Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Campus

LOCATIONDe Soto, Kansas
CLIENTPanasonic
SIZE300 acres
PROJECT TYPEAdvanced Technology
PROJECT LEAD
Alison Hoagland

State-of-the-art EV battery manufacturing.

SERVICES PROVIDED:
Architecture
Interiors
Structural Engineering
Landscape Architecture

This high-profile project is Panasonic's first standalone EV battery manufacturing facility in the US. The facility, the largest economic development in Kansas's history, is expected to support 4,000 permanent employees and bring in $2.5 billion in yearly economic activity. Mackenzie, working as a design consultant for engineering firm SSOE, provided expertise in advanced tech and fast-track design. 

DESIGN DRIVERS

Streamlined, efficient production design for a state-of-the-art EV manufacturing facility.

The new battery plant's primary building will be built in a U-shape.
There will be two main wings where production will flow from one end to the other on a single story.