EYE-CATCHING MESH TRELLIS MAKES A STATEMENT
05 Oct 2016
Auckland’s award-winning ASB North Wharf building boasts a spectacular wall of living green thanks to a cleverly designed mesh trellis from Ronstan Tensile Architecture.
Auckland’s Award-winning ASB North Wharf building boasts a spectacular wall of living green thanks to a cleverly designed mesh trellis from Ronstan Tensile Architecture.
Cable trellis systems provide essential structure for vertical climbing plants and encourage growth along cables and mesh to form attractive green facades and walls. Cables and mesh can be arranged in any density to facilitate the required level of plant mass and sculptural form, transforming vertical spaces with organic creativity.
ASB North Wharf is an international benchmark in sustainable building that mirrors its owner’s focus on the principles of innovation, teamwork, and sustainability. The building includes a glazed multi-level walkway over a central public lane, which facilitates pedestrian connectivity and is the central component of an interconnected public/private space.
The laneway features an attractive green façade with plants supported from a tensioned curtain of stainless steel X-Tend® mesh of 100mm aperture and 2mm cable diameter. The curtain provides a refreshing and natural green feature that can be seen from the adjacent offices. Designed by BVN Donavan Hill in association with Jasmax, the green façade was one of many features which contributed to the building’s NZGBC 5-star Green Star rating.
Ronstan provides a “total solution” in landscape trellis systems with cables, mesh, and components designed to work together to provide optimal growth conditions for climbing plants. Structures are engineered to specific criteria and every detail is examined. Ronstan doesn’t shy away from the complicated and they do their utmost to realise client dreams.
For awe-inspiring cable trellis ideas, details of systems, or technical information download Ronstan’s Cable Trellis Catalogue or full X-Tend Mesh Catalogue
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