Type Berlin facade grating: Open aluminium facades with a continuous grid
Large aluminium facades with a grid that continues across panel boundaries: this is what rotec Type Berlin facade grating is designed for. It requires no edge banding and allows panels up to 6,000 × 1,284 mm. The details are essential to a successful facade design. Drawing on 38 years of experience with gratings, Karl Marx explains how this construction differs from welded aluminium gratings and the benefits of the press-locked design for cut-outs, finishes and installation. The article also covers discreet fixings and key planning considerations. Original photographs, the rotec film and references ranging from stair towers to Stuttgart 21 illustrate the details.
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