Located in the former Dominican monastery of Santo Tomás de Aquino, this luxury hotel was equipped with a transparent solar protection system. A total of 22,600 square feet of GKD Tigris stainless steel mesh provides a durable design and controlled climate for visitors to the 17th century hotel.
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A remodel of a pavilion at the famed French chateau by world-renowned architect Dominique Perrault included a walkway using custom GKD mesh. This “parcours” ushers visitors to the newly extended auditorium through gold-colored wall cladding and mesh garlands suspended from the ceiling.
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Looking to make a statement with the design of this furniture store located in the Swiss town of Ticino, architects chose to incorporate colorful metal mesh for the building’s solar protection facade. GKD Lago architectural mesh with red-coated weft wires was chosen to create the impressive facade.
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Sambesi metal mesh was used in the design for solar protection for the Kypriotis office building located in the heart of Athens. Thanks to the transparent nature of the stainless-steel mesh, the rooms behind the solar facade receive sufficient light throughout the day.
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Stainless steel mesh offers safety and protection while ensuring visual transparency. The design includes a single arch that stretches diagonally across the bridge and connects to the supporting structure. Mesh panels curving toward the center provide fall guard protection and shield pedestrians from wind gusts.
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Compagnie-O Architects was tasked with renovating this museum, once home to a historic shoe and brush factory. Covering the original brick facade and protecting visitors inside from the sun, a curtain of Omega 1520 adds a modern touch bringing the building into the 21st century.
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A curved ceiling made of Lamelle metal mesh adorns the Emilio Balthus restaurant in Santiago de Chile. Rodríguez & Rufin Arquitectos designed the interior of the restaurant so the ceiling would become the central element.
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The unique design of this business center in Bogotá unites a series of buildings through a continuous facade of GKD metal mesh. Wrapped around a frame, the metal mesh provides a connected design flow and necessary sun shading from Columbia’s intense solar rays.
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This art school constructed in the center of Calais was part of a large-scale revitalization effort. Its curved facade is clad in three large swaths of golden Escale metal fabric from GKD, adding a contemporary flourish to this historic city.
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To showcase the work of the institute’s students, architect Stantec installed GKD Mediamesh on the facade of the George Gund Building. The product’s long-term durability and sustainability were key to the specification in addition to the many creative uses of the large-format media facade.
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