The challenge in designing the forecourt for Adelaide Airport was to find a material with the flexibility to follow the building shape that was also completely glare-free for pilots. The double-curved substructure was clad with GKD Tigris stainless steel mesh and serves as a distinctive landmark for the coastal city.
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With temperatures in New Delhi exceeding 100 degrees, the architects of this sports stadium needed to incorporate a facade solution that provided exceptional sunshading. GKD Tigris stainless steel mesh offered the solar protection needed to protect attendees while creating a visually seamless facade.
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GKD completed this extensive façade of Tigris metal mesh in just over three months from the contract award to shipment of the final mesh panels. Made up of 157 elements, each measuring up to 98 feet long and 25 feet wide, the panels clad the stands providing fall guards and solar protection.
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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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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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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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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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The location of biotech firm Amgen warranted the construction of a walkway bridge for pedestrians. Designed as an access point but also intended to visibly point the way for visitors, Johnson Architecture cladded the sides of the bridge with trapezoidal panels made of Tigris and Lago stainless steel mesh.
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