Automotive Parts Manufacturing Facility
Guardian West (Flex-N-Gate), Urbana, IL
IGW was architect for this 126,000-square-foot plant, part of Flex-N-Gate's exterior metal division. The plant produces bumpers, brackets, drawbars, hitches, and reinforcements for over 80% of the trucks and SUVs sold in North America.
The facility includes robotic stamping, welding, and polishing, chrome plating, painting, and quality labs.
Bus Storage and Maintenance Facility
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, Urbana, IL
Conversion and expansion of an existing warehouse. Phase 1 added 28,000 square feet of bus storage; Phase 2 renovated 42,000 square feet for maintenance bays, a workshop, offices, and staff areas.
A 300 kW rooftop solar array supplies about 25% of the building's electrical demand, a water-conserving wash bay cuts water use by 20%, and waste oil heaters reuse shop waste.
Illinois Terminal
Champaign, IL
A 50,000-square-foot consolidated terminal for inter-city bus, rail, and local transit, with mixed-use space for offices, retail, and a top-floor meeting and banquet venue.
One of the first facilities of its kind in Illinois, and a catalyst for the revitalization of downtown Champaign.
Savoy Public Works Facility
Village of Savoy, IL
Designed after master planning of the Municipal Center, this one-story, 12,400-square-foot facility consolidates fleet maintenance, parks and grounds, and streets and sewers.
It includes heated vehicle storage, a manual wash bay, drive-through bays, radiant floor heating, and a pre-engineered steel structure, along with site and paving upgrades.