Garment Factory for Blakladar Myanmar

DESCRIPTION OF SITE: THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE MJTD (MYANMAR JAPAN THILAWA DEVELOPMENT) ZONE. THE SITE HAS A VERY IMPORTANT LOCATION AS IT IS LOCATED AT ONE OF THE ENTRANCE GATES TO THE ZONE VIA THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD RUNNING THROUGH A DEVELOPING AREA IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OF YANGON. THE MJTD SITE HAS ITS OWN EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT AND IS A FLAT PIECE OF LAND. OTHER NOTES: THE MJTD COMPANY HAS VERY STRICT GUIDELINES WITH RELATION TO POWER, WASTE UTILITY AS WELL AS RESERVATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR SETBACKS. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEED GOLD PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS.

CONCEPT: BLAKLADER IS AN OUTER AND WORKWEAR COMPANY BASED IN SWEDEN. THEY ARE A LEADER IN THIS SEGMENT AND THEY CUSTOM MAKE THEIR PRODUCTS WITH INNOVATIVE DETAILS AND PACKAGING. THE BUILDING WAS INSPIRED FROM THE COLLAR DETAILS OF A GARMENT WHERE THE LAYERS ACROSS THE COLLAR PEEL AWAY AND EXPOSE THE NAPE OF A PERSON (LIKE A MANNEQUIN DRESSED UP). THE GLASS EXTENSION OUT OF THE STEEL FRAMED BUILDING IS THE OFFICE AND IT PROJECTS OUTWARDS TOWARDS THE MAIN ACCESS ROAD AND THE SIDE ENTRANCE ROAD. THIS IS THE NAPE OF THE PERSON. THE COLLAR IS LAYERED IN A REDDISH ORANGE STEEL ROOF AND OVERCAST WITH THE MAIN BODY OF THE FABRIC IN EXPOSED ALUMINIUM SHEETING.

LEED Accreditation

Designed to meet LEED Gold Certification