Stein, Switzerland, 2023

Office building combines timber construction and Webnet

Frames profiles with integrated Webnet characterize the railings in the extension building of ERNE AG Holzbau and combine safety, transparency and precision. The pre-assembled railing infill enables a material-saving design and precise integration into the timber construction.

Initial situation and concept

The new office building for ERNE AG Holzbau in Stein consistently translates corporate growth into architecture and construction. An innovative hybrid construction method combines timber with other materials. The result is a flexible office ensemble with a central atrium as the spatial and functional centerpiece.

Central staircases, connecting bridges and the surrounding railings organize the vertical and horizontal movement in the atrium and create clear visual and relationship axes across three floors. The railings made of wooden frames, filled with Webnet stainless steel mesh, combine material-saving construction and industrial precision. The atrium functions as a light-flooded distribution space and connects the "marketplace" on the first floor with the office floors to create a continuous spatial continuum.

Consulting and implementation

Technical sales advice on the integration of the Frames Inviss-C solution into the wooden railings. The Frames profiles are pre-assembled with Webnet stainless steel mesh ex works and could therefore be integrated into the wooden railings with a perfect fit.

 

Technical details

Application
Frames profiles with integrated Webnet

Products
Frames Inviss-C solution: slotted with square tube 30 mm / 30 mm / 1.5 mm

Webnet as integrated frame infill: rope diameter 1.5 mm, mesh size 40 mm

Services
Technical advice on Frames profiles and Webnet, product delivery

Execution
2023

Project partners
Client: ERNE AG Holzbau
Project management: ERNE AG Holzbau
Architect: Burkard Meyer Architects BSA, Baden
Civil engineer: MWV Bauingenieure AG, Baden
Building physics and acoustics: Bakus Bauphysik und Akustik GmbH, Basel