Service 03 / 18 · Facility & Architectural Design
Architecture Driven by Process and People.
Pharmaceutical architecture starts with how products are made and how people and materials move. Room geometry, adjacencies, finishes and circulation are chosen for cleanability, maintenance access and GMP operation, and coordinated with structure and building services. The same approach covers production areas, laboratories, warehouses, technical buildings and changing areas.
Engineering phases
Where this service fits
04 / 09 phases in scope
- 01Feasibilitynot in scope
- 02ConceptIn scope
- 03Basic EngineeringIn scope
- 04Detailed EngineeringIn scope
- 05Procurementnot in scope
- 06ConstructionIn scope
- 07Commissioningnot in scope
- 08Validationnot in scope
- 09Operationnot in scope
Scope
What the service covers
- 01Pharmaceutical production architecture
- 02QC, microbiology and R&D laboratory design
- 03Warehouse and technical building design
- 04Changing areas and personnel facilities
- 05Finishes schedules and room data sheets
- 06Coordination with structure and building services
Method
From inputs to deliverables
INInputs
05 items- I01Approved concept layout and zoning
- I02Process description and equipment list
- I03Personnel numbers and shift patterns
- I04Room data and cleanliness grades
- I05Local building and fire regulations
WORKActivities
05 items- W01Layout development around process and flows
- W02Laboratory and support-area planning
- W03Finishes and construction-system selection
- W04Fire, egress and life safety planning
- W05Interdisciplinary coordination and review
OUTDeliverables
05 items- D-03.01Architectural layouts, sections and elevations
- D-03.02Room data sheets and finishes schedules
- D-03.03Door, wall and ceiling schedules
- D-03.04Fire and life safety strategy drawings
- D-03.05Coordinated architectural drawing set
Technical detail
Facility types we design
Contents · 05
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Pharmaceutical architecture
- Production suites and corridors
- Room geometry for equipment and maintenance access
- Cleanable details and junctions
- Technical voids and service zones
02 / 05
QC, microbiology & R&D laboratories
- Instrument and bench layouts
- Microbiology containment and airlocks
- Sample receipt and storage
- Fume extraction and laboratory utilities
03 / 05
Warehouses
- Receipt, quarantine and release zones
- Sampling and dispensing areas
- Temperature-controlled storage
- Loading docks and material handling
04 / 05
Technical buildings
- Utility plant rooms
- Electrical rooms and substations
- Maintenance workshops
- Access routes for equipment replacement
05 / 05
Changing areas & personnel facilities
- Gowning sequences per cleanliness grade
- Separation of clean and unclean sides
- Hand hygiene and step-over benches
- Canteens, rest areas and offices
Deliverables
Typical documents and outputs
- D-03.01Architectural layouts, sections and elevations
- D-03.02Room data sheets and finishes schedules
- D-03.03Door, wall and ceiling schedules
- D-03.04Fire and life safety strategy drawings
- D-03.05Coordinated architectural drawing set
Services
Related services
- 02
Master Planning & Concept Engineering
Zoning, flows and phasing fixed early, while changes are still inexpensive.
- 15
Detailed Engineering
Coordinated, discipline-by-discipline documentation ready for procurement and construction.
Concept engineering fixes the strategy: zoning, flows, area classification, utility concept and equipment strategy. Detailed engineering develops that strategy into coordinated drawings, specifications and data that can be procured and built.
Next step
Planning a pharmaceutical project?
Share the product type, the current stage and the main constraints. We will respond with a proposed scope and next steps.
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