Smith LaRock’s maintenance and warehouse projects apply human factors to align the physical, social, and technological aspects of the work culture to create spaces that enable operational excellence, better safety leading to higher productivity and profitability through the equipment arrangement, lighting design, HVAC, work spaces, etc.
Maintenance Facility | California, USA
Blast-Resistant Design
A new 72,000 sf blast resistance maintenance building for the refinery was designed and constructed to consolidate all the shops within the refinery. Machine Shop, Boiler maker/Weld Shop, Pipe Fitters Shop & Assembly Clean Room, I& E Shop, and Carpentry and Auto Shops were included. A second level office space above was constructed to help ease future expansion needs. The maintenance Facility is part of a planned Campus Masterplan also by SLA.
Multi-Purpose/Operations Building | Northern Alberta, Canada
Modularity benefits of pre-manufactured structural elements, and a building sized to allow for future expansion, this design separates interior office staff from exterior plant personnel to help minimize cleaning/reduce wear and tear on the structure. Access for exterior persons is controlled through the design configuration, yet allows office/plant personnel to collaborate as required to optimize the plant functions. In design 2009-10.
Natural Gas Refinery Warehouse | Colorado, USA
This storage warehouse within the secured plant fence line allows for over 7,000 sf of pallet storage and hand pick storage for miscellaneous refinery inventory. Features include skylights and clerestory for natural lighting, a drive-in overhead door and a monorail crane.
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