Process Architecture
Unique solutions for system optimization
Precis offers a highly skilled process team organized to address a range of client technology and planning challenges. Precis process architects lead facility programming, planning, and design of development, process, and technical support spaces. Coordinating closely with Precis process engineers, process architects provide highly responsive, insightful consulting to address project requirements from inception to full design and project execution.
Our process architecture team develops a full understanding of user needs in order to establish the basis for optimized solutions focused client objectives, including first costs, operating costs, flexibility, safety, compliance, cleanliness, and aesthetics. The scope and complexity of the work addressed spans from limited modifications or repurpose of existing facilities to strategic and conceptual planning that encompass large-scale corporate and scientific endeavors.
Process architecture project benefits include rapid translation of block flows and process descriptions to layout concepts; integration of GMP and specific client standards with concept development; planning and visualization necessary for rapid concept development and clear, concise communication of ideas with user groups. Precis serves as a project integrator, bridging from discipline concerns to project solutions and ensuring comprehensive design coordination.
- Upfront project design feasibility studies
- Site and facility master planning
- Project needs definition supporting owner User Requirement Specifications (URS)
- Project facilities programming
- Conceptual project planning
- Integration of cGMP requirements, agency guidelines, and owner standards in concept and full design development
- Layout development from owner block flow/process flow diagrams
- 3D integration of equipment and process unit operations
- Building code reviews addressing life safety and specialized project criteria
- Detailed design and documentation to support full project execution