MUZEA · Grand CNS Exclusive Architecture
MUZEA was born in Türkiye, out of a design sensibility shaped by architect Cansın Akyüz and the Grand CNS studio across residences, hotels, restaurants and villas.
To us, natural stone is far more than a surface material. Marble forms when limestone recrystallises deep within the earth's crust; its veins hold the trace of that transformation, its colour the depth of its mineral make-up. Every block is a composition nature arrived at on its own.
Our design process begins by reading that composition. The proportion of the top, the mass of the base, the direction of the vein and the way light breaks across the surface are resolved together, as one would design a space. Every piece is finished by hand in our own workshop.
Nature never repeats itself. The same design takes on a new reading in every stone.
Cansın AkyüzArchitect · Designer of MUZEA · @cansinakyuzarchitecture
Interior concepts exploring how MUZEA designs converse with spaces in other parts of the world. The images are visualisations made with real MUZEA pieces.
Concept project
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
An interior concept for a penthouse looking out over the Arabian Gulf and the Dubai Marina skyline. VÈLORA's spiralling base anchors the dining room, RUBY's Elazığ Cherry top the living room; in the warm light of sunset, stone, bronze and soft textures settle into one composition.
Concept project
Cologne, Germany
Concept project
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
An interior concept for a beachfront villa on Saadiyat Island, opening onto the Arabian Gulf. ÈLAN's intertwined base anchors the dining room, NOVA's gold-veined black marble the living room; in evening light filtered through a mashrabiya screen, limestone, marble and bronze share the same calm.
Concept project
Vienna, Austria
An interior concept for a nineteenth-century apartment on Vienna's Ringstrasse, its original stucco intact. AUREL's white marble top on brass cylinders sets the dining room, VENA's cream marble on bronze spheres the salon; the proportions of the old city and the restraint of today meet in the same light.
From the deep burgundy of Elazığ Cherry to the pale stones of the Aegean, Anatolian marbles form MUZEA's material palette. Everything you need to know about choosing, using and caring for marble is gathered in our Marble Guide.
Read the Marble Guide