Stone from the valley
We favour Tyrolean grey limestone and soapstone for wet zone floors and bench tops — honed, not polished, for slip resistance under bare feet. Grout lines stay wide enough for movement in older Innsbruck slab buildings; our schedules note joint width and adhesive class for your tiler.
Plaster and lime breath
Dry zones receive warm white lime plaster with a subtle trowel mark. Unlike vinyl panels, lime allows historic masonry to breathe — essential in pre-war apartments near the Altstadt where vapour must move through walls carefully detailed in our sections.
Timber restraint
Cedar and thermo-aspen appear in sauna corners only, never as unchecked floor material near showers. We pair timber with glass or stone transitions so expansion and humidity stay predictable across seasons in the Alps.
Metal and textile accents
Brushed brass or bronze fittings age gracefully in hard water common to Innsbruck. Textiles — undyed wool, stonewashed linen — are listed with care codes. We describe colour in words: glacier white, forest shadow, evening fog.