Designing the Battery Facility to Power GM’s Electric Future

When General Motors and LG Energy Solution teamed up to create what became the largest battery plant of its kind in the United States, they called on Gresham Smith to bring their vision to life. With a new joint venture called Ultium Cells, GM and LG Energy Solution is investing up to $2.3 billion to build a 2.8 million square-foot lithium-ion electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing plant in Lordstown, Ohio, that’s expected to create more than 1,100 jobs. We delivered a full suite of design services as well as engineering and commissioning via the Integrated Project Delivery model. Additionally, our Experiential Design and Wayfinding / Branded Environments team worked to apply their new brandy and develop a comprehensive sign standards program for the manufacturing facility.