MAGNA ELECTRIC VEHICLE STRUCTURES
ST. CLAIR (PHASE 2)
ENGINEER & ARCHITECT
COREGENERAL CONTRACTOR
WielandPROJECT TYPE
New ConstructionEST. BUDGET
$90,000,000BUILDING SIZE
750,000 S.F.COMPLETION DATE
Summer 2024OWNER CONTACT
Magna, Virgil Houdesheldtoverview
The team at CORE provided design services for the first electric vehicle related business initiative for Magna in Phase 1, which was a 375,000 SF manufacturing facility. It included a 60,000 SF office, assembly space, and high volume e-coat line.
In order to keep up with demand from General Motors, phase 2 was kicked off before the paint dried in phase 1. Phase 2 wound up being 750,000 SF. Contained within was a second, larger, e-coat line capable of double the capacity of phase 1, more assembly space, (9) roll form presses, and employee support areas. These support areas included a full service kitchen capable of serving over 1,000 employees, a central 2-story office core, additional quality areas, and multiple locker rooms.
Bird's eye view of the phase 2 expansion
Constructing 750,000 SF on to a fully operating production facility is no easy task. Great care was taken to allow for the existing facility to remain operational during the entire construction phase.
