Athens Services Transfer Station & MRF

JRMA will design the recently approved Transfer Station and Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) for Athens Services in Irwindale. The nearly 273,779 square foot facility will include a transfer station and load-out area, a MRF processing system, administrative offices, a visitor facility, an education center, employee facilities, a maintenance building, and  scalehouses.

This facility is being designed to look more like a village than a “big-box” plant. The exterior design is influenced by Mediterranean architecture. Varying parapet heights, tower elements, arcades, arched entryways, and deeply recessed windows and exterior doors will give the illusion of several smaller structures instead of one large building. The steel building will feature a plaster finish with a varied color palette traditional to Mediterranean design, roof tiles, wrought iron, decorative tile accents, accentuated building cornices, and plaster building ornaments.

The goal of the project is to achieve LEED certification, so sustainable features such as recycled-content materials, plentiful natural light, and a cool-roof design, among others, will be incorporated into the final facility.