Town Enclosure Bozeman, Montana art installation, CLB Architects American sculptural design photos

Town Enclosure art installation in Bozeman, Montana

December 4, 2021

Design: CLB Architects

Location: Story Mill Community Park, Bozeman, Montana (formerly located in Jackson, Wyoming), USA

Constructed from sustainable cross-laminated timber panels (CLT)

First set of photos from Town Enclosure in Bozeman at Story Mill Community Park:

Photos by Matthew Millman, Krafty Photos, Tuck Fauntleroy (Jackson, Wyoming) ; Cody Brown (Bozeman, Montana)

Town Enclosure, Bozeman, Montana art installation

Town Enclosure is an art installation designed by CLB Architects and commissioned by Jackson Hole Public Art with support from the Center for the Arts, Jackson businesses, and private donors. Developed as part of the Center for the Art’s Creative in Residence Program, Town Enclosure was conceived as a gathering place that also functioned as a sculptural art installation.

The design is flexible, always open to the public and capable of being used in a variety of ways—both formal and spontaneous—to foster artistic experiences en plein air. Town Enclosure becomes a place for community engagement and a venue for artistic expression: a place for performance and exhibition, and an armature for creative discovery. Originally located in Town Square park in downtown Jackson, the installation was relocated to Story Mill Community Park in Bozeman, Montana in 2021.

The installation is a 52-foot-diameter circular array of 13.3-foot-tall, cross-laminated timber wall panels which range in width between 7-to-12 feet. Rather than radiating away from the center as spokes in a wheel, the panels are parallel and arranged the circumference of the circular form. Spaces between the panels invite exploration.

Second set of photos from Town Enclosure in Jackson, Wyoming:

photo : Tuck Fauntleroy

From a distance, the composition acknowledges its mountainous setting, engages passersby, and serves as a sympathetic counterpoint to its natural setting. Its form is derived from symbols of placemaking in the Mountain West, such as fences and corrals, as well as from iconic landmarks like the West Buttress of the Grand Teton. Town Enclosure’s simultaneous transparency and opaqueness create layers of interpretation, lending depth and complexity to the otherwise simple form. True engagement happens as one moves around and within.

photo : Krafty Photos

The installation has received a variety of recognition, including design awards from the AIA Western Mountain Region, Americans for the Arts, Jacques Benedict Award, Architizer A+ Awards, and Rethinking the Future, among others.

photo : Matthew Millman

Town Enclosure, Bozeman, Montana art installation – Building Information

CLB Architects team: Eric Logan, Forrest Britton and Sam Ankeny

Project team:
Design: CLB Architects
Landscape: MountainScapes, LLC
Structural Engineer: KL&A, Inc.
Builder: Premier Powder Coating and Two Oceans Builders
Facilitated by: Jackson Hole Public Art
Painting: KWC, Inc.
Other Supporters: Anvil Hotel, Center for the Arts Creative in Residence Program, Center of Wonder, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Dembergh Construction, Western Trust, Altamira Gallery, MountainSpaces, Nelson Engineering

photo : Matthew Millman

Photography:
Matthew Millman, Krafty Photos, Tuck Fauntleroy (Jackson, Wyoming)
Cody Brown (Bozeman, Montana)

Materials:
Walls: Pre-Manufactured, cross-laminated timber panels (CLT) comprised of timber from sustainably-managed forests
Foundation: Steel helical piers and connectors

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