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Champagne Woven Mesh — Reference
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Material construction / Mesh Atlas
Woven wire mesh
Architectural woven wire mesh forms a surface by interlacing wires or combinations of wires and cables. The repeat, wire profile and spacing create its visual rhythm. Start by deciding whether your project needs a framed panel, a tensioned surface or a flexible screen; a pattern name alone does not define that behaviour.
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Read the weave in both directions
Request a drawing that identifies warp and weft, wire or cable diameter, centre spacing and clear aperture. A cable in one direction can give a mesh different flexibility along each axis. Confirm the installed orientation, the direction in which it can bend and the minimum bend conditions with the proposed supplier. Woven mesh is distinct from a curtain of interlinked coils or rings, and their fixing details are not interchangeable.
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Separate open area from visual transparency
Open area describes the proportion of void in a defined plane. It does not by itself establish shading, ventilation, privacy or acoustic performance. Wire depth, crimp, oblique viewing and light behind the screen affect what a viewer sees. Compare samples at the intended distance, with both bright and dark backgrounds, and ask how any quoted open area was calculated for the actual weave.
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Specify alloy, edges and support together
State the alloy grade separately from a colour or finish name. Exterior exposure, cleaning access and contact with adjacent metals need project review. Establish whether edges will be cut, folded, clamped or attached to tensioning elements before setting panel sizes. The supporting frame and connections need their own design; a woven pattern is not evidence of load capacity, fall protection or compliance.
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Turn a sample into a measurable enquiry
List finished panel width and height, pattern direction, quantity and units, support locations and dimensional tolerances. Distinguish a mesh-only size from the overall framed module and identify openings or edge cut-outs. Include the project location, sample review conditions and delivery target. Ask respondents to identify the proposed material, fixing scope and unresolved dimensions so that alternatives can be compared on the same basis.
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Material references
Entries grouped by construction. A reference establishes design direction; final specifications and availability require confirmation.
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Bronze Woven Mesh — Reference
Reference concept · supplier confirmation required
Finish to confirmOpenness to confirm
Reference material · specifications to confirm
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Silver Woven Mesh — Reference
Reference concept · supplier confirmation required
Finish to confirmOpenness to confirm
Reference material · specifications to confirm
Questions to resolve
Before you specify
Is woven wire mesh rigid?
It depends on wire geometry, weave, panel size and restraint. Confirm stiffness, permitted bending direction and support design for the proposed mesh rather than assuming every weave is self-supporting.
Can an open-area percentage confirm façade suitability?
No. Façade use also requires review of loads, connections, exposure, fire requirements and maintenance. Open area is one geometric comparison, not a project approval.
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