Planning is Important

We recently connected with a new client that is looking to move one of his manufacturing businesses from overseas back to the states. He is not local to Fort Wayne, but chose this area due to the positive economic environment of northeast Indiana. They purchased a piece of industrial land and started to experiment with what size building would fit on the site. They started by looking at doing a “campus” setting with multiple buildings that could be owner occupied and also leased out to other tenants. That idea didn’t fit so well on their land, so they dropped back to one larger building that could house their manufacturing business along with future tenants. PDMi entered the conversation around this time to lend expertise on how to get the project off the ground and how to look at the project in multiple phases.

We are now working with the client to help them with the process flow of their manufacturing company, the timing of when they will add the future addition for leased tenant spaces and what the future addition will look like (size, functionality, etc.). This is all called “planning” in the architectural design world. Planning is extremely important in all walks of life and we see it daily here at PDMi. I am glad that this particular client had the foresight to engage us early in his process, so that correct decisions can be made on paper prior to dirt being moved, concrete in the ground and steel in the air.

We have a long list of clients that we have helped in their upfront planning stages. If you are looking to build, renovate or just want to “kick the tires” on a building project; give us a call.