Year of completion
2016
Area of the property
50 acre
Location
Oragadum
Tamil Nadu
It was this plant which initiated the growth of this Indian brand into a high value brand of International repute. The campus, spread over 50 acres bears of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility for the 2-wheeler segment comprising of weld shop, paint shop, assembly unit, all in multiple numbers and an adequately large warehouse facility, all of them supported by appropriately designed and spaced utility buildings and allied facilities for recreation, administration building & canteens.
The design process was largely driven by the critical flow pattern of the required production process resulting in smooth operational activity.
The plot had an unusually elongated profile of 250 X 1100m, which posed a challenge of increased peripheral lengths for roads and services. In the bargain, a test track of almost a kilometer was developed. Multi-level production areas was explored and found highly beneficial.
Sustainable design being the mantra, the material palette was chosen appropriately at each level of detailing. In addition to the design facilitating good influx of natural light and wind into any part of the building, A large water collection reservoir (10 Mil lts) was developed at the farthest point of the plot and over 3000 trees were planted, thereby creating a haven for a variety of birds, adding softness to the hardcore mechanical sentiment in this manufacturing-industrial environment.
The project relies 100% on rain water recharge and reuses the collected water for all purposes. In addition to the measures to admit natural light throughout the large spanned production units, the water reservoir which collects all the stormwater of the site, is the significant highlight of the project, catering to the all kind of water requirement of the entire plant and site, after filteration.
Renewable energy through solar panels has been sought upto the maximum permissible limit. A solar panel structure spanning the entrance plaza of the administration block, producing the power of 100kw is another distinctive attribute.
Green Highlights
- Rain Water Harvesting
- Roof Insulation
- Daylight Harvesting
- Afforestation
- Renewable energy through Solar
- Use of Green certified materials