INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE IN MOROCCO: THE 4 AXES OF SUCCESS
Succeeding in its industrial establishment project remains a major challenge and a challenge for any business, localized or delocalized. The choice of new investment decisions in industrial real estate in Morocco remains dictated by a development strategy specific to each industry.
In an architectural firm with international experience (Belgium, Canada and Morocco), versatile and experienced in industrial buildings for more than 20 years, upstream of each construction project, Arpio Architects (architecture agency with head office is located in Casablanca-Morocco) analyzes the factors that guide the choice of industrial location to deliver you the 4 axes of success of any industrial project.
AXIS 1: CHOOSE YOUR GEOGRAPHICAL ZONE
The accessibility of the area
The first initial reflection of any new establishment to start its new project activity in industrial real estate in Morocco must be based on the accessibility of the area for suppliers and customers, optimal service and direct access to be at the heart of the infrastructures. roads and airports.
7 Regions have been targeted by the Moroccan government for any industrial real estate project in Morocco: Casablanca-Settat / Fès-Meknès / l'Oriental / Marrakech-Safi / Rabat-Salé-Kenitra / Souss-Massa / Tanger-Tétouan-Al-Hoceima .
To facilitate the realization of any industrial real estate project, the Kingdom of Morocco has been able to identify the various land needs: industrial park, airport, industrial zone, integrated industrial park, economic activity zone, agropolis and free zone, and makes available industrial investors in the following areas:
Agropole of Berkane
Atlantic Free zone P2I
Agropolis Meknes
Casanearshore Park
Ecoparc Berrechid
Fes Shore Park
Midpark
Omrane Sahel
Oujda Shore Park
P2I Technopole Oujda
P2I Rabat Technopolis
PI Bouskoura
PI of Selouane
PI Jorf lasfar
PI Ouled Saleh – CFCIM
PI SETTAPARK
Tanger Automotive City
Tanger Free zone
Technopolis Park
For their particularity and singular approach, we have chosen a few examples from these regions :
The Fez Shore park
The Casanearshore park
Tangier Automative city
The Industrial Park (PI) of Bouskoura
The Industrial Park (PI) ECOPARC in Berrechid
The choice focused on a strategic area or region for any industrial real estate project in Morocco is often dictated by an adequate environment which must have quality infrastructure and significant advantages, benefit from an efficient employment pool with a qualified labor nearby, essential logistical parameters, a land supply of industrial real estate land at attractive prices and a diversified commercial offer (rental and sale of land).
Another incentive index for any industrial project in Morocco would be the proximity to large agglomerations which bring together a high population density and higher education centers, offering a university platform for research and development, i.e. an incentive framework. and optimal connectivity.
Any innovative project in terms of sustainable development, certified LEED or HQE can have an accelerating impact of industrial real estate project in Morocco since it brings performance to the industrial sector that will support its growth.
Arpio Architects (architecture agency headquartered in Casablanca-Morocco), often operates upstream and in accordance with its commitment, to promote quality and excellence, and to be able to create and build innovative projects, consistent with their context and respectful of the principles of sustainable development..
Define the nature of the activity
The choice of a location depends largely on the nature of the business and its envisaged future developments. For any industrial real estate project in Morocco, we can present to you the different activities of regions which may have a flexible offer offering industrial lots, office floors, workshops to transform, warehouses and land to be built, and which may prove to be judicious. to companies operating in particular in Offshoring, or to investors mainly operating in a specific sector: Automotive, aeronautics, agrifood, chemicals-parachemistry, construction, electrical, renewable energies, mechanics, metallurgy, pharmaceuticals, or textiles.
It is important for any company planning an industrial real estate project in Morocco to plan for its investment in the long term. A task often entrusted to Arpio Architects that we establish upstream, during the feasibility study; in order to anticipate possible extensions.
AXIS 2: PROGRAM - PROCESS
The program
Industry is the basis of the world economy. Its real estate dimension is crucial to support it and achieve lasting success in a world that moves faster and in an increasingly competitive world. The multidisciplinary team of experts specially dedicated to industry and logistics at Arpio Architects, guarantees you a true understanding of your issues from an architectural, technical and financial perspective.
Whether it is a logistics building with an unloading dock, a warehouse or a mixed semi-industrial building, a new unit or expansion, our experts know all the requirements they require. Our in-depth knowledge of the industrial real estate sector in Morocco is an unequaled technical asset to support any local or delocalized industrial company, through our following organizational modus operandi:
Analysis of functional and technical needs,
Appropriate programming
Budget analysis
Development of a schedule
Concept and architectural study
Administrative follow-up and permits
Coordination of stakeholders
Administrative, technical and planning management of Works
For an optimal location, cost remains a major issue and a determining factor in the choice of location. Financial aid should of course be taken into account when supporting the project, but should not be seen as major investment capital.
The process
For each industrial real estate project in Morocco, Arpio considers the implementation of each case in its entirety, which is characterized by its own specificity in relation to the following factors:
Real estate or land needs and possible future extensions
The geographic location
The available infrastructure (suitable for all types of activity, wastewater treatment plant, optical fiber, high electrical capacities, etc.)
Growth and developments
The good intrinsic characteristics of the land (soil quality, absence of flood risk, etc.)
Les contraintes urbanistiques (Limite de hauteur des bâtiments, bonne constructibilité, etc)
The budget: assess the cost of the establishment
The physical characteristics of the site
The nature and choice of the technical nature of the structure
The architect is the professional best qualified to help you choose what type of structure and to support you in the implementation of a quality architectural project, whether it is construction, transformation or renovation. renovation.
The architect, as a true conductor, remains the basis of any successful project in general and in industrial real estate in particular. A common action for several years at Arpio Architects.
AXIS 3: CHOOSE THE RIGHT PARTNER
The choice of professionals
The industrial real estate project in Morocco is a key resource for the development of the company's activities, the technical and administrative elements of the project often require the support of local experts and technicians.
Knowing how to surround yourself and rely on competent professionals is essential, Arpio Architects has been providing its clients with support and professionalism appreciated during the various administrative procedures for more than 20 years. We also play a key interface role in the coordination and acceptance of the company's establishment project and its industrial real estate project in Morocco.
As a result, we have developed a vision of a field of practice that opens up to broad disciplinary and geographic horizons and exports its skills and know-how to the territories and cultures made accessible by its architectural services:
Analysis of functional and technical needs
Appropriate programming
Budget analysis
Development of a schedule
Concept and architectural study
Administrative follow-up and permits
Coordination of stakeholders
Administrative, technical and work planning management
AXIS 4: STAGES OF THE PROJECT
Assuming the various responsibilities inherent in an industrial real estate project in Morocco is one of the most important aspects of the practice. The greatest risk that threatens the professional, architect or non-expert engineer is to misjudge the stages of his project.
Concerned about the success of his design, he risks investing too much time in the design and underestimates the requirements of each stage of his project until completion.
The consequences of a badly planned or badly executed project can have a major impact and for a long time in time and in financial cost.
L’architecte concepteur doit être familiarisé avec les différentes composantes du projet de son point initial jusqu’à sa complète réalisation. Pour la réussite d’un tel projet, il est indispensable de prendre en compte les éléments suivants :
Define the different phases of a project
Offer tools relating to the execution of mandates
Define the issues and challenges of the project management manager and his team
Knowing that each industrial real estate project in Morocco is unique, in relation to its site, the client and its program, each project lives a dynamic life cycle (establishment, growth, maturity and aging). It must also respect the constraints of budget, deadline and quality. The main components of any realization remain the following:
Project: A complex set of interrelated tasks and activities aimed at producing a deliverable.
Client: This is the person (public, legal, or private) who decides to carry out an operation.
Project manager: This is the person the owner has chosen to design, establish the project and control its execution.
Project management: This is all the knowledge, skills, tools and working methods put at the service of a project.
Conduct context: the conduct of a project essentially consists of assessing its needs and identifying the obstacles so as to propose solutions that will respect time limits and budget constraints without compromising quality.
Each step is subject to a deliverable and validation from a specific document (order compliance: costs, deadlines). The purpose of the validation steps is to detect non-conformities as early as possible and to adapt to new constraints due to unforeseen hazards initially. Controlling the time allocated to each task is essential and risk analysis is essential. These phases will be defined as follows:
En somme, il existe 4 phases intrinsèques à chaque projet immobilier au Maroc :
Phase 1: Development
At the level of the first phase, it is necessary to envisage an identification of the project accompanied by a statement of needs. This is a clarification of the request, a stakeholder analysis and a validation of the need. This will make it possible to specify the studies part, whether at the level of the opportunity study to define the viability of the project, the identification of needs, the formulation of the order, and finally the feasibility study: economic, organizational and technical.
Phase 2: Planning
This phase formalizes the decision to start the project. It begins with the decision of the owner to proceed with the realization of the project, and this with a call for tenders for professional services (BET, Laboratory, Control Office).
Phase 3: Execution
This is the operational phase of creating the work. It is carried out by the project manager, in conjunction with the owner. This phase begins with the confirmation of the order which is sometimes accompanied by the specifications and ends with the delivery of the work.
Phase 4: Project closure
This phase includes the overall assessment of the project and its archiving. Now is the time to take stock, share the experience gained and guide the professional's future action.
