Unit mix
Storage mix, building placement, stall sizing, and coverage decisions are connected to the owner plan.
03 / Site function
Design and layout review for storage assets.
A strong layout improves circulation, unit mix, usable space, canopy placement, customer experience, constructability, and long-term asset value.
Early planning
Better layouts start with field experience
IPG helps owners and developers think through how a storage property should function in the real world. We look at access, circulation, turning movements, stall layout, canopy rows, unit mix, phasing, constructability, and efficient delivery.
Buildable site function
Unit mix, vehicle movement, access, phasing, and canopy placement are reviewed together.
A layout should work for customers, vendors, and construction
Layout review should surface the operational tradeoffs in the plan before civil drawings, vendor scopes, and budgets become harder to adjust.
Circulation
Drive aisles, turning movement, gates, vendors, and customer flow are reviewed as operating conditions.
Future coverage
Expansion areas, canopy rows, and covered-storage options are protected before drawings harden.
Early planning
Layout review tied to how the asset will operate
Design and layout review connects storage mix, drive aisles, access, phasing, and canopy opportunities before the plan becomes harder to change.
Existing plan
Survey, aerial, sketch, civil drawing, or rough concept is reviewed against owner goals.
Storage mix
Unit mix, stall sizes, building placement, and covered/uncovered areas are compared.
Movement
Customer flow, turning movement, gates, emergency access, and vendor circulation are tested.
Future capacity
Expansion, phasing, and canopy coverage areas are protected before drawings harden.
Questions this service helps answer
- Does the layout fit the right storage mix?
- Can customers, vehicles, emergency access, and vendors move through the site?
- Where should future expansion or canopy coverage be protected?
Where IPG fits
- Self-storage unit mix and building placement
- Boat and RV stall sizes and turning movements
- Canopy rows and covered/uncovered mix
- Access, security, and customer flow
- Phasing and future expansion
- Input for design teams, contractors, owners, engineers, and vendors
Typical outputs
- Layout review notes
- Circulation and access recommendations
- Design-team input before drawings harden
Best fit for design & layout
Use this service when the project needs a clearer owner-side path before another spend, commitment, or field move.
- Owners with a survey, aerial image, rough sketch, or civil drawing
- Developers comparing unit mix and circulation options
- Storage operators planning expansion or covered storage