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To support local demand for vehicles, General Motors called upon SSOE to assist with a conceptual design and site analysis for their first technical center in India.
The conceptual design was a representation of local architecture while being conducive to a state-of-the-art technical center. Multiple security measures were put into place including multiple access points for both external and internal use from different levels of personnel. These highly secured spaces could only be accessed by specific groups and prevented visualization from inside and outside of the facility.
Based on its long-term relationship with SSOE in the U.S., Ford China hired SSOE to coordinate development and construction of a Research and Engineering Center in China to improve product development.
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In order to provide R&D capabilities in India and to better supplement their existing fabrication plant, a confidential manufacturing client set about to build a new technical center and office complex. Having completed several successful projects for the client’s U.S. facilities, as well as projects for other U.S.-based companies in Asia, SSOE was selected to provide full architecture and engineering for the project.
To meet the market demand for new products in China, this automotive OEM built its first Chinese R&D facility in Guangzhou. SSOE’s relationship with this client extends more than 30 years and includes experience at no less than 10 of their facilities throughout the world. With robust expertise in R&D facilities and knowledge of China’s governmental standards for design and construction, SSOE was a clear choice for this project.
To meet their growing product demand in North America, renowned automotive parts supplier, ZF Friedrichshafen, chose to build a new transmission plant in Greenville, South Carolina. ZF selected an experienced team comprised of SSOE and other contractors to design and construct the 970,000 SF facility.
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Having successfully performed design work for more than 50% of all greenfield automotive assembly plants built in the United States over the last 10 years, SSOE was well qualified to oversee architecture, engineering, and construction management services for Volkswagen’s new production facility. Volkswagen was also looking for a firm with a strong sustainability focus who would help the company execute its green initiatives. Strong project management was also needed to coordinate the efforts of city officials, local contractors, and an international client to meet a very aggressive timeline for start of production.
SSOE was commissioned to perform the master planning and design of the Toyota plant near Tupelo, Mississippi. The new plant was originally intended to produce the Highlander vehicle. With the turn in the economy, the plant will now produce the fuel efficient Corolla.
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To meet the market demand for new products in China, GM built its first Chinese (R&D) facility in Shanghai. SSOE applied its vast experience in designing automotive R&D facilities, and familiarity with the Chinese design and construction process to deliver this high caliber, sustainable project. The project included areas for advanced vehicle development, powertrain design, electrical and fuel cell design, chassis, HVAC, body, exterior and interior development, and telematics.
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When the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) embarked on a project to consolidate the transmission remanufacturing process for all tracked military vehicles it serviced into a new, world class manufacturing facility, they enlisted SSOE to provide full facility architectural and engineering design services, as well as equipment migration design for the new facility.
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