Project:
Analysis, design and review of an underground workshop solution that accommodates future growth using best practice design principles & simulation modelling techniques
Result:
Strategic Underground Workshop Design.
1. Problem Statement
- Fourier-E was requested to assist with an underground workshop design, taking into consideration current site layout and functions alongside future state specifications and requirements;
- The strategic workshop design included the evaluation of the current state (including functional area locations, vehicle specific flow and frequency of services); Conceptual layouts with supporting analysis on findings and recommendations (based on future requirements, design principles and simulation modelling output)
2. Solution Approach
- Mapping the current workshop (underground and surface) & related flow (incoming & outgoing);
- Functional area classification and evaluation (proximity matrix) to determine desirable and undesirable functional area groupings;
- Capacity analysis to determine current and future state of the workshop;
- Development and evaluation of multiple layout scenarios using design principles;
- Development of a simulation model to test various workshop configurations, taking into account alternative site locations, distances travelled and time spent on services.
- Analysing, evaluating and applying best practice design principles to the various layout scenarios;
3. Project Outcomes
- Various workshop design alternatives alongside their design specifications and requirements.
- A roadmap to decide on a scenario given specific circumstances.
- Multiple facility layout alternatives mapped in 3D, for both surface and underground workshops.
