SITUATION: A Canadian oil sands producer planned an expansion to their production facilities in Northern Alberta. Smith LaRock Architecture was tasked with collaborating with the owner and their engineering procurement contractor to design the Control Suite for the new facility. The bitumen production mine control facility was to be housed on the second floor of [...]

SITUATION: A major Canadian gas and oil company approached Smith LaRock Architecture for design of their central control building. They wanted a state-of-the-art, durable, and functional building for the intended control mission. Moreover, they wanted the building designed to address the issue of operator turnover, and to be something the company and its operators would [...]

SITUATION: A refinery in the Gulf Coast region of the USA suffered significant damage to a critical control room after a recent hurricane. The entire plant was damaged, and the control building was completely lost to salt water flooding. The building had to be gutted, mold prevention enacted, and – most critically – function restored [...]