The existing site posed considerable challenges; it had been filled with construction debris and broken paving ranging from 6 to 16 feet deep. It was paved over and used as a staging area for automobiles from a nearby factory. The design team assessed environmental conditions and integrated Ford Motor Land Development Corporation’s remediation recommendations into the redevelopment program. This recycled site now boasts a 210,000 SF plant that assembles chassis for motor homes. The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) Magazine described the effort as a phoenix rising from the rubble to give over 100 employees a chance to restore the economy of Detroit’s urban core.
Disciplines
- Architecture
- Construction Administration
- Programming
- Site Design
Type(s)
- Industrial
Services
- Adaptive Reuse
- Architecture
- Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy
- Construction Administration
- Programming
- Site Design
Client
- Don Russell Ford Motor Land Development Corp. One Parklane Boulevard Suite 1500 East Dearborn, Michigan 48126 p 313 323 3100
LOCATION
- Trumack Assembly Facility Detroit, MI