Enclos Explained

Enclos
Founded:1946
Location:Eagan, Minnesota
Homepage:www.enclos.com

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.[1] Enclos is headquartered in Eagan, 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.[2]

In 2007, Enclos acquired Advanced Structures Inc. (ASI).[3] The firm launched the Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos in Los Angeles, California in 2009.[4] A second Advanced Technology Studio of Enclos was opened in New York City in 2011.

Notable projects

References

Notes

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gruen. Amanda. Enclos' High Performance Facades Series Focuses On Glass, Facade Technology. 2013. Architect’s Newspaper. 2014-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015051250/http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/69522. 2014-10-15. dead.
  2. Web site: A Brief History. www.enclos.com. 8 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Demand for high-tech glazing systems prompts Enclos, ASI deal. Glass Magazine. 8 July 2013.
  4. Web site: A facade technology think tank.. Glass Magazine. 8 July 2013.
  5. Web site: Rising Art Scene: Like its Predecessor, an Addition to SFMOMA Asserts Itself in a Rapidly Developing Neighborhood. 28 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Retractable Skylight in World Trade Center Oculus Takes Final Form. The New York Times. 19 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Gruen. Amanda. Enclos' High Performance Facades Series Focuses On Glass, Facade Technology. 2013. Architect’s Newspaper. 2014-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015051250/http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/69522. 2014-10-15. dead.
  8. Book: Patterson, Mic. Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures. 2011. Wiley. 154.
  9. Web site: In Detail>432 Park Avenue. The Architect's Newspaper. 1 April 2014.
  10. Web site: Facade Retrofits: Wrap it Up. Architectural Record. 11 February 2014.
  11. Web site: Fulton Center in Lower Manhattan Reopens After 13 Years. Architect Magazine. 13 November 2014.
  12. "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
  13. Web site: John Jay College Expansion. Structure Magazine. 19 December 2014.
  14. Book: Patterson, Mic. Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures. 2011. Wiley. 120, 127, 128.
  15. Web site: The Next Dimension. Glass Magazine. 19 December 2014.
  16. Book: Patterson, Mic. Structural Glass Facades and Enclosures. 2011. Wiley. 978-0-470-50243-3. 224.
  17. Web site: Gruen. Amanda. Enclos' High Performance Facades Series Focuses On Glass, Facade Technology. 2013. Architect’s Newspaper. 2014-11-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20141015051250/http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/69522. 2014-10-15. dead.
  18. Book: Curtain Walls: Recent Developments by Cesar Pelli & Associates. 14 October 2005. Birkhäuser Architecture. 9783764376543. 14 November 2014.

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