Industrial Projects in SEA: VIRTUARCH’s Integrated Expertise
Urschel, Samutsakhon, Thailand (Under construction, design and project management by VIRTUARCH)
Industrial projects demand innovative design solutions and flawless project management. Virtuarch combines sustainability, localization and cross-cultural project management to help international clients successfully establish factories and industrial complexes across the South East Region.
CPFÂ Yasothon, Thailand
CPF Srisaket, Thailand
Another good example for VIRTUARCH’s approach is the factory, warehouse, R&D center and office complex of TGN, a company specializing in flavors and fragrances for beverages. VIRTUARCH designed a sustainable building, having an efficient outside shading system reducing the heat loads from the facades, and implementing carefully designed skylights to maximize natural illumination, while hybrid ventilation systems tackle tropical heat, creating energy-efficient workspaces.Â
TGN Facility, Sinsakorn, ThailandÂ
As the architectural consultant for BASIC, a Chinese investment in Indonesia, VIRTUARCH blends brand-aligned glass façades with sunshades for tropical adaptability and employee wellbeing.
While industrial buildings are highly technical, VIRTUARCH’s role is also to come up with concepts that satisfy both the foreign investor, but are rooted in the county where they are erected. VIRTUARCH’s sensibility for cultural differences allows it to develop concepts which are bridging cultural gaps.
BASIC, Kabupaten Simalungun, North Sumatra, Indonesia (Under construction, Renderings by VIRTUARCH)
Asia’s first Urschel facility merging production, labs, and offices for regional expansion, is a typical foreign investment designed to support Urschel’s strategic expansion in Asia as part of its worldwide expansion strategy. Urschel, the U.S. market leader specializing in designing, manufacturing, and selling commercial cutting equipment, is targeting establishing a strong footprint in Southeast Asia and therefore selected VIRTUARCH for the project preparation, the design and the project management of his setup in Thailand. VIRTUARCH’s integrated approach guarantees not only a state-of-the-art factory, but also one which is realized within the Client’s budget and timeline.
Urschel Thailand HeadquartersÂ
When looking at implementing a ‘China plus one’ strategy, Vietnam is one of the Southeast Asian countries popular both with Western and Chinese investors. Our work for INTCO RECYCLING is a good example of an investment in Northern Vietnam, in good shipping distance to both Mainland China and the nearest harbors. Benefitting from lower labour costs than China, VIRTUARCH’s long-term client INTCO aimed at realizing top workplace standards in the region, implementing factory, office and living quarters attracting talent both from the region and from neighboring China. With its reliable services and its specialized know-how, clients can be sure that VIRTUARCH delivers quality design which can be built with local resources.
Intco Recycling, Bim Son Industrial Park, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
Foreign investors in Southeast Asia are also increasingly being sensitive to sustainability and request the buildings to comply to international or local sustainability standards. A good example of this is the project of the French company IMAJ, who increased production capacity by refurbishing and renovating its factory in Northern Thailand. The intervention earned the LEED-certified label, based on the use of low-VOC materials and energy-efficient systems, aligning with IMAJ’s global carbon neutrality goals.
IMAJ Factory, Lamphun, Thailand
Integrated Expertise for Global Impact
Our end-to-end expertise spans from conceptual design to turnkey construction, with in-house architects, designers, engineers and project managers ensuring precision execution. Combining Swiss technological innovation, Chinese operational efficiency, and Southeast Asian market localization, we realize outstanding projects at competitive budgets. We enable seamless cross-border collaboration that transcend cultural boundaries. VIRTUARCH not only designs landmark buildings in both architecture and technology, but also manages the construction project implementing rigorous cost-control methodologies and quality controls, though delivering state-of-the-art industrial buildings in Asia and Europe.
VIRTUARCH transforms industrial visions into reality. Present on the Asian market for 23 years, with a well-established office in Bangkok, VIRTUARCH is your gateway to Southeast Asia’s thriving markets.
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