Production plant with perspective
Swacrit systems, Nassereith
Elegant, functional, & resource-friendly: The modern production and operating facility supports energy-efficient processes while merging harmoniously into its Alpine surroundings.
The Tyrolean technology company decided to create a new facility in Nassereith in order to meet the global demand for its high-tech products. We designed an impressive and resource-friendly production plant that will produce assemblies and systems in the areas of vacuum technology and instrumentation with the help of the latest technology.
Energy-efficient production
The new building is very much focused on sustainability. For example, state-of-the-art technology ensures maximum efficiency and minimum CO2 emissions during the manufacturing of the products. The temperature is managed with the help of heat recovered from the production processes and geothermal power, as a result of which there is no need for fossil energy sources in the production hall. Green electricity is supplied by PV plant on the roof and in the parking areas. The compact design of the street layout and courtyard spaces reduces the level of soil sealing, while areas that are not built upon are replanted and landscaped.
Functionality with aesthetic aspirations
The architectural concept envisages an elegant building that, on first inspection, is not obviously a production facility. The facade design is characterized by the interaction between broad and open elements and closed areas with a vertical accent. This approach both structures and loosens up the somewhat elongated building volume. The surrounding mountain scenery is abstractly reflected in the apparently undulating silhouette of the roof. The roof slopes were designed to permit the optimal layout of the PV plant.
The declared objective of the project was to wrap the new production and operating facility in an elegant, high-quality ‘dress’ that reflects the high-precision products and assemblies manufactured inside it.
Architect, Philipp Pfister, Lead Project Manager in Innsbruck
Planning for the future
The new building with a gross floor area of around 8,000 m² offers not only areas for precision manufacturing, quality planning and control, joining technology, and cleaning and clean rooms with ISO 6 and ISO 8 classification, but also warehouse, logistics, administration, and office space. The building is designed as a solid frame construction, combined with a steel truss that spans the cleanroom and a timber roof structure. The complex presents itself to the south, north, and east as a “completed building,” which acts as the starting point for a production plant that is set to grow in the future and can be extended to the west and the north as required.
