Solar shading · Fabric screens
Keep the sun out without losing daylight or views.
Fabric screens combine external heat protection with a light visual appearance on the façade. The fabric, transparency and guide system determine how much daylight, visibility and privacy are retained.
Large glazed areas
Filter the light rather than block it out completely.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and large façades often need effective solar shading that does not cut the room off from the outdoors.
Fabric screens reduce direct solar gain and glare. Depending on the fabric, a clear view outside can be retained. This is precisely why the choice of fabric is at least as important as the cassette and guide system.
Large glazed areas
Visibility
Glare protection
Heat protection
Wind resistance
Smart Home
Design & guide system
ZIP screens for windows and façades.
The side ZIP guide system holds the fabric in the guide rails. This creates a clean appearance and high stability – particularly across large areas.
Front-mounted
Externally mounted ZIP screen
Mounted in front of the window, with a choice of cassette shapes and options for integration into the façade.
Architecture
Large glazed areas
Fabric screens have a particularly discreet appearance on large glazed areas and modern façades.
Façade
Façade integration
Coordinated integration solutions are available for curtain walling with mullions and transoms and other demanding installation scenarios.
Fabric & transparency
The openness factor changes the feel of the room.
A more transparent fabric lets in more light and provides a greater connection to the outdoors. A denser fabric offers greater privacy and glare protection and can darken the room more effectively. Material, colour and openness factor are therefore selected together.
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Glass fibre
Proven serge fabrics with a distinctly technical appearance.
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Polyester
High-strength textile fabrics offering different levels of transparency and design options.
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Acrylic & specialist fabrics
Additional materials and specialist fabrics for specific requirements.
Convenience
Factor in wind, motorisation and automation.
The ZIP guide system increases the stability of the fabric screen. Even so, unit size, installation location and wind exposure are assessed for each project.
Motorised operation as standard
Radio control or smart home
Solar power where installation conditions are suitable
Automatic shading according to sunlight levels and usage
What should the fabric deliver?
Views, privacy and room darkening are not mutually exclusive – but they do require a balance.
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Visibility
For living spaces where the connection to the outdoors should be maintained as far as possible.
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Glare protection
For computer workstations and rooms affected by direct sunlight.
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Screening
For greater privacy during the day – depending on the fabric, lighting conditions and viewing angle.
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Light reduction
For rooms where a denser fabric or a higher level of light reduction is desired.
HELPING YOU CHOOSE
Which sun shading solution suits your project?
Fabric screens
Shade large glazed areas with ease.
Current
Service & retrofitting
Existing systems remain accessible.
Controls & automation
Motor, radio control, sensors and operation.
Retrofit a fabric screen
Add external fabric shading to existing buildings.
Solar shading service
Check adjacent external Venetian blind and drive systems.
Fabric screen project
How much sunlight should be kept out – and how much of the view should be preserved?
We assess the fabric, transparency, installation, wind exposure and operation, then use these findings to plan a suitable solution.