Sara Lee Coffee & Tea (Now J.M. Smucker’s)
Manufacturing & Distribution | Interior Design
Location:
1368 Progress Road
Suffolk, Virginia
Size:
165,000 SF
Services Provided:
- Initial Feasibility Test Fit
- Site Master Planning
- Full Architectural & Interior Design of Schematic Design & Design Development
- Coordination of Structural, Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Design
- Coordination of Landscape Design
- Full Construction Documents
- Construction Administration
Description:
Modeled after a production process developed in the Netherlands, this state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind facility was designed to house a high-rise extraction tower, liquid coffee processing & packaging process, administration & North American sales offices under one roof. In addition, the campus includes buildings for spray drying, flash freezing, liquid utilities, chemical storage & wastewater treatment, along with two storage silos.
Awards:
2003 HRACRE Industrial Design Award
2003 Metal Construction Association’s President’s Design Award Winner
