Robotics Training Facility and Technology Park, Phases I, II & III at Calhoun Community College

Decatur, Alabama

Size: 68,000 sf
Project Awards: 2011 Alabama AIA Honor Award; 2011 American School and University for Outstanding Design

The Calhoun Community College Robotics Training Facility is a three-phase project that includes robotic equipment and infrastructure for each of the three buildings. Phase I is an approximately 68,000 square-foot, two-story building including administrative offices, classrooms, lecture spaces, observation mezzanine, a welding and fabrication shop and associated support functions. The main plant floor contains a high bay open space for the eight robotic cells and an area for a robot manufacturing simulated production assembly line. Phase II is a development and testing facility geared towards private industry and military organizations. The main floor contains four sub-dividable, 22-foot high bays with four adjacent office suites with capacity to accommodate testing for anything from Mars Rovers for NASA, to unmanned Hummers and bomb-detecting tanks for the U.S. Military. The building design allows vehicles to drive from the test track through the high bay, into the office suites with the ability to restrict bay-access for tenants with proprietary technology. Phase III, completed in May of 2016, is a 50,000 sf training facility for paint and coatings training with a focus on robotic painting. It consists of two high-bay training spaces with supporting classrooms and conference rooms. Phase I is LEED Silver Certified.

Scope of Services
Architecture
Engineering
Environmental
Geotechnical
Interior Design
Landscape
Planning