Richwood Industries needed to convert
a large retail space into a highly efficient manufacturing
and distribution facility. The building that once
housed a K-Mart store would be transformed into a
key facility for Richwood. This building had to combine
handsome office spaces meant to impress clients, with
practical storage, shipping and manufacturing areas.
Old interior walls, mechanical and electrical systems
were stripped away, leaving the shell of the building.
Overhead door openings and other penetrations were
created. A metal clad canopy would enclose 10,000
feet of office space. The interior was totally rebuilt.
Glass walls open the space to outside light. Offices
are finished in luxurious cherry woodwork. No one
would guess that this was a place filled with shopping
carts and blue-light specials.