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Textile Facades

Case Studies

2009
Tallinn, Estonia
Architect: AET Architects, Illimar Truverk
Material: Serge Ferrari
Printed area: 5000m2

Client feedback by Tuuliki Tõiste, Development Manager:
"For us as a library, the facade textile mainly enables to protect our books on open shelves from direct sunlight. It is also a great windcatcher – it feels with windy weathers that we have a „dress“ on. The facade was given 10 years of warranty, our building was finished in 2009, so it is already 13th season running and there are no signs of wear and no need to change „the dress“. Printed pattern has created an effect that we wanted. Our library’s concept is „brain tree“, the building sits in the front corner of the university campus and looks like a wooden block. Printed wood perennials have also been visualised as space sky with planets and stars by outside viewers. In terms of urban space, it is an intriguing building, people notice it and think of it. We are content with this solution and dare to recommend to everyone.“
2016
Tartu, Estonia
Architect: Illimar Truverk
Material: Serge Ferrari
Printed area: 2500m2

Birgit Kibal, Head of Communication and External Relations of National Archive:
„Our facade canvas has been very durable and weatherproof, it creates cool effects when looking out with snow and ice. Tightened facade canvas is often mistakenly perceived as some other painted solid material and so people wandering outside Noora building have no idea that actually our employees have a very good visual on them from the windows behind the screen. Above all, however, the Groove pattern itself is important to us, which has given reason to the use of the same motif in our souvenirs, and we have also adopted it as a trademark.“
2018
Tallinn, Estonia
Architect: Asum Arhitektid, Hannes Koppel
Material: Verseidag
Printed area: 2550m2

Estonia’s largest spa and sauna centre, 16 lines of bowling, trampoline centre, gym and the most contemporary gymnastics room in the Baltics.
2018
Pärnu, Estonia
Architect: Control AB
Material: Valmex
2018
Rapla
Architect: Tõnis Kurisoo
Material: Valmex
Printed area: 350m2
2019
Tartu, Estonia
Architect: Privaat arhitektuur
Material: Valmex
Printed area: 2460m2

Tartu Health Centre is a near-zero energy building where renewable energy solutions have been combined with overall energy-efficiency. It accommodates different healthcare and wellbeing services, as well as a supermarket, cafe and restaurant. Connected to seven bus line routes makes it a real hub in Estonia's second-largest town.
2019
Rakvere, Estonia
Renovation of old facade
Client: Rakvere City Council
Material: Heytex
Printed area: 146m2

Pikk street was the main business street in Rakvere in the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century with shops, restaurants, guest houses and a bank. In 2020 700m of Pikk street was restuarated, as a result, the street turned into modern pedestrian-friendly promenade and once again a representative street of the city. In co-operation with planners and architects of the reconstructed area, Rakvere city government ordered a facade mesh, which depicts the street as it was in 1865, to cover a prominent side wall of the building next to the recreational square. Symbiosis of the old and new had been established.
2020
Elva, Estonia
Architect: Veiko Tein Arhitektuurinurk OÜ
Material: Valmex
Printed area: 1400m2

Architect Veiko Tein: "The main pattern is the pattern of a leaf seen under a microscope, which indicates some kind of structure. Since it is a sports complex built next to a school building, it always has its own structure. The leaf motif alone seemed a little too small on the large facade, and therefore additional symbolism was sought. For me, the city of Elva has always been associated with pines, which are also on Elva's coat of arms. It fit well with the enlarged leaf pattern! The idea of ​​the arch motif of the fabric facade came from the undulations, as a swimming pool was also planned for the sports building complex. Although the swimming pool did not come, the undulations remained!"
2020
Tallinn, Estonia
Architect: Ville Lausmäe
Renovation of old facade
Material: Verseidag
Printed area: 360m2

Anri Treifeldt, owner of the building: "Our choice was very practical. Laki 11a building was constructed in 1992. It houses Reval Pastry production and Reval Cafe on the first floor. Over time, signs of wear started to appear. Together with Metroprint team we found that covering the facade with printed canvas, we achieve fresh and eye-catching result with reasonable budget. At the same time, architects found a way to display both companies' logos in the facade visual. All in all, an eye-catching production facility was born on our street in a very short time with a reasonable budget. And if, after some years, there is a desire to change the design, we can easily do it."
2020
Viljandi
Material: Serge Ferrari
2020
Riga, Latvia
Architect: Design Office Ludvigs (Ludvigs Saprovskis, Nils Saprovskis, Inga Udalova)
Material: Serge Ferrari
Printed area: 1400m2

Nominated for Latvian Architecture Annual Award 2021
2021
Kuressaare, Estonia
Architect: Karisma Architects
Material: Valmex
Media: Delfi
2021
Tallinn
Material: Heytex
280m2
Media: Delfi
2021
Tallinn, Estonia
Media: Postimees
2022
Kärkna, Estonia
Material: Valmex
400m2
2022
Rapla, Estonia
Material: Heytex
400m2