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A collaborative planning and design support program that helps architects, developers, and owners move from early concept to buildable self-storage solutions with greater clarity, confidence, and coordination.
Trachte Design Assist brings our self-storage planning, engineering, product, and project support expertise into the design process earlier. Whether you are evaluating a new site, converting an existing building, planning a multi-story facility, or refining a unit mix, our team helps align design intent with practical buildings systems, code requirements, site constraints, and long-term operational goals.
What is Trachte Design Assist?
Best for:
New self-storage developments
Building conversions
Multi-story facilities
Climate-controlled storage
Door and hallway systems
Canopies and specialty configurations
Facility expansions
Trachte Design Assist is a collaborative support process for design professionals, developers, and project teams working on self-storage projects. The goal is simple: help your team make informed decisions earlier, reduce rework later, and develop a project direction that is practical, code-conscious, and aligned with the owner’s business objectives.
Through Design Assist, Trachte can help review project goals, evaluate preliminary layouts, discuss building system options, provide feedback on conversion and hall system details, and coordinate next steps with the appropriate regional manager, engineering support, and technical resources.
Why Use Trachte Design Assist?
A More Coordinated Path From Concept to Construction
Trachte Design Assist connects the resources architects and developers need at the right stage of the project. Instead of waiting until the design is nearly complete, your team can involve Trachte earlier to help identify opportunities, avoid common pitfalls, and coordinate around proven self-storage building systems.
Evaluate site opportunities, land use, circulation, phasing, unit mix considerations, and preliminary layout direction.
Coordinate custom building solutions, job-specific drawings, stamped plans, product details, and code-related requirements.
Our Simple Design Assist Process
Step 1: Share Your Project Goals
Tell us about the project type, location, site status, target unit mix, building type, conversion opportunity, or expansion plan.
Step 2: Provide Available Project Information
Send available surveys, drawings, as-built plans, zoning information, setbacks, code requirements, preliminary concepts, or AutoCAD files.
Step 3: Connect With a Trachte Regional Manager
A Trachte regional manager reviews the opportunity with you and helps determine the best next step based on project scope, timing, and available information.
Step 4: Review Layout and Building Options
Trachte helps your team explore practical layout considerations, storage configurations, door and hallway systems, building options, and project-specific constraints.
Step 5: Coordinate Engineering and Technical Resources
When the project is ready, Trachte’s engineering and technical support teams can assist with custom designs, stamped plans, calculations, and product-specific details.
Step 6: Move Toward a Buildable Self-Storage Solution
With a clearer layout, coordinated design direction, and Trachte support, your team can advance toward construction documents, budgeting, manufacturing, and installation planning.
Trachte’s Architect Resources page gives design professionals access to technical information for conversion and hallway systems, including typical components, options, installation details, DWG and PDF resources, color options, and photo portfolios.
Resource Cards:
Typical components, options, and installation information for Trachte conversions and hallway systems.
Downloadable drawing resources to support specifications and design documentation.
When to Engage Trachte
The best time to begin Design Assist is when your team has enough information to evaluate a real project direction but before the design is locked in. Trachte can be especially helpful when you are comparing layouts, reviewing a potential building conversion, studying land utilization, evaluating climate-controlled storage, or coordinating building systems with architectural design.
You may be ready for Design Assist if you have:
Have a site, concept, conversion opportunity, or early design question? Connect with Trachte to review your project and determine the right next step.
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From preliminary planning to custom engineering and installation support, Trachte helps project teams turn self-storage concepts into practical, buildable facilities.
