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Schweiss Doors in Fairfax, Minnesota was called upon by the architectural firm of Muller+Muller, Ltd. of Chicago which excels in architecture, planning and interior designs to provide four Designer Bifold Doors on the stage building and at a concession stand below the guest services building.

The designer style Schweiss Bifold Doors have an exterior cladding of cedar slats 3 1/2" x 3/4," with spaces between them. Extra steel was added at the Schweiss factory for extra support. Pressure treated wood was also added to screw the cedar slats to.

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Riveredge Park

The Toyota Music Factory, formerly known as Irving Music Factory, is a new $200 million 410,000 sq. ft. American Entertainment complex located in the Las Colinas neighborhood of Irving, Texas. It has 20 restaurants and bars and retail space that includes a movie theater and bowling alley.

The Pavilion at The Music Factory, is the centerpiece to the Music Factory. Located on the exterior of the pavilion at the outside amphitheater area series of seven side-by-side Schweiss bifold liftstrap doors ranging in size from 36.9' to 35.1' in width and all with a clear opening height of 25.6'.

Seven separate doors were used, instead of two or three large doors, because they partially wrap around the pavilion building that has about a 10.5 degree curve to it. These seven doors can be opened during sold out concerts approximately a half hour prior to the time an indoor performance is being held.

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Toyota Music Factory

The new Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut included a 34.8' x 26.11' Schweiss bifold liftstrap designer door. It has galvanized wind and side rails, a top-drive motor, electric photo eye sensors and a door base safety edge with black liftstraps.

The bifold door allows the stage to double as an amphitheater. Construction on the school earned it a LEED Silver Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

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Warren Harding HS

It seems only fitting that the one-of-a-kind Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN, should have a door just as unique. In the case of the 285,000 sq. ft. Guthrie Theater, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the door is not really a door. It's instead a 17' x 16' operable window built into the side of the theater's Endless Bridge, an observation platform that cantilevers 178' outward from the theater's fourth floor lobby on the Mississippi River side. It provides spectacular views of the historic river valley, St. Anthony Falls, the Stone Arch Bridge, and the Mill Ruins Park.

To the lower right is an example of the new One-Piece Hydraulic Door that is used as a ticket sales booth at the Guthrie Theature. The modern and simple style of the door camoflauges into the wall when closed with a seamless finish while it functions with both purpose and aesthetics.

The door was designed by W.J. Higgins & Associates of Wausau, WI, and fabricated by Schweiss Doors of Fairfax, MN. It employs groundbreaking hydraulic technology to offer the theater's guests a breathtaking view of the adjacent Mississippi River.

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Hydraulic Doors

The simplicity of design, along with the liftstrap design was a primary reason why Schweiss Bifold Doors were chosen for Yankee Stadium's winter off-season family-friendly enhancements.

The largest of the custom-made bifold doors is 27' 5" x 11' 4", followed by two 23' 4" x 9' 2" doors and two 21' 10" x 9' 2" doors. All the doors are fitted with electric photo eye sensors, black liftstraps, manual latches and keyed opening and closing switches. Four of the doors are clad in a high tech brushed aluminum. They finished the facade and the door to basically match itself so when the doors are down they blend in with the facade and don't reveal what's inside.

One of the stadium doors performs functions at the AT&T Sports Lounge located at the mezzanine level on the left field line. The AT&T door is clad in wood and tile on the outside and when it is closed you cannot tell it is an operational door. Two additional concession/bar areas, wth two doors each set at right angles are located in the right centerfield and left centerfield areas on the Triple Zero level.

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Yankee Stadium

Raven Production Management Co. of New Orleans constantly challenges itself to bring revolutionary production solutions to its clients from the smallest nightclub events to entire festival sites. Raven can enhance the experience with state of the art sound equipment, avant-garde lighting systems, and cutting edge video solutions.

Adding to their repertoire of skills was the consruction of arena and concert container units that will be in use at several events in the Los Angeles area and across the country. Raven ordered 13 Schweiss bifold liftstrap doors for these container-building units. The custom-made doors are 13' 3" x 7' 2".

Describing them as containers is an understatement; these 15' x 15' x 15' permanent units are very versatile and are being used for much more than storage or as event food concession or product sales buildings. The unit designed for Bud Light has an interactive photo booth and alongside it is an area where people can enjoy a cold one.

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Bifold Doors

Schweiss builds easy access hydraulic container doors. Schweiss Doors now specializes in customizing containers to accept hydraulic doors to open up the entire side and/or both ends for easy access. In addition to these doors, Schweiss can also build an attached lifting exterior deck on your container that will lift up or down at the touch of a button.

Schweiss storage containers are perfect for a number of uses such as secure mobile offices, portable sheds, workshops, hunting shacks, food stands, etc.

At the top of each container door cylinder is a motor rated to lift 5,000 lbs. The DC drive utilizes 110 Volt AC power. Where there is no access to electricity, the door can be manually run with a cordless drill or generator setup. Doors are constructed with 2"x2" strong steel tubing. Containers can be custom-built and finished off to your liking.

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Container Doors

Five Lift Strap Bifold Doors were installed at Bi-Rite Cafe, a coffee and ice cream shop kiosk on the sidewalk in front of the mayors office in San Francisco.

One main door stands at 49' wide x 10' tall. The others range from 8' wide to 17' wide x 10' tall.

The security gates/doors are positioned far enough away from the main counter to allow workers to stock and clean up even with the doors down.

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Bi-Rite Coffee Shop

This 1956 Greyhound Scenicruiser bus was hoisted up to the Bobby Hotel rooftop in Nashville. Two Schweiss hydraulic doors open up the side and back of the bus. It was totally renovated inside by Hemphill Brothers Coach Company.

A Schweiss dual-pump system with electric motors were placed 60 feet away inside the swimming pool mechanical room to operate the hydraulic cylinders on the 18' 6" x 8' side door and 8' x 9' rear bus door. The doors can be opened and closed with handheld remote openers.

Castlerock Asset Management, which undertook the adaptation, wanted “to create an immersive hotel that feels like the quintessential Nashville experience and mirrors musician's life on the road.”

“We wanted to create a unique experience on our rooftop different than any other hotel in Nashville,” noted Castlerock Vice President Ray Waters.

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Bobby Hotel Bus

Two prominent buildings at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds feature Schweiss Bifold Designer Doors.

“The Hangar” with two 36' x 17.6' Liftstrap Designer doors brings thousands of visitors in for “Craft Flights & Tasty Bites.”

Hubbard Broadcasting Channel 5 News (bottom) placed three 21.6' x 14' Liftstrap Designer doors on its building adjacent to the grandstand. They deliver live broadcasts from this location throughout the 12-day duration of the state fair that draws nearly 2 million visitors annually.

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Bifold Doors

The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows - Corona Park, Queens, New York is one of the world's largest public tennis facilities and home to the U.S. Open, and its centerpiece arena, Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Three Schweiss bifold liftstrap designer doors were part of a USTA $550 million renovation. Each door, measuring 25.8' x 9.10', has an automatic latching system, stainless steel side and wind rails and warning lights and horns. The custom-made doors are all clad in glass.

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Bifold Doors

Sounds like something out of a James Bond 007 movie. Spy Hop digital media arts group in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a student learning center that works with about 100 kids at a time and sees upwards of 18,000 kids a year.

The event stage at the top of the building, appropriately called “The Rooftop” has a Schweiss bifold door that opens the whole indoor space to the patio performance area outside as well as a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains.

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Spy Hop

David Prescott, CEO of “The Hangar at 743” and home to the Warbird Factory in Latham, NY, is passionate about and maintaining the heritage of history of WWII aircraft, and honoring our heroes and veterans. The hangar serves as a museum, showing off its collection of WWII aircraft and offering guests a close-up look at iconic warbirds like the B-25 Bomber and F4U Corsair. The hangar also transforms into a reception hall large enough to host up to 300 people.

“People rent my hangar for events and one of the great things about it is the 60' x 20' Schweiss hydraulic door... If weather permits leaving the door open, it provides a nice awning.” explained Prescott.

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Hangar At 743

These four 22' x 22' strap bifold doors were ordered for the Katz family pavilion in Irvine, CA. The glass bifold doors open up to the beautiful Shalom Garden just outside and allow the California sun to shine into the building.

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Bifold Doors

Ron Fagen's new WWII Museum in Granite Falls, MN draws crowds from all over the USA for huge air shows and live entertainment. It's nice to have a great show right in our backyard for the aviation enthusiast and general public to take part in! Schweiss provided the strap lift bifold door on the main museum structure weighing 32,000 lbs., it's built strong enough to withstand 190 mph winds.

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Fagen WWII Museum

Here is a great example of what is possible with Schweiss Designer Doors. This nightclub building in Washington D.C has two custom-made 32' 6.5" x 12' hydraulic glass skylight doors on its roof. There is also a 26' 4" x 8' 10" bifold lift-strap ground level door on the building.

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Hydraulic Doors

Miracle Truss ® Buildings out of Spirit Lake, IA just finished installing this Schweiss bifold door on the outdoor worship stage / building for First Lutheran Church of Milford, IA. The new building will be used to host their outdoor drive-in worship services.

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Drive-In Church