News: Metalfabrics

09. August 2021▶ Metalfabrics

Subtle shine: metal mesh for elevator lobbies in the Berliner Bogen

With the Berliner Bogen on the east side of Hamburg's city center, Hadi Teherani created an office block that received international acclaim. For the redesign of the heavily used elevator lobby in 2020, he selected 106 square meters of PC- … ▶

09. August 2021▶ Metalfabrics

Negrellisteg: Metal mesh for Zurich landmark

Above the tracks in front of Zurich central station hangs the Negrellisteg, a new landmark for the city. This 160-meter-long footbridge named for the Austrian engineer Alois Negrelli (1799-1858) is supported by just four pillars. Its delicate appearance is … ▶

09. July 2021▶ Industrial mesh▶ Metalfabrics▶ Process belts▶ Transparent media façades

GKD Group: Expanded Management Board with new organization

With effect from April 1, 2021, the GKD Group has appointed two additional members to its Management Board. Lara Kufferath and Markus Kosel join the two current members, Dr. Stephan Kufferath and Ingo Kufferath, qualified engineer. ▶

14. June 2021▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh in the hotel and gastronomy industry

Due to the pandemic, the exclusive hotel and restaurant industry has been confronted with new challenges. To comply with the required social distancing regulations and shape the feeling of physical and emotional security architecturally, forward-looking … ▶

28. April 2021▶ Metalfabrics

Solar protection: Metal fabric for office building in Hungary

National Instruments (NI), a US-based high-tech company with international operations, established a state-of-the-art corporate campus in the Hungarian city of Debrecen in 2002. The Service Center, which is the third building and also known as … ▶

14. April 2021▶ Industrial mesh▶ Metalfabrics▶ Process belts▶ Transparent media façades

Hidden champion: Welt der Wunder at GKD in Düren

The GKD Group was again tested as one of 500 global market leaders by magazine WirtschaftsWoche in cooperation with Sankt Gallen University this year. TV show Welt der Wunder dedicates a special format to these hidden champions. GKD kicked things off. ▶

18. March 2021▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: solar protection façade for competence center

For Nestlé, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, Pielok Marquardt architects added two new buildings to the German headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. The smaller new building houses a crèche and a fitness studio. The other … ▶

14. January 2021▶ Metalfabrics

Solar protection façade: Metal mesh as a reflection of freedom

The Liberty Fund is a charitable foundation for research and education in Indianapolis, USA. The central point and visual highlight of the 61,000-square-meter complex is the research library. It houses over 400 publications by renowned … ▶