Enclos Corp, referred to as Enclos, is a specialty glazing and exterior facade contractor in the United States. The firm provides design, engineering, fabrication and assembly services for custom curtainwall systems and structural glass facades. Enclos is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, and is a subsidiary of CH Holdings USA, Inc.
History
Started in 1946 under the name Cupples Products, the firm initially manufactured residential window products. Over the years, the firm's scope of work progressed to include the design, engineering, fabrication, assembly and field installation of custom curtainwall systems. The firm operated over the decades under the names of Harmon Contract, Harmon Ltd, and Enclos.
In 2007, Enclos acquired Advanced Structures Inc. (ASI). The firm launched the Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos in Los Angeles, California in 2009. A second Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos was opened in New York City in 2011.
Notable projects
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada, Chase Center, Golden State Warriors Stadium, San Francisco, California, 2019 New Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, California, 2019 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art expansion, San Francisco, California, 2015 World Trade Center Transportation Hub, Manhattan, New York City, 2015 300 New Jersey Avenue (also referred to as “51 Louisiana Avenue”), Washington, D.C., 2009 432 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, 2015 680 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California, 2013 Fulton Center, Manhattan, New York City, 2014"Building the Sky-Reflector Net at Fulton Center," Steel Institute of New York, http://www.siny.org/article/video_building_the_sky_reflector_net_at_fulton_center John Jay College, School of Criminal Justice, Manhattan, New York City, 2011 LA Live, Los Angeles, California, 2010 Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 2013 Newseum, Washington, D.C., 2008 One North Wacker, Chicago, Illinois, 2002 Station Place: Security & Exchange Commission Headquarters, Washington, D.C., 2009. Bloomberg Tower, Manhattan, New York City, 2005
References Notes
Further reading
Boswell, Keith. "Exterior Building Enclosures: Design Process and Composition for Innovative Facades". Wiley. Hughes, C.J. "Bringing Space and Light to the Underground" Architectural Record (September 2011) Patterson, Mic. "Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures". Wiley. Pearson, Clifford. "A local firm with a global practice rethinks the headquarters for the world’s largest charitable foundation" Architectural Record (2012) Vaglio, Jeffrey and Paterson, Mic. "Seeing Double" US Glass Magazine (March 2011)
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