X
Select a region and language
Can't find your country or language? Please select Global.
  • en
  • de-de
  • fr-fr
  • de-de
  • gb-en
  • us-en
  • za-en
  • cl-es
  • cn-en
  • cn-en
  • in-en
For a healthier, cleaner, safer world

More results...

en
Resources Contact
GKD_allone_4cGKD_allone_whiteGKD_allone_4cGKD_allone_4c

More results...

  • INDUSTRY
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • COMPANY
  • NEWSROOM
  • CAREER
  • Overview
  • Projects
  • Products
  • Services
âś•
Church of the Sacred Heart, Munich
20. January 2023
Muscat Airport
20. January 2023
Home > Architecture > Projects > Kunsthalle Mannheim

Façade made from bronze-colored stainless steel fabric with varying transparency

The partially varying translucency of the stainless steel fabric with its specially developed mesh design made from stainless steel cables and bronze-coated stainless steel wires and tubes lends the Kunsthalle Mannheim a delicate façade skin with varying transparency that spans over 4,600 m². The Kunsthalle Mannheim, which reopened at the end of 2017, is the largest new museum building in Germany to date.

The façade cladding made from stainless steel mesh underscores the architectural concept of expansiveness and cosmopolitanism. At the same time, the window-like façade symbolizes a sense of togetherness between the city and the museum. Thanks to its transparent structure, the woven building shell creates a bidirectional connection between the urban environment with its people and the artistic counterpart with its visitors. To realize this, the architects from gmp selected a greater fabric transparency in front of the glazed surfaces of the façade than in front of the fiber cement panels of the building cubes. The differing degrees of transparency mean that the architectural concept is retained even from a distance, as is the textile structure of the stainless steel mesh. To achieve this, GKD developed a special mesh design made from four-wire warp wire groups (untreated stainless steel) with interwoven, color-coated stainless steel wires and tubes of different diameters. The differences in wire thickness – and thus the varying stress ratios in the fabric – were balanced out using weaving techniques in order to meet the static requirements for the façade caused by wind and snow.

In achieving the precisely stipulated color shade, which had to appear homogeneous across the entire surface of the façade cladding despite the various metal mesh components employed, including cables, wires, tubes, and tube side closures, GKD put its wealth of experience in coating technologies and their optical effects to good use. The stainless steel wires were coated in a continuous process while the stainless steel tubes were painted together with the closures in a spraying process. Finally, the coated components were woven with the untreated warp wires.

Get in touch with our architectural mesh experts:

T +49 2421 803 0
metalfabrics@gkd-group.com

Project data:

Project name: Kunsthalle Mannheim
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Architect: GMP

Solar Control Metal Mesh brochureColours + Surfaces brochure
Are you interested in our fabrics? We will gladly send you samples for your application.
Sample order
X
Your contact to us
Here you can find GKD locations and partners in our market segments
On site for you worldwide
Order sample
Share
0
Technical weavers for industry and architecture
  • Mesh solutions for
  • INDUSTRY
  • ARCHITECTURE
  • FAQ
  • Jobs
  • Trade fair calendar
GKD Group worldwide
  • Germany
  • USA
  • Africa
  • India
  • China
  • Chile
  • © 2023 GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG
  • Contact
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookie-Settings

More results...

  • Industry
    back
    Industry
    • Overview
    • Markets
      back
      Markets
      • Chemical industry
      • Corrugated board and paper pulp
      • Electronics
      • Energy
      • Food and beverage
      • Healthcare and medical
      • Household appliances
      • Mining
      • Mobility
      • Plant and mechanical engineering
      • Synthetics and polymers
      • Technical fibers and nonwovens
      • Water
      • Building materials
    • Processes
      back
      Processes
      • Acoustics
        back
        Acoustics
        • Acoustics for the mobility sector
      • Cooking, baking and freezing
        back
        Cooking, baking and freezing
        • Cooking, baking, and freezing in the food and beverage sector
      • Deaerating
        back
        Deaerating
        • Deaerating of wood
      • Dewatering
        back
        Dewatering
        • Dewatering in the field of environmental protection
      • Drying, cooling and conditioning
        back
        Drying, cooling and conditioning
        • Drying, cooling and conditioning in the food and beverage sector
        • Drying, cooling and conditioning in the chemical industry
      • Electrolysis
        back
        Electrolysis
        • Electrolysis in energy-related applications
      • Filtration and separation
        back
        Filtration and separation
        • Filtration and separation for mining and raw materials handling
        • Filtration and separation in chemicals
        • Filtration and separation in the food and beverage sector
        • Filtration and separation for plastics and polymers
        • Filtration for the mobility sector
        • Filtration and separation in environmental protection
        • Filtration in water treatment
      • Forming
        back
        Forming
        • Forming in the textile and nonwovens industry
      • Heat exchange
        back
        Heat exchange
        • Heat exchange in energy-related applications
      • Pressing
        back
        Pressing
        • Pressing in food and beverage
      • Protective functions
        back
        Protective functions
        • Protective functions for the mobility sector
      • Shielding
        back
        Shielding
        • Shielding in mobility applications
      • Washing
        back
        Washing
        • Washing in the food and beverage sector
    • Products
      back
      Products
      • Formed parts and metal mesh
        back
        Formed parts and metal mesh
        • Filter cartridges
        • Filter discs
        • Leaf disc filter
        • Mesh discs
        • Mesh rolls
        • Mesh segments
        • Mesh strips
      • Mesh laminates
        back
        Mesh laminates
        • Gekuplate
      • Process belts
        back
        Process belts
        • Caul screens
        • Doublebacker belt
        • Dryer belts
        • Embossing belts
        • Filter belts
        • Forming belts
        • Impregnation belts
        • Oven belts
        • Pressing belts
        • Ventilation belts
        • Washing belts
    • Services
    • Woven expertise
  • Architecture
    back
    Architecture
    • Overview
    • Products
    • Projects
    • Services
  • Company
    back
    Company
    • Overview
    • Responsibility
    • Innovation
    • About us
    • Expertise
    • Locations
  • Newsroom
    back
    Newsroom
    • Overview
    • Contact
    • Trade fair calendar
  • Career
    back
    Career
    • Overview
    • Entry at GKD
    • Jobs & Application
    • FAQ
    • Jobs
    • Trade fair calendar
    • English
    • Deutschland Deutsch (Germany German)
    • United States English
    • United Kingdom English
    • France French
    • Chile Spanish
    • India English
    • China English
    • Africa English