Archicross Concrete Black is raw concrete in near-black — sand grains and larger rock fragments scattered through a dark ground, with fine lighter lines running across it like cracks in a poured slab. The scatter is what keeps a black floor from reading as a flat void.
The finish is the slip rating. Matt is R10 and Structure A is R11, the same black in both, plus a pressed step tile. Matt for dry floors and walls, Structure A for a shower floor or wet room. The pattern is identical across both, so the rating changes 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 a smooth kitchen wall tile. On black the relief catches the light, so the structured face reads slightly lighter than the flat Matt.
Laying it. The colour is fired through the body, so a chipped edge stays black. Of the three black options in Archicross this is the most forgiving day to day — the inclusions break up dust and footmarks that the plain Base Black shows plainly, and there is more going on than in the softly clouded Concept Black. Mix across boxes as you lay. 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.
