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Concert Hall Coined Music Planetarium In Acoustically Pleasing Redesign Using GKD Custom Mesh
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GKD Metal Fabrics Interweaving Excellence From Concept To Completion
Surprisingly Extraordinary Parking Facades Using Metal Fabrics
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CASE STUDY: More Than Meets the Eye
The precast wall, now adorned with a robust sail of etched metal fabric, provides graphics, signage and branding that conceals the transformer and provides a glamorous welcome to the airport’s highly trafficked route.
CASE STUDY: Elegance Belies Energy Efficiency
GKD Metal Fabrics developed the systems and hardware to incorporate metal mesh facades into the parking structure with security and visual appeal top of mind.
GKD Mediamesh Aids BMW Brand Experience Center In Shanghai Showcase Transparency
The architects at WTL Design, with the help of BMW Building Design Senior Manager, Nicholas Ott, designed the BMW Brand Experience Center in Shanghai using a minimalistic approach. The project marks the first use of GKD’s Mediamesh technology in China. The stunning glass and white design evokes transparency, both in the building itself and the brand’s identity. The 21,500 square foot building utilizes interior Mediamesh screens that are visible from the outside, thanks again to the transparent glass façade.
Environmentally Sustainable Public Arts Building Gets Solar Protective GKD Metal Mesh Skin
In Metz, France, a historic city known for its culture, green landscapes, and architecture, a shimmering rectangular-shaped building rises from a sloping landscape. The building designed by KL Architects is known as the Chamber of Crafts. The textile skin made of GKD Lago stainless steel mesh plays a central role in the building’s eligibility for sustainable recognition according to specifications from the French low-energy building label, Batiment Basse Consommation (BBC).