diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c0288c52..fb26f6ae 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ YYYY-MM-DD
 
 - Adds a method with signature `Envelope() Envelope` to type `Sequence`.
 
+- Simplifies the internal representation of the `Envelope` type.
+
 ## v0.45.1
 
 2023-09-29
diff --git a/geom/type_envelope.go b/geom/type_envelope.go
index d3b36891..614c0e44 100644
--- a/geom/type_envelope.go
+++ b/geom/type_envelope.go
@@ -21,27 +21,8 @@ import (
 // The Envelope zero value is the empty envelope. Envelopes are immutable after
 // creation.
 type Envelope struct {
-	// nanXORMinX is the bit pattern of "min X" XORed with the bit pattern of
-	// NaN. This is so that when Envelope has its zero value, the logical value
-	// of "min X" is NaN. The logical value of "min X" being NaN is used to
-	// signify that the Envelope is empty.
-	nanXORMinX uint64
-
-	minY float64
-	maxX float64
-	maxY float64
-}
-
-var nan = math.Float64bits(math.NaN())
-
-// encodeFloat64WithNaN encodes a float64 by XORing it with NaN.
-func encodeFloat64WithNaN(f float64) uint64 {
-	return math.Float64bits(f) ^ nan
-}
-
-// minX decodes the logical value ("min X") of nanXORMinX.
-func (e Envelope) minX() float64 {
-	return math.Float64frombits(e.nanXORMinX ^ nan)
+	min, max XY
+	nonEmpty bool
 }
 
 // NewEnvelope returns the smallest envelope that contains all provided XYs.
@@ -60,42 +41,29 @@ func NewEnvelope(xys []XY) (Envelope, error) {
 }
 
 func newUncheckedEnvelope(min, max XY) Envelope {
-	return Envelope{
-		nanXORMinX: encodeFloat64WithNaN(min.X),
-		minY:       min.Y,
-		maxX:       max.X,
-		maxY:       max.Y,
-	}
-}
-
-func (e Envelope) min() XY {
-	return XY{e.minX(), e.minY}
-}
-
-func (e Envelope) max() XY {
-	return XY{e.maxX, e.maxY}
+	return Envelope{min, max, true}
 }
 
 // IsEmpty returns true if and only if this envelope is empty.
 func (e Envelope) IsEmpty() bool {
-	return math.IsNaN(e.minX())
+	return !e.nonEmpty
 }
 
 // IsPoint returns true if and only if this envelope represents a single point.
 func (e Envelope) IsPoint() bool {
-	return !e.IsEmpty() && e.min() == e.max()
+	return !e.IsEmpty() && e.min == e.max
 }
 
 // IsLine returns true if and only if this envelope represents a single line
 // (which must be either vertical or horizontal).
 func (e Envelope) IsLine() bool {
-	return !e.IsEmpty() && (e.minX() == e.maxX) != (e.minY == e.maxY)
+	return !e.IsEmpty() && (e.min.X == e.max.X) != (e.min.Y == e.max.Y)
 }
 
 // IsRectangle returns true if and only if this envelope represents a
 // non-degenerate rectangle with some area.
 func (e Envelope) IsRectangle() bool {
-	return !e.IsEmpty() && e.minX() != e.maxX && e.minY != e.maxY
+	return !e.IsEmpty() && e.min.X != e.max.X && e.min.Y != e.max.Y
 }
 
 // AsGeometry returns the envelope as a Geometry. In the regular case where the
@@ -109,19 +77,18 @@ func (e Envelope) AsGeometry() Geometry {
 	case e.IsEmpty():
 		return Geometry{}
 	case e.IsPoint():
-		return e.min().AsPoint().AsGeometry()
+		return e.min.AsPoint().AsGeometry()
 	case e.IsLine():
-		ln := line{e.min(), e.max()}
+		ln := line{e.min, e.max}
 		return ln.asLineString().AsGeometry()
 	}
 
-	minX := e.minX()
 	floats := [...]float64{
-		minX, e.minY,
-		minX, e.maxY,
-		e.maxX, e.maxY,
-		e.maxX, e.minY,
-		minX, e.minY,
+		e.min.X, e.min.Y,
+		e.min.X, e.max.Y,
+		e.max.X, e.max.Y,
+		e.max.X, e.min.Y,
+		e.min.X, e.min.Y,
 	}
 	seq := NewSequence(floats[:], DimXY)
 	ring := NewLineString(seq)
@@ -134,7 +101,7 @@ func (e Envelope) Min() Point {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return Point{}
 	}
-	return e.min().AsPoint()
+	return e.min.AsPoint()
 }
 
 // Max returns the point in the envelope with the maximum X and Y values.
@@ -142,7 +109,7 @@ func (e Envelope) Max() Point {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return Point{}
 	}
-	return e.max().AsPoint()
+	return e.max.AsPoint()
 }
 
 // MinMaxXYs returns the two XY values in the envelope that contain the minimum
@@ -153,7 +120,7 @@ func (e Envelope) MinMaxXYs() (XY, XY, bool) {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return XY{}, XY{}, false
 	}
-	return e.min(), e.max(), true
+	return e.min, e.max, true
 }
 
 // ExtendToIncludeXY returns the smallest envelope that contains all of the
@@ -174,8 +141,8 @@ func (e Envelope) uncheckedExtend(xy XY) Envelope {
 		return newUncheckedEnvelope(xy, xy)
 	}
 	return newUncheckedEnvelope(
-		XY{fastMin(e.minX(), xy.X), fastMin(e.minY, xy.Y)},
-		XY{fastMax(e.maxX, xy.X), fastMax(e.maxY, xy.Y)},
+		XY{fastMin(e.min.X, xy.X), fastMin(e.min.Y, xy.Y)},
+		XY{fastMax(e.max.X, xy.X), fastMax(e.max.Y, xy.Y)},
 	)
 }
 
@@ -189,8 +156,8 @@ func (e Envelope) ExpandToIncludeEnvelope(o Envelope) Envelope {
 		return e
 	}
 	return newUncheckedEnvelope(
-		XY{fastMin(e.minX(), o.minX()), fastMin(e.minY, o.minY)},
-		XY{fastMax(e.maxX, o.maxX), fastMax(e.maxY, o.maxY)},
+		XY{fastMin(e.min.X, o.min.X), fastMin(e.min.Y, o.min.Y)},
+		XY{fastMax(e.max.X, o.max.X), fastMax(e.max.Y, o.max.Y)},
 	)
 }
 
@@ -200,16 +167,16 @@ func (e Envelope) ExpandToIncludeEnvelope(o Envelope) Envelope {
 func (e Envelope) Contains(p XY) bool {
 	return !e.IsEmpty() &&
 		p.validate() == nil &&
-		p.X >= e.minX() && p.X <= e.maxX &&
-		p.Y >= e.minY && p.Y <= e.maxY
+		p.X >= e.min.X && p.X <= e.max.X &&
+		p.Y >= e.min.Y && p.Y <= e.max.Y
 }
 
 // Intersects returns true if and only if this envelope has any points in
 // common with another envelope.
 func (e Envelope) Intersects(o Envelope) bool {
 	return !e.IsEmpty() && !o.IsEmpty() &&
-		(e.minX() <= o.maxX) && (e.maxX >= o.minX()) &&
-		(e.minY <= o.maxY) && (e.maxY >= o.minY)
+		(e.min.X <= o.max.X) && (e.max.X >= o.min.X) &&
+		(e.min.Y <= o.max.Y) && (e.max.Y >= o.min.Y)
 }
 
 // Center returns the center point of the envelope.
@@ -217,8 +184,8 @@ func (e Envelope) Center() Point {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return Point{}
 	}
-	return e.min().
-		Add(e.max()).
+	return e.min.
+		Add(e.max).
 		Scale(0.5).
 		AsPoint()
 }
@@ -229,8 +196,8 @@ func (e Envelope) Center() Point {
 // Furthermore, an envelope can only be covered if it is non-empty.
 func (e Envelope) Covers(o Envelope) bool {
 	return !e.IsEmpty() && !o.IsEmpty() &&
-		e.minX() <= o.minX() && e.minY <= o.minY &&
-		e.maxX >= o.maxX && e.maxY >= o.maxY
+		e.min.X <= o.min.X && e.min.Y <= o.min.Y &&
+		e.max.X >= o.max.X && e.max.Y >= o.max.Y
 }
 
 // Width returns the difference between the maximum and minimum X coordinates
@@ -239,7 +206,7 @@ func (e Envelope) Width() float64 {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return 0
 	}
-	return e.maxX - e.minX()
+	return e.max.X - e.min.X
 }
 
 // Height returns the difference between the maximum and minimum X coordinates
@@ -248,7 +215,7 @@ func (e Envelope) Height() float64 {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return 0
 	}
-	return e.maxY - e.minY
+	return e.max.Y - e.min.Y
 }
 
 // Area returns the area covered by the envelope.
@@ -256,7 +223,7 @@ func (e Envelope) Area() float64 {
 	if e.IsEmpty() {
 		return 0
 	}
-	return (e.maxX - e.minX()) * (e.maxY - e.minY)
+	return (e.max.X - e.min.X) * (e.max.Y - e.min.Y)
 }
 
 // Distance calculates the shortest distance between this envelope and another
@@ -268,8 +235,8 @@ func (e Envelope) Distance(o Envelope) (float64, bool) {
 	if e.IsEmpty() || o.IsEmpty() {
 		return 0, false
 	}
-	dx := fastMax(0, fastMax(o.minX()-e.maxX, e.minX()-o.maxX))
-	dy := fastMax(0, fastMax(o.minY-e.maxY, e.minY-o.maxY))
+	dx := fastMax(0, fastMax(o.min.X-e.max.X, e.min.X-o.max.X))
+	dy := fastMax(0, fastMax(o.min.Y-e.max.Y, e.min.Y-o.max.Y))
 	return math.Sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy), true
 }
 
@@ -290,10 +257,10 @@ func (e Envelope) TransformXY(fn func(XY) XY) Envelope {
 // AsBox converts this Envelope to an rtree.Box.
 func (e Envelope) AsBox() (rtree.Box, bool) {
 	return rtree.Box{
-		MinX: e.minX(),
-		MinY: e.minY,
-		MaxX: e.maxX,
-		MaxY: e.maxY,
+		MinX: e.min.X,
+		MinY: e.min.Y,
+		MaxX: e.max.X,
+		MaxY: e.max.Y,
 	}, !e.IsEmpty()
 }
 
@@ -307,10 +274,10 @@ func (e Envelope) BoundingDiagonal() Geometry {
 		return Geometry{}
 	}
 	if e.IsPoint() {
-		return e.min().AsPoint().AsGeometry()
+		return e.min.AsPoint().AsGeometry()
 	}
 
-	coords := []float64{e.minX(), e.minY, e.maxX, e.maxY}
+	coords := []float64{e.min.X, e.min.Y, e.max.X, e.max.Y}
 	seq := NewSequence(coords, DimXY)
 	return NewLineString(seq).AsGeometry()
 }
@@ -329,9 +296,9 @@ func (e Envelope) String() string {
 		sb.WriteString(strconv.FormatFloat(f, 'f', -1, 64))
 		sb.WriteRune(r)
 	}
-	add(e.minX(), ' ')
-	add(e.minY, ',')
-	add(e.maxX, ' ')
-	add(e.maxY, ')')
+	add(e.min.X, ' ')
+	add(e.min.Y, ',')
+	add(e.max.X, ' ')
+	add(e.max.Y, ')')
 	return sb.String()
 }