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Industrial · Spring 2026

GBLUE Power Warehouse

An empty steel-framed warehouse in Al Rusayl turned into a working facility — a red steel mezzanine, glazed offices and clearly marked forklift routes, designed and supervised on site.

Al Rusayl, Muscat, Oman

Render of the warehouse interior with a red steel mezzanine walkway, glazed upper offices and workbenches below.

Overview

GBLUE POWER LLC needed its new warehouse in Al Rusayl, Muscat, to work as more than a store: it had to hold stock, a workshop, offices and a meeting room under one roof. Proshat ArcStudio designed the fit-out and supervised it on site through construction.

The challenge

The starting point was a bare steel-framed shell: a concrete slab, metal cladding, one roller door and a lot of height. Every square metre given to offices on the ground floor would be taken away from storage and from the clear routes forklifts need. Work also had to follow strict HSE requirements for an active industrial site.

Approach

  • Build upwards. A steel mezzanine lifts the offices and part of the storage off the ground floor, using the building’s height and leaving the slab free for vehicles and workbenches.
  • Make movement obvious. The forklift lane, loading areas and stair landings are marked with hazard striping, and the structure itself is painted signal red so routes and edges read at a glance.
  • Let the office see the floor. Glazed office fronts face onto the warehouse, giving staff a direct view of operations.
  • Calm workspaces. The manager’s office and meeting room are quieter, with dark joinery, linear lighting and a backlit brand wall.

Outcome

The site photographs show the design carried through: the red mezzanine frame, stair and mesh guardrails were built as drawn, and the glazed offices were fitted onto the deck. Because design and supervision were handled by the same team, decisions made on paper could be checked and adjusted on site as the steelwork went up.

Key learnings

  • In a warehouse, height is usually the cheapest space available, so building upwards protects the floor area.
  • Colour and floor markings do safety work as well as visual work: a clear site is a safer site.
  • Supervising the work directly closes the gap between the render and the finished building.

Process

From site to finished design

Existing conditions, construction progress and design renders, side by side.

The empty warehouse before work began — bare concrete slab, metal cladding and a single roller door.Existing shell
Render looking down on the fitted warehouse — glazed offices above, workbenches and a marked forklift access lane below.Proposal
The bare warehouse shell and the proposed fit-out, with offices lifted onto a mezzanine to keep the floor clear.
Red steel mezzanine frame and stair under construction, with scaffolding inside the warehouse.On site
Render of the red mezzanine stair with mesh guardrails, storage racking and hazard-striped floor markings.Design
The steel mezzanine during construction next to the design render.
Site meeting on the mezzanine deck during construction, with paint and materials on the floor.On site
Render of a glazed office on the mezzanine overlooking the storage racks.Design
Glass-fronted offices taking shape on the mezzanine.

Gallery

Final designs & site

9 images · click any image to enlarge

Red steel mezzanine walkway with mesh balustrade and glazed offices.
RenderMezzanine walkway and upper offices.
Manager's office with a dark desk, linear ceiling lights and a graphic feature wall.
RenderManager's office.
Meeting room with a long black table, grey chairs, a wall screen and backlit company logo.
RenderMeeting room.
Bird's-eye render of workbenches and the forklift access lane.
RenderWorkshop floor and forklift lane.
Steel mezzanine under construction.
Site photoMezzanine steelwork on site.
Mezzanine stair with hazard striping.
RenderStair and storage zone.
Site supervision on the mezzanine deck.
Site photoSite supervision.
Glazed office overlooking storage.
RenderGlass office overlooking the store.
The original empty warehouse.
Site photoThe shell as handed over.