China, Hungary, Morocco, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic
2002-2012
Valeo Generic Factories
We did some strategic thinking when designing the Groupe Valeo’s factories, resulting in a fine-tuning of the concept of a “generic factory”.
Client
Program
Planning
Area
Client
Valeo
Program
Design Guidelines for Generic Factories
Planning
From 2001 to 2012
Area
From 10 000 m² to 23 000 m²
This concept consists of defining a factory’s functional and people-related aspects, in-depth analysis of their relative positionings and reciprocal relationships in terms of flexible units, scalability, quality of working conditions, architectural identity and environmental issues.
From this, some “ground rules” emerged which, when applied, enabled the emergence of an optimal plan addressing all these parameters. Taking account of flexibility and scalability helped pave the way for investment in architectural and environmental quality. This type of theory-based approach made it possible to set up a pertinent project suited to every situation and specific context.
We have successfully applied it in Bouznika in Morocco, Veszprém in Hungary, San Luis Potosí in Mexico, Skawina in Poland and Wuhan in China. Once developed, this process took the form of a design manual that can be used by other designers.
From this, some “ground rules” emerged which, when applied, enabled the emergence of an optimal plan addressing all these parameters. Taking account of flexibility and scalability helped pave the way for investment in architectural and environmental quality. This type of theory-based approach made it possible to set up a pertinent project suited to every situation and specific context.
We have successfully applied it in Bouznika in Morocco, Veszprém in Hungary, San Luis Potosí in Mexico, Skawina in Poland and Wuhan in China. Once developed, this process took the form of a design manual that can be used by other designers.
“Reversible” Eco-district
Cachan-Pluriels
Cachan-Pluriels