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Glass opens up the view and creates a horizon.

It’s inviting. It reflects the quality standards of

architects, glass manufacturers, facade planners,

metal and facade engineers, and brings transpar-

ency to a building. Incorporating glass into a

construction is always a challenge but with SEFAR®

Architecture VISION glass presents the perfect

combination of design and function.

With fabrics by Sefar Glass makes construction easy

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Sihlpost, Zurich, Switzerland.

A multi-story window facade covering a total area

of 6.500 m2 (65.000 sqft) characterizes the

«Haus Lagerstrasse». Designed by Gigon/Guyer

architects, the glass facade elements feature

SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric with open

areas between 55 % and 70 %, reducing solar

glare and improving the working environment.

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Sefar weaves into glass design

The prospect of new solutions for architects, planners, and fabricators

Those who value interplay with their sur-roundings appreciate glass structures. When other buildings seem a little tired, glass continues to shine proudly.

Glass delivers a cool elegance, an inviting openness and transparency. Glass with SEFAR® Architecture VISION delivers an exciting interplay of light and the appear-ance of purity and clarity. Fabric mem-branes in glass create infinite scope for design creativity and function.

In the Swiss town of Heiden, Sefar has been devel-

oping outstanding solutions with technical fabrics

since 1830. Sefar products have applications in a

wide range of industries from electronics, printing,

medicine, automobiles, foodstuffs, and pharma-

ceuticals right up to the aerospace industry, mining,

refining, and architecture. The Sefar Group uses its

fabric expertise to support architects, planners,

and construction companies in achieving optimum

results.

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VISION AL 140/50


VISION PR 260/50

Black-white Pattern


VISION PR 140/50 Copper


VISION PR 140/50 Gold


VISION PR 260/55 Gold

laminated in glass

Fabric in glass emphasizes all its advantages and brings an endless supply of new cre-ative possibilities. Ambitious and adventur-ous designs using glass become a reality.

With SEFAR® Architecture VISION fabric for glass applications, most designs are achievable while functional.

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Belaruskaya Kalijnaya Kompaniya (BKK),

Minsk, Belarus. Resembling the redsylvinite

crystal, the facade specifications for this corporate

building designed by architects Varabyeu Partners

in Minsk, combine maximum application of color,

light, and glass. Imparting both color and light

simultaneously, the single-side printed SEFAR®

Architecture VISION PR 260/55 red fabric has an

open area of 55 %, allowing for unaltered views

from the interior and no color «read-through» into

the atrium.

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It is unusual for a building material to bring so

much openness to architecture. Glass in itself is

an excellent construction material. Glass in combi-

nation with fabric propels ambitious architects to

the very forefront.

We go to the heart of the matter:The combination of glass and crystal-clear aspirations

SEFAR® Architecture VISION is a range of high-precision fabrics made from synthetic black fibers. In a complex process, fab-ric made from thread sizes of 140 or 260 microns is metal-coated on one side. The range consists of Aluminum, PR Copper, and PR Gold. By means of digital printing, the coated fabric sides can be further individualized with simple lettering or even designs covering a large area. Fabrics coat ed on both sides can have two completely different printed designs without any

read-through on the reverse side. In this way, glass gains color – and a designer sig-nature on the exterior and preserves views and reduces glare in the interior. And there are a multitude of extremely attractive design possibilities for glass and the skillful interplay with light. When used in facade elements, SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric is laminated in glass. With two fabric layers, moiré patterns or hand- crumpled fabrics enable the creation of a truly unique design.

Single-side printed SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric

emphasizes the sculptural appearance externally in

a clever way. The external view from inside remains

almost clear and unaltered because of the special

one-way visual effect of the fabric.

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Free space for architectural form language

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VISION Fabric creates

interplay with light and

environment.

Würth, Rorschach, Switzerland. Around 1750 laminated glass panels form the extensive, graceful,

and rhythmic shell (approx. 7.800m2) of this company building designed by architects Gigon/Guyer.

The single-sided, aluminum-coated SEFAR® Architecture Vision Fabric AL 140/70 combines optical and

energy-saving functions perfectly.

Architects and clients demand new de-sign possibilities. They desire to integrate existing surroundings and the landscape. The solution is a combination of glass with fabric. Glass conveys both modernity and lightness of touch. Glass with integrated SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric alter-nates between transparency and reflection, and mirrors the beauty of its location and environment.

Minute by minute, the Sefar fabric glass skin alters its appearance, reflecting sky or water and changing over the course of the day and the seasons. But glass in combina-tion with Sefar fabric can do even more.

It gives the environment a completely new dynamic and changes the face of its sur-roundings, creating its own identity


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Metal-coated fabrics lend facades

a special aesthetic quality.

Fashion Group Headquarters, Madrid, Spain.

The alternation between clear glass and glass

finished with SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric

lends a third dimension to the facade. The high

reflective properties prescribed by Rafael de La-Hoz

Architects are achieved by additional calendering

of the fabric.

Glass is hardnessFabric adds softness

Various fabric types and different metal coatings provide scope for creative plan-ning - on facades and parapets, with blinds, partitions, and wall coverings. One thing is certain: The unique interaction with natu-ral and artificial light. This imparts an at-mosphere to interior spaces. And exterior surfaces seem to absorb their surround-ings. With the addition of difference types of glass and fabric, the possibilities for re-markable, aesthetic design possibilities are greater still.

Virtually every design and pattern is pos-sible, even with CI-compliant houses and special colors. Combinations with struc-tured glass or float and mirror glass with

SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabrics are surprisingly effective. Metalized and used in conjunction with glass, technical pre-cision fabrics can be laminated between single panes to alert free-flying birds and provide the building with climatic, acoustic, and optical functions in equal measure. The result is a slender, rhythmic glass curtain which offers protection from glare, noise, heat radiation, and over-cooling.

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Metal-coated fabric

Aluminum coated fabric can be printed in an additional process, e.g., with a logo

or any two-dimensional design. In this way, metal can be given an individual and

more emotional component.

Curved glass

Curved glass is a clever variation, e.g.,

in stores or trade fair buildings, or for

bathing and spa areas.


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SBB Office Building, Bern Wankdorf,

Switzerland. For the facade, Lussi+Halter Partner

AG opted for a visually and functionally modern

design. The story-high glass operable fins SEFAR®

Architecture VISION Fabrics in AL, CR, PR Gold, PR

Copper, and PR Pearl orientate themselves towards

the sun to provide glare protection, reduced solar

gain, and shade.

This unique combination gives a building

personality and a new radiance.

Glass and fabric:Multifunctional interaction

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Facade designers, planners, and architects determine the individual external appear-ance of a building through the skillful com-bination of glass, window sashes, and pillars, as well as operable glass fins and/or facade elements. Glass with integrated SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric provides an increased range of safety and functional characteristics, thereby increasing the advantages of glass in application.The spe-cial finish using SentryGlas® Foil for facade windows meets the very highest safety standards.

The percentage of open areas in a chosen fabric depends on how much visual trans-parency is desirable from the outside and to what extent the glass needs to provide protection from glare and thermal reduc-tion. The reflective properties offered by the metal coating reduces heat input considerably and makes a correspondingly valuable contribution to the environment and to associated energy costs. Additionally, independent studies have also shown that the risk of bird strikes on glass facades with integrated SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric is significantly reduced.

Thanks to the one-way vision effect, external views

from inside the building and natural light quality are

virtually unrestricted.


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Safe, comfortable, and resource-friendly

Glare and sun protection

SEFAR® Architecture VISION softens focus – simultaneously re-flecting sunlight, reducing glare, and lowering heat absorption, thereby saving energy and protecting the environment

One-way vision effect – privacy and external views

The one-way vision effect means the assurance of internal privacy yet, depending on the type of fabric chosen, a virtually unrestricted view of the outside world, while reducing glare and possible the need for a interior shading system.

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Energetics

The higher reflectance of the metal coat-ing reduces heat transfer inwards during the summer, reducing demand on the air-conditioning system,thereby helping to save energy and reducing a building’s energy cost.

Safety

In conjunction with a SentryGlas® ionoplast interlayer, functional windows meet not only exacting architectonic requirements but also the very highest safety standards.

Bird protection

A study by the Swiss Ornithological In-stitute near Lucerne has shown that bird strikes on glass facades with integrated SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric can be greatly reduced.

With Sefar fabric, glass gains additional value and it looks great.

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Sihlpost, Zurich, Switzerland. Conceived by

David Chipperfield, the warm, golden tones of

SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric dominate the

facade in this railway facilities area.

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Sihlpost, Zurich, Switzerland. For the

glass facade on this building section on

Europaallee, architects Gigon/Guyer selected

SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric with

open areas ranging from 31 % – 70 %.

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AL 140/50

PR 140/50 Copper

PR 140/50 Gold

AL 260/25

PR 260/25 Copper

PR 260/25 Gold

AL 260/55

PR 260/55 Copper

PR 260/55 Gold

AL 260/50

PR 260/50 Copper

PR 260/50 Gold

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The range:Anything but a standard range

The standard range includes fabrics with different thread sizes. The open area or apertures – is formed depending on the fabric weave type. The percentage of the open area determines the one-way vision effect, controlling the degree of vision protection from the outside inwards and influences the almost neutral external view from within the building.

In this way, planners decide how much light, privacy, and unobstructed views they want to have according to their choice of fabric and weave. With a choice of AL, PR Gold, and PR Copper, exciting new design possibilities are created – both for interiors and exteriors.

Detailed information about the fabrics

shown here and the entire range can

be found on our homepage.

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Brown-beige Pattern


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Leopard blue Pattern

Designs

From color patterns to brand-ing, the fabric can be custom printed and individualized, with no read-through to the other side of the glass. If the fabric is coated on both sides, it can have different printed designs on each side without any read-through tothe other side.

Special colors

Colors are as individual as construction projects, businesses, and people. Hardly any construction component conveys as much emotion as color.

For this reason, it is crucial to Sefar that every custom color is faithfully reproduced in its final application.

Product labeling

4 fabrics and 1 metal coating (single and/or double-sided available) together with 2 print colors form the 16 products in the comprehensive basic range. Product label-ing provides information on the coating metal, thread thickness in microns (µm), and the percentage of open area in a fab-ric. If a fabric has also been printed, the product label begins with «PR».

Glass and Color: You have a free hand.

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Metal coating (AL = Aluminium)

Thread diameter(microns)

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Glass alone would be insufficient

Solar Energy

Solar Energy

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Glass on its own allows almost unrestricted sun and light into a building. The total energy trans-mittance (g-value) according to DIN EN 410 gives a critical indi-cation of the proportion of in-cident solar radiation entering an interior space. The lower the g-value, the better the protecti-on from summer heat. SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric plays a crucial role in reducing solar gain into a building.

The fabric’s open area determi-nes the degree of energy trans-mission and transparency. With the denser meshes in particular, a significant reduction in light and heat transmission can be

achieved. When weaving syn-thetic filaments, warp threads are respectively raised or lo-wered and the weft threads in-between shot or drawn. In this way, it is possible to crea-te meshes with an open area from 25 % – 55%. The metal coating is also instrumental in the reduction of energy trans-mission.

Energy transmission in laminated glass in combination with Vision Fabric

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SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabrics

empowers glass with optically and

functional properties.

SEFAR® Architecture VISION is a product protected by patent

Processing the fabric places stringent demands on production quality and consistency. For this reason, Sefar works exclusively with selected certified lamination partners who can guarantee the highest quality standards. These companies have tested the fab-ric applications extensively. The presence of SEFAR® Architecture VISION is identified by a special logo.

Printing optional Glass composition

Recommended laminated safety foil

SentryGlas®. SentryGlas® is a regis-

tered trademark of E.I. DuPont de

Nemours and Company or any of its

group companies and is distributed

exclusively by Kuraray under license.

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Process sequenceSequential diagrams from thread production to end product

Production at Sefar Glass processor

Spinning Weaving Finishing Coating CuttingPrinting Laminating

Digital print

Print side

Coating (AL)

Black polyester on reverse side

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London Design Festival, Great Britain.

The installation by David Chipperfield Architects

featured SEFAR® Architecture VISION Fabric,

introducing shapes and material effects

in a new way.

Glass in constructionis a revelation

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Further information

www.sefararchitecture.com

Sefar AG

Hinterbissaustrasse 12

9410 Heiden

Switzerland

Phone +41 71 898 51 04

[email protected]

www.sefararchitecture.com

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