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schoenecker center interior glass railings

Schoenecker Center

Project Details

General Contractor:
McGough

Architect: BWBR

Location: St. Paul, MN

Size: 130,000 SF

Services: Design-Assist, Fabrication, Installation

A bold and inspiring facility that redefines interdisciplinary learning through architecture and design—Empirehouse was proud to partner on the transformative Schoenecker Center at the University of St. Thomas. As the university’s largest and most ambitious academic building to date, the Schoenecker Center brings together the arts, sciences, and engineering under one roof to foster collaboration and innovation.

Empirehouse played a key role in shaping the building’s visual identity and performance through custom architectural glass and metal solutions. Our scope included the design and installation of fire-rated and acoustical windows, high-performance curtain wall systems, aluminum storefronts, and detailed interior glass partitions.

One of the project’s standout features—the four-story grand staircase—was brought to life with sleek glass partitions and custom metal handrails, showcasing our team’s precision, planning, and craftsmanship.

Scope:

  • Fire-rated and acoustical windows

  • Curtain wall systems

  • Storefront glazing

  • Interior glass partitions

  • Custom metal handrails

  • Pre-installation water testing and coordination

  • Four-story interior feature stair glass & metal

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Mayo Clinic Mankato Hospital Expansion

Mayo Clinic Mankato Hospital Expansion

Project Details

General Contractor:
Boldt

Architect: Perkins + Will

Location: Mankato, MN

Size: 163,000 SF

Services: Design-Assist, Fabrication, Installation

What began as a bold vision to meet the growing healthcare needs of south-central Minnesota became a historic transformation for Mayo Clinic Health System. The Tower Expansion in Mankato redefined the regional landscape of care—adding 121 hospital beds through a three-story vertical addition to an active facility, and delivering a new standard of patient experience, comfort, and capacity. At the heart of this complex project, Empirehouse played a key role in bringing the building’s striking exterior to life—balancing innovation, precision, and collaboration at every step.

Scope:

  • Unitized curtain wall with custom, artistic grid layout
  • Punched windows and ICU sliders
  • Unicel borrowed lites
  • Heavywall interior glass systems
  • Custom brake metal shapes and flashing
  • Insulated metal panels and back pans
  • Pre-glazing and unitization
  • Pre-rigged bunks for crane efficiency
  • Installation over occupied multi-story structure
  • Strategic weather safety and logistical planning

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Marshfield Clinic

Marshfield Clinic – Hospital & Cancer Care Building

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Project Details

General Contractor:
Knutson Construction

Architect: HDR

Location: Eau Claire, WI

Size: 45,000 SF 

Services: Design-Assist, Fabrication, Installation

Awards: 2020 PCI Design Award – Best Healthcare and Medical Building Co-Winner

 

With a century-long legacy of excellence in healthcare, Marshfield Clinic Health System expanded its commitment to comprehensive care through the addition of its Cancer Care Building in Eau Claire, WI. Empirehouse played a key role in bringing this cutting-edge facility to life through expert glazing, metalwork, and innovative solutions.

This 36,000 SF project features inside-set frames, panels, and glass systems, designed to enhance both performance and aesthetics. Notably, Empirehouse installed a high-performance thermal composite pressure-wall system with clear insulated glass and decorative laminated glass to reflect the building’s modern design.

When unexpected discrepancies in precast dimensions threatened timelines, Empirehouse responded swiftly, adjusting frame dimensions on-site to maintain precision and progress—underscoring the team’s agility, craftsmanship, and collaborative spirit.

The project was successfully coordinated using BIM 360 Glue, allowing for a fully modeled digital environment prior to physical construction—streamlining installation, minimizing risk, and increasing project efficiency.

Scope:

  • 36,000 SF of glazing systems

  • Inside-set glass, frames, and panels

  • Thermal composite aluminum pressure-wall framing system

  • Clear high-performance coated insulated glass

  • Decorative laminated uncoated glass

  • Interior aluminum curtain wall in hospital vestibules

  • Automatic aluminum door systems

  • Metal panel systems for mechanical penthouse

  • Decorative ACM (Aluminum Composite Material) cladding

  • BIM 360 Glue virtual coordination and modeling

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Surgical and Critical Care Pavilion Skyway

Surgical and Critical Care Pavilion Skyway

Project Details

General Contractor:
Mortenson

Architect: HGA

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Services: Design-Assist, Fabrication, Installation

Awards:

  • Minnesota Construction Association (MCA) Award of Excellence

Empirehouse played a key role in delivering the new Allina Health Surgical Care Pavilion Skyway at the Abbott Northwestern Hospital—a 435’8” structure that connects the Purple Parking Ramp to the Minnesota Heart Institute Clinic. Suspended 168 feet above 28th Street in a busy urban setting, this custom-designed skyway supports the critical path of the hospital’s ongoing campus revitalization, scheduled for full completion in 2026.

Empirehouse collaborated closely with HGA, Mortenson, and key trade partners, including LeJeune Steel and DCCI, to design and deliver a high-performance skyway structure that integrates seamlessly into the existing hospital system.

Scope:

  • Curtain wall design and engineering
  • Mullion spacing and custom frit development
  • Architectural glass and metal fabrication
  • Pre-glazed panel assembly
  • Off-site prefabrication and on-site delivery
  • Installation of 200+ trapezoidal glass panels
  • Full skyway enclosure and finishing

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Lakewood Garden Mausoleum

Project Details

General Contractor:
Mortenson Construction

Architect: HGA Architects

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Size: 24,500 SF

Services: Design-Assist, Fabrication, Installation

Built into a hillside to preserve the cemetery’s pastoral character, the Lakewood Garden Mausoleum features an elegantly simple, granite-clad design that quietly integrates with the landscape. The 24,000-square-foot, two-level structure includes six crypt rooms, six columbaria rooms, three family crypt rooms, a committal room, and support spaces.

Natural light filters through bronze metal curtainwall, slim-slotted windows, and ground-level skylights, creating a serene, contemplative space for those grieving. Inside, skylights and lantern windows enhance the connection between the spiritual and the earthly. The mausoleum’s three horizontally oriented pods, clad in gray granite and white mosaic marble, reflect the historic family mausoleums found throughout the cemetery.

Widely regarded as one of the finest constructed projects in Minnesota, the mausoleum showcases exceptional craftsmanship and material quality throughout. Empirehouse sourced premium materials and delivered custom bronze and glass elements for the curtainwall, doors, and windows—ensuring a final result that is both contemporary and complementary to its surroundings.

Scope:

  • Six Flat Skylights
  • Custom Fabricated Bronze Clad Windows
  • Ten Oversized Bronze Balance Doors with Decorative Grills and Art Glass
  • Glass Guardrails
  • Family Crypt Gates
  • All Framing Systems

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