Residential complex Eduardgasse, Vienna

HARD FACTS

Material

Expanded metal type “Graz”, aluminium 2mm, RAL-powder-coated

Use

Façade

Location

Eduardgasse 6-10, 1180 Wien

Year

2022

Architect

Gerner Gerner Plus, 1060 Wien

Metal manufacturer

LINZNER Metallbau GmbH, Alkoven

Krameß Metallbau GmbH, Wolkersdorf

Special features

Special characteristics In this case, an expanded metal type with a high degree of transparency was selected (depending on the viewing angle of 50 to approx. 70%) – to visually enhance the balconies and as dividing elements.

GREEN TOWNHOUSES

In 2022, ProMetall worked on a residential complex in Eduardgasse which conveys a kind of townhouse atmosphere and provides various outdoor areas and attractive facilities for the tenants.

The architecture firm Gerner Gerner Plus designed light flats flooded with light mainly facing East and boasting balconies, loggias and terraces. The green inner courtyard that connects the living areas hosts a children’s playground and various bicycle parking areas cladded by a pergola made of expanded metal elements. On the road-facing side, the loggias on the ground floor flats are protected by flexible expanded metal elements. Interestingly, rather than choosing opaque visual protection, as is often the case in residential complexes, in this case the chosen material was an expanded metal type with high transparency of 50-70%, ProMetall expanded metal type “Graz“ which lets the balconies and dividing elements on the facades appear light. The entire ensemble looks more like a naturally grown structure than another unattractive block of flats similar to those often seen in urban areas.

EXPANDED METALS – practical and elegant

Expanded metals and expanded grates are made of a single piece of metal to ensure there are no strands causing wear and tear and no weighed-down connections or welding seams. As a result, the sustainable, robust material exhibits significant strength and surface stability which makes it ideal for use in façade design. Various materials can be used, the mesh is generally diagonal, hexagonal, round or square, neither twisted nor welded. Depending on the type, various effects are possible. The material retains its inner stability even when it is cut. Due to their 3-dimensional character, façades made of expanded metal turn into “eye catchers”.

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