Success Story — design & construction
Industrial facility “DAG&CO“ 2018
designer — arh. Milica stojcevic
Production, showroom, administration
The manufacturing and storage facility DAG-CO is located in the lovely little town of Voganj near Ruma, beside the road towards Sremska Mitrovica. Its location is highly attractive, being accessible and visible from the local road.
Due to the rapid growth of the company and the volume of its manufacturing, the investor wanted to build a facility that would meet its needs and unify all phases of the manufacturing process in a single location. The total surface area of this structure therefore covers 4,400 m2 and consists of three separate functional units: administrative (towards the road), manufacturing and storage (towards the rear). There is a clear difference between the administrative and manufacturing and storage parts in the finish of the building façades.
The administration section contains office space with meeting rooms, a showroom to exhibit products, and a section for the staff. A special request by the investor was for a transparent visual connection between administration and manufacturing, so that the management can always follow production.
The administrative part of the building is carefully oriented partly towards the east but mainly towards the sunny south, forming well-lit and pleasant office spaces. Its exterior is decorated by a particular composition of façade openings, repeated at regular intervals, and a multi-coloured façade bearing the recognizable colours of the investor's logo.
The manufacturing section was designed as a single block, rectangular in shape, with horizontal lighting strips. In conjunction with the façade openings, the roof holds lighting domes that provide optimum daylight and pleasant working conditions.
The functional units of the interior are differentiated on the façade using different types of façade cladding - the administrative section is clad with flat sheets, while the rest of the building is panelled with profiled sheets.
The interplay of colours gives this commercial facility a highly authentic look, making it easily noticeable and tastefully striking in its setting.
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Unifying all phases of the manufacturing process in a single location
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— arh. milica stojcevic
Preliminary sketch
project manageR — Milorad maric
Complying with all limitations
The starting point for the construction of the manufacturing and storage facility for DAG-CO in Voganj was the vision of the investor and the designer about what it should all look like. Our task was to turn their request into reality.
This job was quite challenging for our team of experienced engineers in regards to the ancillary infrastructure, since the parcel that the building was being erected on had no municipal installations. We also had to keep in mind the protective zone of existing power lines, and comply with all limitations during our work to protect the building from potential negative effects.
The construction of the building itself went according to plan - it was implemented as a prefabricated reinforced concrete structure with exterior walls of façade panels.
Cooperation and communication with the investors was very good, and we were allowed to suggest corrections during the design process in the very best faith, in order to find the most rational solution for building the structure without compromising its functionality.
proj. manager Milorad maric — how did we do it?
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Quite challenging for our team of experienced engineers in regards to the ancillary infrastructure
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— proj. manager milorad maric
from day one
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