APPLICATION MATRIX
One structural framework, several building markets.
The application changes the brief dramatically. A community hall, vehicle workshop and warehouse may all use steel frames, but they should not inherit the same assumptions about openings, occupancy, services or envelope.
ApplicationTypical project directionEarly controls
Workshops + service centresVehicle, maintenance, fabrication and service facilitiesOperations · large openings · services
Showrooms + commercialCustomer-facing buildings with larger open floors and refined façadesFront / back of house · glazing · entries
Warehousing + logisticsStorage, distribution and logistics facilitiesRacking · docks · clear height · expansion
Community + civic hallsAssembly, club, worship and multi-use buildingsOccupancy · acoustics · egress · accessibility
Rural commercialPackhouses, machinery, rural retail and processingVentilation · washdown · vehicles · corrosion
Transport + depotsVehicle depots, maintenance and selected hangar-type projectsLarge openings · manoeuvring · operational height