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Space planning · Laboratories and production

Space that follows your process.

From the production floor to the quality control laboratory, a good layout starts with the flow of people, materials and samples. APICAL helps align zones, furniture, safety equipment and utility connections with the way your team works.

GLP and GMP framework, ergonomics and safety from the first sketch
Layout illustration of a production plant with a laboratory Floor plan with receiving and storage, gowning airlock, production area, packaging, finished goods, quality control laboratory and offices, showing personnel and material flows and emergency exits. Receiving & storage raw materials Gowning airlock garments · hygiene Production area Packaging Finished goods Offices documentation Quality control laboratory (QC) fume hood cabinet eyewash EXIT EXIT personnel materials emergency exit safety cabinet

A layout is more than a drawing. It decides how people, materials and samples move through the space, and how safe and repeatable the work is.

APICAL DESIGN APPROACHFrom flows and zones to equipment, utilities and installation.
Three starting points

Regulation, people and safety.

These topics shape the layout from the first sketch, not only at fit-out.

GLP · GMP

Regulatory framework

Good Laboratory Practice and Good Manufacturing Practice requirements influence zoning and the organisation of work.

  • separate flows for personnel, materials and waste
  • airlocks and gowning areas by cleanliness zone
  • surfaces that are easy to clean and maintain
  • space for documentation, samples and retention
ERGONOMICS

Space for human work

Well-placed workstations reduce fatigue and errors in everyday work.

  • work-surface heights and adjustable seating
  • aisles and reach around instruments and benches
  • lighting, noise and ventilation
  • storage within easy reach
SAFETY

Protecting people and samples

Safety equipment is planned together with the layout, not added afterwards.

  • fume hoods and safety storage cabinets for chemicals
  • eyewash and safety showers, escape routes
  • segregated storage of incompatible substances
  • access for service and maintenance

The above are general planning areas. Specific requirements are defined by applicable regulations, standards and the risk assessment of your facility, and compliance is confirmed through procedures carried out by competent experts and authorities.

From idea to installed equipment

How we work.

We plan the space together with equipment from the APICAL range: laboratory furniture, safety cabinets and fume hoods, water systems and instruments, so that connections and dimensions are aligned from the start.

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  1. 1
    Requirements analysis

    Processes, staff numbers, sample and substance types, and planned growth.

  2. 2
    Zone and flow concept

    Layout of rooms, airlocks, laboratory and storage, with an overview of people and material movement.

  3. 3
    Equipment and utilities

    Furniture, fume hoods, safety cabinets, water and instruments with the required connections.

  4. 4
    Delivery and support

    Installation, commissioning and service support from the APICAL team.

Planning a new or refurbished space?

Let's start from your layout.

Send us your floor plan, type of activity and approximate equipment scope. The APICAL team will review zones, flows and required equipment with you.

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