Colours + Surfaces

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Colours + Surfaces

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Introduction to Metallic Mesh in Architecture
Metallic mesh is a key element in modern architecture, offering aesthetic and functional benefits. Initially inspired by the Bauhaus school, it has evolved to include color for functionality and innovation. First used in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, metallic mesh is now valued for its versatility and visual impact.
Specifications and Applications
Metallic meshes are made from materials like stainless steel, copper, bronze, and aluminum. They vary in penetrability and reflectance, suitable for ventilation, sun protection, and facades. GKD provides durable meshes adaptable to various architectural needs.
Coated Metallic Mesh
GKD applies high-grade varnishes to metallic meshes, offering a wide range of colors, including custom RAL colors. This ensures durability and color accuracy, with stress tests confirming longevity. Coated meshes are suitable for indoor and outdoor use.
Varnished and Blasted Metallic Mesh
Wet coating processes ensure even varnish application, suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Etching processes create unique designs, enhancing aesthetics while maintaining durability.
Anodised Aluminium Mesh
Anodisation provides a protective oxide layer on aluminum meshes, enhancing corrosion resistance and allowing decorative coloring. Continuous and batch processes ensure environmental protection.
Printed Metallic Mesh
Screen printing allows for complex graphics on metallic meshes, suitable for indoor and outdoor applications. This involves applying paint through a template, creating a durable layer.
Mesh Fineness and Paint Thickness
Discusses mesh fineness grades in printing, resulting in paint layers five to ten times thicker than other methods.
Screen Printing Process
Uses Omega 1505 mesh, suitable for projects like the Liverpool Catholic Club in Australia. Recommended mesh types include Omega 1510, Omega 1520, Lamelle, Lago, Kiwi, and ALU 6010. Dimensions can reach up to 4.00 m wide and 10.00 m long. Ideal for full-surface graphics.
Mesh Specifications
Examples include ALU 6010 with a 45.7% open area and 2.50 kg/m² weight, Kiwi with a 37.2% open area and 2.30 kg/m² weight, and Lago with a 44% open area and 6.80 kg/m² weight.
Digital Printing Method
Allows for complex graphics and photographs with fine color gradients. Suitable for indoor applications only, producing matt or glossy effects.
Graphics and Photos Printing
Compatible with software like Adobe Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Corel Draw. Images should be in CMYK, greyscale, or bitmap mode with a resolution of 150 dpi for 1:1 placement.
GKD - Gebrüder Kufferath AG
A leader in woven solutions made of metal and plastic, with divisions including SOLIDWEAVE, WEAVE IN MOTION, CREATIVEWEAVE, and COMPACTFILTRATION. The company has a global presence.
CREATIVEWEAVE Division
Offers architectural and design meshes with aesthetic and functional features, such as facades, sun protection systems, sound-absorbing ceilings, and media facade systems. Known for its role in international architectural projects.
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METAL MESH COATED, VARNISHED, BLASTED, ANODISED AND PRINTED METALLIC MESH

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AGAINST DRABNESS The Bauhaus school inspired a purism that made white the was discovered as a colourful and functional design element ubiquitous colour in architecture. Here it was highly common in architecture around twenty years ago. The project of the to work with white surfaces; if any additional colour was nee- Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris in the 1990s was ded, only grey would be considered. However, modern ar- the first of its kind. Together with GKD – GEBR. KUFFERATH chitecture is an altogether more colourful affair – in order to AG, Dominique Perrault developed deployment...

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04|05 COATED METALLIC MESH 06|07 VARNISHED + BLASTED METALLIC MESH 08|09 ANODISED ALUMINIUM MESH 10|11 ANODISED ALUMINIUM MESH Title: mesh: ALU 6010, anodised in colour C33, project: Luna Apartments*, Australia, architect: Elenberg Fraser / 1st: mesh: Kiwi with digital print / 2nd: mesh: Escale 5x1 anodised in gold, project: Court de Justice*, Luxembourg, architect: Dominique Perrault Architectes 3rd: mesh: Omega 1520 with blasted surface, project: Male & Female Student Housing, Qatar, architect: Treanor Architects / 4th: mesh: Special Escale 50x50 in bronze, project: Synagogue, Munich, architect:...

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Mesh: Escale 7x1 painted green, project: St. Pölten orientation system, architect: Zieser COATED METALLIC MESH Coloured metallic meshes open up a wide range of colourful architectural textures for planners. GKD uses a special continuous process for colour-coating both flat and round wires.During this continuous process, high-grade special varnishes are applied and heated to create a powerful bond. The continuity of the process allows any quantity of wires to be permanently colour-coated and, depending on the mesh, enables dimensions weavable by GKD of up to 8 metres and virtually any length to...

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TYPES OF MESH: Cable mesh: Baltic, Lamelle, Lago, Omega, Sambesi, Tigris (only wire is coated, cables remain uncoated); spiral mesh: Escale 5x1, Escale 7x1 (only spirals are coated, connecting wires remain uncoated); PC mesh: PC Omega (all wires are coated). The maximum diameter of stainless steel wires that can be coated is 3 mm. The maximum diameter of aluminium wires that can be coated is 4 mm (for Escale 5x1 in aluminium). DIMENSIONS: All weavable dimensions POSSIBLE COLOURS: See left-hand flap (slight colour variations are possible) SUITABLE MATERIALS: Stainless steel and aluminium APPLICATIONS:...

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TYPES OF MESH: PC mesh, aluminium mesh DIMENSIONS: 6.00 x 2.50 m POSSIBLE COLOURS: All NCS colours possible. Customer colour samples can also be analysed and duplicated. A special coding procedure allows the same colour to be reproduced at any time. APPLICATIONS: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications Mesh: Omega 1540 with coated logo, project: RAIKA Bruck, architect: Architekturbüro Tschom PAINTED METALLIC MESH WET COATING PROCESS In wet coating, ready-cut meshes are subsequently coated using a paint spraying process. Primarily PC mesh with a size of up to 6 x 2.50 m can be completely...

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TYPES OF MESH: Relatively dense mesh types are best suited, for example Omega 1510 or Omega 1520 DIMENSIONS: All weavable dimensions up to 7.80 m wide APPLICATIONS: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications Mesh: Omega 1520 with blasted surface, project: Male & Female Student Housing, Qatar, architect: Treanor Architects ETCHING ABLATION PROCESS Etching is a process that transfers graphic elements onto a metal surface. Because the graphic elements are etched directly in to the surface, it is weather-resistant, durable, and fade-resistant. The result is stunningly attractive and unique....

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Mesh: Escale Alu 150x20 golden anodised, project: Grand Théâtre d‘Albi, Albi, architect: DPA Dominique Perrault ANODISED ALUMINIUM MESH CONTINUOUS PROCESS Aluminium is the ideal material for designing facades. The lightweight metal has a low, specific weight while at the same time offering high strength and good corrosion resistance properties. When exposed to air, aluminium gradually forms a natural protective layer that protects it from corrosion and gives it a matt-grey appearance. However, aluminium profiles or plates in facades are usually anodised to protect them from environmental influences...

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TYPES OF MESH: Escale 5x1, Escale 7x1, Omega (only the aluminium wires can be anodised), Tigris (only the aluminium wires can be anodised, 4 mm wire diameter required for reasons of stability) DIMENSIONS: All weavable dimensions POSSIBLE COLOURS: Only in the colour „Gold Sanodal 4N“ for indoor and outdoor applications. Variations in colour are unavoidable due to production processes. APPLICATIONS *1: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications Mesh: Tigris special, gold anodised weft wires, project: Oper Peking, China, architect: Paul Andreu, Paris MESH TYPE: Omega 1520 MESH TYPE: Tigris...

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EV1*1 Mesh: ALU 6010, anodised in colour C33, project: Luna Apartments, Australia, architect: Elenberg Fraser ANODISED ALUMINIUM MESH BATCH PROCESS Similarly to the continuous procedure, the batch process is also an electrochemical process for creating a protective layer on the aluminium wires. However, this method differs in that it is only suitable for comparably rigid mesh types. The interwoven material is divided into mesh sections and immersed in individual tanks, where the divided and preassembled panels undergo various coating stages in a static tank system. As is the case in the continuous...

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TYPES OF MESH: Escale 5x1, Escale 7x1, ALU 6010, ALU 3540, Omega (only the aluminium wires can be anodised), Tigris (only the aluminium wires can be anodised, 4 mm wire diameter required for reasons of stability) DIMENSIONS: In accordance with the maximum tank size: 6.50 x 1.45 m POSSIBLE COLOURS: See left page, Variations in colour are unavoidable due to production processes. Applications*1: Suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications Mesh: ALU 6020, anodised in gold, project: Cour de Justice, Luxembourg, architect: Dominique Perrault Architectes MESH TYPE: PC Omega 1520 MESH TYPE: PC...

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