For Hermes Bangkok, the all-glass facade is veiled in Sambesi metal fabric. The custom mesh includes gold-coated rods that cast a warm glow, whether it’s catching the sun during the day or illuminated from within at night.
Read More
Benefits: Aesthetic
Grand Theatre des Cordeliers
A shell of golden anodized metal mesh envelopes the streamlined geometry of the Grand Theatre Des Cordeliers. A signature design by Dominique Perrault, the Escale spiral mesh is semi-transparent during the day, but grants a view into the theatre when backlit at night.
Read More
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
The shimmering mesh facade of this historic soccer stadium reflects its surroundings while conveying a sense of openness and granting a view of the stadium interior. The architects opted for Escale 7 x 1 stainless steel spiral mesh for its durability, flexibility and easy maintenance.
Read More
Emirates Golf Club Dubai
When you walk into the ballroom of the Emirates Golf Club Dubai, you immediately notice the suspended ceiling. Constructed of sustainable Escale 2,8×1 and fastened with flats and clevis fittings, the ceiling gently curves above as if looking up inside a circus tent.
Read More
Easton Street
Ibbotson Architects was looking for fall protection for its Easton Street office project that kept light moving within stairwells. Coated panels of GKD Omega 1520 and Omega 1520 PC provided the safety and security factor while allowing light to permeate the space.
Read More
Bulthaup
The Bulthaup commerce building located in Seoul features a custom-designed GKD facade. Han Architects specified GKD Baltic mesh with the company’s name etched into the surface. The graphic clearly projects the building’s commercial occupant in an aesthetically progressive and sustainable way.
Read More
Barcelo Raval Hotel
This luxury hotel presents as a 124-foot-high elliptical cylinder clad in a veil of shimmering metal fabric. GKD Escale spiral mesh ensures that guests inside have an optimal view of the city through the facade, but for onlookers outside, the mesh mirrors a subtle reflection of the surrounding landscape.
Read More
Adeam Ginza Six
This high-end retailer wanted to create a space inspired by a modern Japanese tea house. Architect Happenstance Collective saw how GKD’s metal fabric easily blended a fusion of the modern and the traditional while providing an attractive and transparent focal point through a partition and cladding.
Read More
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Patients, doctors and researchers come together at this interdisciplinary institute. Barcelona’s hot sun and an all-glass facade presented the need for a durable sunscreen. GKD Omega 1520 stainless steel mesh provided the perfect sustainable solution.
Read More
Dayton Convention Center
Flexible GKD Escale 7 x 1 stainless steel mesh enabled the construction of a unique three-story rotunda at this convention center entrance. The metallic facade is reminiscent projects a contemporary, high-tech aesthetic while providing effective solar protection and unencumbered views from inside.
Read More