News: Metalfabrics

15. September 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Solar protection façade: Golden glow for Radiance Apartments

Whether they're young or old – more and more people want to live near cities. The Radiance Apartments – a business and residential complex in Darling Harbour, Sydney – respond to this demand while helping to revitalize this long-neglected … ▶

15. September 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: In harmony with nature

When building the new Minerva High School in Umeå, Sweden, the design by Sweco Architects focused on the connection between education, nature, and community. That's why the planners selected a combination of wood and stainless steel mesh of the type Omega 1520 from … ▶

08. September 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

New metal mesh: GKD at ARCHITECT@WORK

GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG will present four new aluminum meshes at ARCHITECT@WORK on September 9 and 10 in Copenhagen. The unparalleled openness of the meshes saves on weight and costs, tapping new potential for use. GKD will also unveil the new warm metallic colors … ▶

25. June 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: ceiling design for Wilhelm Köhler Hall

The renovations to the old main building of the Technical University (TU) of Darmstadt included a redesign of the historic Wilhelm Köhler Hall. For the suspended ceiling, Rittmannsperger Architects chose shimmering gold metal fabric from GKD – GEBR. … ▶

08. June 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Ceiling design: Metal fabric as textile eyecatcher

The School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University in Melbourne is a world leader in fashion and textile training. Its graduates work for premium producers such as Dior, Alexander McQueen, or Louis Vuitton. For the design of the institute's new … ▶

05. June 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Architectural fabric: New colors and lots of free area

GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH AG is expanding its range of PC mesh with four new rigid meshes made of aluminum. With previously unseen openness and warm metallic shades, the meshes provide designers with new possibilities for use and respond to current … ▶

19. May 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Gold metallic fabric: the calling card façade

As a Hungarian diplomat in Southeast Asia, István Zelnik collected art and cultural artifacts from the Southeast Asian region. In a historic villa in Budapest, he found the right setting for his private collection of art and cultural artifacts and had the … ▶

25. March 2020 ▶ Metalfabrics

Metal mesh: Golden ceiling design for IHK München

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) for Munich and Upper Bavaria is the largest IHK in the country with around 390,000 member companies. Within the scope of an extensive renovation of the historic headquarters, m2plan. architects selected golden … ▶