Galarza 2x2
Mosaic-scale square for feature panels and niches.
- Face sizes
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- 1 15⁄16" × 1 15⁄16"
Stone Appearance
Galarza Modular Stone
A square system that scales — from 2-inch mosaic to 31-inch formats, all aligned on one module.
Galarza is the most architectural range Miami Stone Veneer Specialists carries. Seven formats, all built on the same module, which means you can shift scale across a building without ever changing material or breaking the joint lines.
What modularity buys you
Say you're cladding a house where the ground floor is a big unbroken mass and the upper floor is cut up with windows. Run Galarza 15x15 below and Classic Galarza above, and the joints still align at the transition. Same stone, same colour, two different rhythms — and it looks intentional rather than like you ran out of material.
Architects specify it for exactly this. It behaves like a system rather than a product, which is rare in veneer.
Choosing the scale
- Galarza 2x2 — mosaic scale. Reads as texture, not stone, past about fifteen feet. Use it in niches, behind a bar, on a single panel.
- Classic Galarza and 5x5 — the middle. Works almost anywhere, residential or commercial.
- 11x5 and 15x15 — large fields. These need room. On a small wall a 15¾-inch square looks like three tiles and a mistake.
- 15xMixed — the long formats, for breaking up a big elevation without introducing a second product.
Cost
$9 to $15 per square foot. The small formats cost less in material and more in labour — a mason lays roughly eight times as many pieces per square foot of 2x2 as of 15x15, and that shows up in the install quote rather than ours.
Galarza — formats and sizes
Seven formats on a shared grid. Mix freely — the joints line up by design.
Classic Galarza
The original two-size Galarza mix.
- Face sizes
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- 3 15⁄16" × 3 15⁄16"
- 5 7⁄8" × 3 15⁄16"
Galarza 5x5
Even square grid — clean, contemporary coursing.
- Face sizes
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- 5 7⁄8" × 5 7⁄8"
Galarza 11x5
Horizontal rectangle for running-bond layouts.
- Face sizes
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- 11 13⁄16" × 5 7⁄8"
Galarza 15x15
Large square format for big, quiet elevations.
- Face sizes
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- 15 3⁄4" × 15 3⁄4"
Galarza 15xMixed
Mixed long formats on a 15¾" course.
- Face sizes
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- 23 5⁄8" × 15 3⁄4"
- 31 1⁄2" × 15 3⁄4"
9 Squares
Nine-square relief tile — a graphic, gridded face.
- Face sizes
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- 7 7⁄8" × 7 7⁄8"
Technical specification
| Compressive strength | 200–250 kg/cm² |
|---|---|
| Body | Grey and white cement, standard and premium grades |
| Colour | Stock colourways plus custom colour matching |
| Finish | Through-coloured, sealed on request |
| Suitable substrates | CMU, poured concrete, brick, stucco, and framed walls over lath |
| Fire | Non-combustible concrete body |
| Exposure | Interior and exterior, above and below grade |
| Coastal use | Rated for salt-air exposure with a penetrating sealer |
| Format range | 1 15/16" mosaic up to 31½" × 15¾" |
| System | Modular — all formats align on a shared grid |
Full spec sheets and dimensioned drawings are available for submittals — ask and they'll be emailed the same day.
Where this gets used
The applications this range is specified for most often in South Florida.
Exterior Wall Cladding
The biggest surface on the job and the one that has to survive Miami weather. Here's what we stock for exterior elevations and how it's specified.
View details →Commercial Facades
Commercial work runs on submittals and delivery dates. We supply to schedule, with samples and spec sheets your architect can drop straight into the package.
View details →Retail Stores
Retail fit-outs run on tight programmes. Modular formats a crew can install fast, in repeatable quantities across multiple stores.
View details →Feature Walls
When the wall is the point. Deep-relief panels, lattice screens, and large-format stone specified for maximum effect.
View details →Related products
Royal Stone
Quieter than our rustic range. Honed, low-relief faces that suit interior walls and contemporary exteriors where texture should whisper.
View details →Coastal Stone
Made for waterfront elevations. Pale, shell-flecked faces plus a cool riven slate, all rated for direct salt-air exposure with a penetrating sealer.
View details →3D Wall Panels
Concrete panels that do the work light usually does. Fifteen relief patterns that tile seamlessly, from barely-there texture to deep architectural shadow.
View details →Common questions
What does 'modular' actually mean here? +
Every Galarza format is a multiple of the same base module, so a 5⅞-inch square, an 11 13/16-inch rectangle, and a 15¾-inch square all line up on a shared grid. You can change scale across an elevation and the joints still align.
Which Galarza for a large facade? +
Galarza 15x15 or 15xMixed. The big squares suit a large, uninterrupted elevation, and the mixed format breaks up the rhythm so it doesn't read as tile. The 2x2 mosaic on a whole facade is overwhelming — keep it for panels and niches.
Is this the same as porcelain tile? +
No. It's through-coloured concrete with a stone face, roughly 200–250 kg/cm² compressive strength, and it goes up on lath and scratch coat like the rest of our veneer. Porcelain is a thin fired sheet on adhesive. Different material, different install, different failure modes.
What is 9 Squares? +
A 7⅞-inch relief tile with a nine-square grid pressed into the face. It sits between the flat Galarza formats and our 3D panels — geometric, but subtle enough to run across a full wall.
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