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30. Apr 2019▶ Metalfabrics

Illumesh: Metal mesh Indemann has been glowing for 10 years

This year marks one decade since the Indemann, designed by the Maastricht-based architectural firm Maurer United Architects, first took up its post surveying the surrounding landscape. As an emblem for the transformation in the structural policy … ▶

16. Mar 2019▶ Metalfabrics

Metal fabric facade: Investor building as a gateway to the future

The CT2 Center for Teaching and Training at the Medical Faculty of RWTH Aachen University is the first investor building in the completed Biomedical Technology Cluster. Two façades of the light-flooded solitaire are clad in Omega 1520 metal … ▶

06. Mar 2019▶ Metalfabrics

Architectural metal fabric: Golden glow for ParisLongchamp

As part of the redesign of ParisLongchamp – the venue for the world’s best known horse race – French star architect Dominique Perrault opted for metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. Employed as cladding for façades, walls and … ▶

20. Dec 2018▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Reopening of the Mercat de Sant Antoni

The Mercat de Sant Antoni is one of the most beautiful markets in Barcelona. It was reopened this year following years of restoration work. In modernizing the traditional food, book, and flea market, Ravetllat Ribas Arquitectes made use of stainless steel … ▶

26. Nov 2018▶ Metalfabrics

MahaNakhon: Parking garage cladding made of metal mesh

Bangkok’s landmark – the MahaNakhon – was designed by German architect Ole Scheeren. The three-part complex consists of the tower itself, a seven-story shopping temple Cube, and a fully automated parking garage. For the cladding of the … ▶

12. Oct 2018▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Façade cladding as illuminated focal point

For the new Kunsthalle Mannheim building, gmp architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners selected stainless steel mesh from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. As a façade cladding with varying transparency, the bronze-colored shell translates the scale of … ▶

31. Aug 2018▶ Metalfabrics

Koningin Elisabethzaal: Metal fabric for fantastic acoustics

During the redesign and renovation of the Koningin Elisabethzaal in Antwerp, the joint venture team of SimpsonHaugh Architects (London) and Kirkegaard Associates (Chicago) chose to use metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG. Providing … ▶

13. Aug 2018▶ Metalfabrics

Architectural metal fabric: encourages meeting and communication

The new headquarters of the high-tech Tencent Holdings Limited in the Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen reinterprets the classic campus concept based on a US model. For the cladding of the atrium, the architects from NBBJ selected 1,850 square … ▶

01. Aug 2018▶ Metalfabrics

Rotunda: Metallic fabric as effective solar protection

South African architecture firms GLH and Terra Ether selected OMEGA metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG for the distinctive rotunda at the main entrance of the new headquarters of Statistics South Africa in Pretoria (Stats SA). The façade … ▶

04. Jul 2018▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Green campus as an identity-affirming backdrop

Alongside a ten-story main building, Samsung's spectacular corporate campus in San José includes a star-shaped cafeteria and a nine-story parking garage. For its cladding, NBBJ Architects selected Omega 1520 metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. … ▶