Owner
P & G Tract “C” Development
Architect
Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associates
Engineer
Ysrael A. Seinuk
Facade Consultant
IBA Consultants
GC
Suffolk Construction Company
Completion
2010
Contract Value
57.2m
Program
Office Tower: 48-stories, 647 ft; 700,000 sqft Hotel Tower: 20-stories, 367 ft
Building Type
Mixed Use / Commercial
Technology Type
Impact-Resistant Facade Systems
Facade
414,152 sqft of custom curtainwall with both large and small missile impact glass; tested and passed for wind loads comparable to 1450 Brickell in Miami
Glass
Laminated vision and spandrel (two panes with PVB interlayer); hurricane testing of curtainwall systems obtained 3 Dade County custom NOA’s
Description
This Class A mixed use building includes an office tower, hotel tower, an 18-story garage connecting the structures, and retail and restaurant amenities
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Enclos designed and engineered the impact resistant facades on display at both Met 2 and 1450 Brickell in downtown Miami, also providing fabrication, assembly and delivery services. Both projects represent two of the largest recent developments in Miami, with Met 2 holding the title of largest mixed use project in the city’s history.
Part of a four building complex, Met 2 is redefining Miami’s central business district skyline as part of the city’s downtown rejuvenation effort. The project consists of a 48-story office tower and 20-story Marriott Marquis Hotel. The office tower includes 800,000 square feet of Class A office space, while the Miami Met Marquis includes uncompromised urban luxury throughout its 360 guestrooms. At the center of the four building complex sits Met Square, built to rival New York City’s Times Square with retail and restaurant amenities.
Raising the bar in terms of impact resistant facades and curtainwall technology, Enclos’ hurricane facade products withstood small missile testing with loads of 277.5 pounds per square foot applied. Remarkably the office tower includes 420,000 square feet of glass cladding — composed from 7,000 curtainwall units — while also enhancing building occupant safety in the event of severe weather storms.
Met 2 has been the recipient of numerous awards, among them:
Best Tall Buildings Nominee, The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, 2010
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