RUBAMIN, HALOL

A little over two hours from Ahmedabad, located in Halol is an industrial complex - one that encompasses within it a large manufacturing unit that was in need of refurbishment, and maintenance. It is a plant for Rubamin Pvt. Ltd. – the top manufacturers, and suppliers of Zinc and Molybdenum - amongst other materials - in the country. It is a chemical processes company - with sustainability at the core of all the initiatives that it undertakes.

The facility is inclusive of common utility buildings, storage and warehouses, process plant buildings, and the administration building. The studio was invited to refurbish the existing buildings that were in a decrepit state, and also design new buildings that would be invested with the ability to provide a renewed sense of zeal.

The building process, then, has been optimised for production, and operational movement, along with a focus on determining a consistent design language that is adaptable. There is a Main Spine that runs across the land. The function of the buildings has been divided into production facilities, versus non-production facilities. The project was focused on sustainability; and then on creating Energy Positive Buildings, Lighting, Waste Management, and Water Management.

The design process has added, to what might have otherwise been only a manufacturing facility, a sense of uniqeness, and in so doing informed the interactions that are undertaken in the space.