Arium AE provided full architecture and MEP engineering design services for the shell and interior fit-out of Titan Steel Corporation’s new manufacturing plant in Baltimore, Maryland. The 100,000-square-foot tilt-up concrete warehouse is the fifth Arium AE has designed at the Hollander Business Park for FRP Development. The Hollander Business Park is a 50-acre planned industrial park just 4.7 miles from the Port of Baltimore, the farthest inland port on the East Coast.

After 75 years in the same Baltimore location, Titan Steel Corporation needed to relocate. The steel and aluminum core product manufacturer for clients worldwide selected a site in Hollander Business Park. Arium assisted with the site selection through the referral of mutual clients. Even though the speculative warehouse already in design with FRP would be appropriate for most distribution uses, the pivot to Titan Steel would require significant design modifications. Because of Arium AE’s integrated design team and creative solutions, we were able to quickly make the tenant-specific revisions and keep the project on track for permit and construction.

Extra thick metal fiber reinforced slabs were used to offset the extreme weight of Titan’s massive equipment, including pieces dating back to the 1950s. Custom elements, such as drive-in truck bays for loading and off-loading steel pallets, were added to the design. Arium did numerous surveys to determine power, gas, and air requirements to ensure they had a plug-and-play plan. The manufacturer could power up and start work as soon as the equipment was installed in the new space.

Structural Engineer: Tarantino Engineering Consultants
Civil: Baltimore Land Design Group, Inc.
Construction: FRP Development