Structures
Industries are the mainstay of our economy.
The days when they used to run out of standard size sheds with roofs of cement and GI sheets are long gone. Today, in quest of superior products, they require sophisticated machines and equipment, a demanding process flow, stringent controls and better storage facilities.
We at Thakkar Associates understand this and put in concentrated effort to respond to the interdisciplinary dictates of the industry to design the buildings and structures that are custom designed to respond to these needs. The photographic record of these is not available, some of these designed by us are:
Anik Steels Ltd., Bhavnagar
This was a mini-steel plant. The structure consisted of a steel shed with provision for a 15T crane+ a 10T auxiliary crane, platforms for raw materials, custom designed structure for furnace and induction heating equipment, water tanks and a laboratory.
Swarovski (India) Pvt. Ltd., Ranzangaon
This design was done for the first manufacturing facility in India of the famous crystal manufacturers- Swarovski of Austria. The design consisted of an RCC framed structure of about 3400 sqm. The process required critical temperature and humidity control. Hollow, composite walls were used to reduce heat gain. Rubble stone masonry was used to enhance appearance as well as reduce heat ingress in critical material storage areas
Laxcon Steels Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad
Thakkar Associates worked on the expansion of an existing plant to increase the capacity from 1T to 5T furnaces initially. This involved extension of the sheds and structures strengthening of the steel stanchions to increase the load capacity so that larger cranes could be fitted within the structure. In addition a number of platforms and equipment holding structures were designed in the plant. For the next phase, Thakkar Associates planned the expansion of the existing facility
Stainless India Pvt. Ltd., Jodhpur
Thakkar Associates did the structural design of a number of equipment platforms for this stainless steel manufacturing plant. These included the liquid metal holding platform, the gas injection area, the induction furnace platform etc.
Arm Polymers Ltd., Ahmedabad
This was a plant to manufacture woven LDPE sacks. The buildings were designed to integrate the process flow from storage of raw material to drawing of LDPE tapes, weaving of sacks and finally printing, baling and dispatch. Some design features helped reduce substantially the insurance premium of the buildings and also obviated the continuous operation of humidifiers which resulted in saving a lot of energy.
Muscat Polymers Pvt. Ltd., Rajkot
Yet another woven sack plant, the design of which integrated the entire process. The rigorous requirements related to equipment installation were seamlessly incorporated in the designs. Judicious use of skylights increased daylight within the buildings to reduce lighting loads.
