Metal frame tensile structure HOESCH BUILDING

rooffor facadewith PTFE membrane

Düren, Germany Facts REALIZATION MEMBRANE STRUCTURES Hightex YEAR 2005 CLIENT J. Hoesch GmbH & Co. KG, Düren CITY Düren, Germany ROOF AREA 250 m² CONTRACTOR Bilfinger & Berger, Wiesbaden ARCHITECT Wörsching GmbH & Co. KG, Starnberg, Germany ENGINEERING Konstruktionsgruppe für Bauwesen, Cologne, Germany LOCATION Europe Details Flexible Moving Shading System The PVC/ PES mesh facade serves as shading for the office building. The east and west facades are covered on two levels with panels of varying sizes, and connected to the window fronts using a specially designed clamping system. By mechanical rotation of the facade elements, and through the translucence and reflection properties of the membrane material, a good lighting ambience from both inside and outside of the building is achieved. The special surface properties of the mesh material ensure that the need to clean the facade is significantly reduced. used materials MATERIAL Mesh fabric