Good cement plant design reconciles a plant’s functional demands with the need for a sustainable environment for the local community. A well-considered design should bring together productivity targets while taking into account the plant’s urban context, surrounding landscape and architecture – all key elements of thoughtful cement plant design. By Thierry Bogaert, Bogaert Architecture, France.

When designing a cement plant, as well focussing on productivity targets it is also important to take into account its urban planning, integration with the surrounding landscape and its architecture.