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Fall protection

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about fall protection

Project • By HAVER and BOECKERBridges

Pedestrian Bridge Lisieux

Metal mesh is often used as cladding for facades, walls and ceilings. It is also popular as an effective fall protection for bridges, staircases or parapet and railing fillings. It convinces in new buildings as well as in renovation projects with its aesthetic and functional properties, its timeless elegance as well as its long service life and sustainability. The pedestrian bridge cladding of the train station in Lisieux, France, is covered with HAVER Architectural Mesh DOKA-MONO 1421 Vario. As part of the modernization and barrier-free design of the station, the architectural office "Pierre Lépinay Architecture" chose the aesthetic and functional properties of the metal mesh from Haver & Boecker. The 6 meter wide and 84 meter... More

Project • By HAVER and BOECKERBridges

Pedestrian bridge station Agen

HAVER Architectural Mesh provides safety and protection while maintaining visual transparency on the pedestrian bridge at the train station in Agen, France. As part of the station's barrier-free redesign, AREP architects designed a new metal bridge connecting the platforms of tracks 1 and 2. The 7 m high and 20 m long pedestrian bridge has 2 staircases and 2 elevators, enabling every traveler to cross the two tracks safely.Fall protection: HAVER Architectural Mesh meets requirements for protection and safetyThe sides of the bridge as well as the stairways are clad with architectural wire mesh EGLA-DUO 4222  from Haver & Boecker. This mesh type appears – due to the combination of flat wires and plain form of the round wires &... More

Project • By HAVER and BOECKERApartments

Zur Weinlese

HAVER Architectural Mesh offers a secure solution for balconies and staircases On the former site of the Volg Wineries in Winterthur, Switzerland, the architectural company Beat Rothen Architektur GmbH created a new area of residential and commercial space. The new area "Zur Weinlese" consists of 125 rental apartments and around 950 m² of commercial space.  © Sennrich AG   The project is named after the wall painting "Weinlese" by the Swiss artist Heinrich Danioth, painted in 1943. The listed sgraffito is located on the old winery warehouse. The Tower is the only surviving building of the former complex and offers space for studio and residential uses as well as commercial units. The houses in the southern part... More

Project • By HAVER and BOECKERHousing

Staircase cladding Stein am Rhein

In the Swiss town of Stein am Rhein a former scale factory was converted by the architects Baumgartner Partner Architekten for use as rental flats. Architectural Mesh is suitable for the renovation, expansion or modernization of existing buildings. As a modern design element, it can be used to connect old and new building structures – as a façade cladding, interior cladding or decorative protection. HAVER Architectural Mesh DOGLA-TRIO 1030 was used for the cladding of two wellholes. DOGLA-TRIO is a robust weave, which gets its structure from clusters of vertical wires. Due to its high inherent stability, it is suitable for the use as fall protection on façades, parapets or wellholes. One wire mesh element made of stai... More

Product • By Carl Stahl ArchitectureX-TEND® stainless steel cable mesh

X-TEND® stainless steel cable mesh

Many years ago, CARL STAHL ARCHITECTURE introduced X-TEND®, an innovative construction element that blends protection with aesthetic design. This stainless steel mesh has diverse applications indoors and outdoors, including balustrade in-fills, fall protection, dividers, façade cladding, green wall systems, and versatile design elements. Constantin Meyer, 3pass Architekten, Köln X-TEND® is also essential for architecturally ambitious projects like lightweight aviaries and big-cat enclosures featuring complex curvilinear geometries, highlighting the expertise of CARL STAHL ARCHITECTURE’s planners and wire specialists. Caption X-TEND® is ideal for lightweight architecture, offering expansive design po... More

Product • By HAVER and BOECKERLARGO-NOVA 2032

LARGO-NOVA 2032

LARGO-NOVA is characterized by its crimped flat wires and vertical round wires. The architectural wire mesh creates a homogenous appearance with reduced transparency. It is suitable for interior or exterior applications.   Weight: ~ 6,6 kg/m² Open area: ~ 40% Main applications: Façade, Sun Protection   Characteristics: • homogeneous appearance • homogenous light reflections created by the mesh structure • suitable for sun protection   Architectural wire mesh is often used with a stainless steel look, however there are numerous options available for coloring: Painting (complete or partial) in RAL or metallic colors, digital printing, wire mesh made of non-ferrous metal (cooper, tin bronz... More

Project • By HAVER and BOECKERIndividual Buildings

PASSERELLE LES ARCS 1800

Located towards Mont Blanc, Les Arc is one of the most famous ski resorts in the French Alps. Above the Isère valley, the ski resort, surrounded by forests and precipices, is comprised by 4 villages: Les Arcs 1600, Les Arcs 1800, Les Arcs 1950 and Les Arcs 2000. As a connection between the new indoor swimming pool in Les Arcs 1800, a new elevator and stair tower was designed by the architect Yves de Preval. The tower received a wire mesh cladding from HAVER Architectural Mesh DOGLA-TRIO 1033. The stainless steel wire mesh DOGLA-TRIO is a robust meshtype, which gets its structure from clusters of vertical wires. In close up DOGLA-TRIO looks very robust but when viewed from a distance it appears as a delicate fabric. Depending... More