Savema
Stone fabrication company
Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy
Savema is a natural-stone fabricator in Pietrasanta, Italy. Its architectural work includes the honed Caliza Capri limestone contribution to the British Museum Great Court, designed by Foster + Partners.
- Location
- Italy
- Discipline
- Masonry
- Material
- Marble | Granite | Limestone
- Services
- Stone facades | Stone steps
- Website
- savema.com
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Photo by DAVID ILIFF | CC BY-SA 3.0British Museum Great Court
Honed Caliza Capri limestone forms circulation spaces and curving stairs around the historic Reading Room beneath a glazed roof. Its disciplines include Architecture and Masonry. Related services include Stone steps.
Designed by Foster + Partners. Stone fabrication by Savema.
2000 | British Museum, London
Source & credits
Great Court redevelopment: Foster + Partners. Structural engineering: Buro Happold. Stone contribution: Savema. Photograph: DAVID ILIFF, “British Museum Great Court, London, UK”. Photo source | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Stone contribution — Savema
Photo © Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com | CC BY-SA 4.0British Museum Great Court — Reading Room surround
Curving limestone walls and stairs wrap around the historic Reading Room, crossed by shadows from the glazed roof. Its disciplines include Architecture and Masonry. Related services include Stone steps.
Designed by Foster + Partners. Stone fabrication by Savema.
2000 | British Museum, London
Source & credits
Great Court redevelopment: Foster + Partners. Structural engineering: Buro Happold. Stone contribution: Savema. Photograph: Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Photographer’s black-and-white version with bystanders removed; resized proportionally, retaining the full frame. | Stone contribution — Savema
Source & credits
Practice and project record | Stonework and fabrication | Practice and professional contact | British Museum Great Court stonework | Practice and project record
An independent reference profile. Directory information
British Museum Great Court
Great Court redevelopment: Foster + Partners. Structural engineering: Buro Happold. Stone contribution: Savema. Photograph: DAVID ILIFF, “British Museum Great Court, London, UK”. Photo source | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Stone contribution — Savema
British Museum Great Court — Reading Room surround
Great Court redevelopment: Foster + Partners. Structural engineering: Buro Happold. Stone contribution: Savema. Photograph: Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. Photo source | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Photographer’s black-and-white version with bystanders removed; resized proportionally, retaining the full frame. | Stone contribution — Savema