi
- Bend162 mi
- Vancouver, WA10 mi
- Hillsboro16 mi
- Sellwood5 mi
- Tualatin13 mi
09Begin
Tell us about
the room.
By phone
(503) 555 — 0117
Tue–Fri · 9–5 PST
Studio
2418 SE Division Street
Portland, Oregon 97202
Portland, Oregon 97202
Sample library open by appointment.
Currently
Booking projects for Spring & Summer 2026.