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Mounds View, MN
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University of Minnesota // Bell Museum of Natural History
Falcon Heights, MN
The new Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota features complex glass and glazing systems as four-sided structural glazed, dual cantilever box curtainwall and monumental span curtain wall systems with a total glass area of approximately 16,000 SF. The expansive curtainwall sys… Read More
Another area where the 3D modeling was useful, was in curtainwall corner transition designs at the southwest main entrance. The bottom curtainwall façade glass lites transitioned to an outside corner while the third top glass lites ran-through to create a soffit above the entrance. With the help of … Read More
As being a Certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise, Empirehouse helped to achieve the minority requirements for the project.
This project features complex glass and glazing systems as four-sided structural glazed, dual cantilever box curtainwall and monumental span curtain wall systems with a t… Read More
The expansive Empirehouse curtainwall systems surrounding the facility offer natural daylighting and were glazed with bird-friendly Low-E insulated glass to help birds avoid unexpected collisions.
The U of M Bell Museum of Natural History features a monumental span curtain wall, structurally glazed curtainwall, and skylight by Empirehouse.
The Empirehouse solutions in this project offer ample natural lighting, bird-friendly Low-E insulated glass, and accomplish an unparalleled design aesth… Read More
Empirehouse is proud to have contributed several curtainwall systems including a monumental span curtainwall and glass railing to the U of M Bell Museum of Natural History.