Archicross Concrete Beige is the line Paradyż built around raw concrete. Small grains of sand and larger rock fragments are scattered through a pale sand ground, and thin multi-coloured lines run across it like cracks in a poured slab. Up close there is a lot to look at; from standing height it settles into a calm, warm floor.
The finish is the slip rating. Matt is R10 and Structure A is R11 — the same beige in both, plus a pressed step tile for a tread edge. Matt for dry floors and walls, Structure A for a shower floor or wet room. The pattern is identical across both, so the rating can change underfoot without the floor changing appearance.
What “structure” actually means here. Structure A is not a printed effect — the surface is physically raised, a fine dense grain you feel under a bare foot, closer to fine grit paper than to the smooth tile you would put on a kitchen wall. That relief is what gives the grip; it also holds dirt in the texture rather than releasing it to a flat mop.
Laying it. The colour is fired through the body, so a chipped edge does not show a pale core. The inclusions are the practical argument for this one in a kitchen: crumbs, dust and dried splashes disappear into the scatter in a way they never do on a plain pale tile. Mix across boxes as you lay so the fragments distribute evenly. Every format covers 1.43 m² per box at 26.6 kg — a 6 m² floor is five boxes with the usual ~10% cutting allowance. Rectified edges take a 2 mm joint; suits underfloor heating.
- Collection: Archicross Concrete by Ceramika Paradyż
- Country of origin: Poland
- Formats: 30x60cm (598x298mm), 60x60cm (598x598mm)
- Thickness: 8mm
- Appearance: raw concrete look — sand grains, rock fragments and fine crack lines
- Finishes: Matt (R10), Structure A (R11), pressed step tile
- Surface: Porcelain stoneware, rectified, body-coloured throughout, resistant to deep abrasion
- Suitable for: floor, wall, façade and stairs — hall, kitchen, bathroom, wet room, commercial
- 30x60cm: 8 pieces per box (1.43 m²), 26.6 kg
- 60x60cm: 4 pieces per box (1.43 m²), 26.6 kg
- Step tile 30x60cm: 8 pieces per box (1.43 m²), 26.6 kg
- Sold per box; price shown per m²
Part of the Archicross collection — the four lines share colours and formats, so Base, Concept, Concrete and Stone can be combined to separate zones.
