The Large Hadron Collider is the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator. The LHC consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets.  CCD was commissioned to design the main control room that operates this amazing facility.

Client: CERN
Location:  Geneva, Switzerland

Our Work

We worked to the control room standard (ISO 11064) in designing the programme. We carried out tasks including:

• Analysis of comparable control room operations
• Development of workstation layouts and SAMMIE human
• modelling software
• Preparation of an operational specification
• Review and assessment of room layouts

Scope

We completed the following tasks in the creation of the project:

• Interior specifications including finishes
• CAD modelling of the completed room
• Development of room layouts
• LINK analysis

Added Value

• The client benefited from a centre which worked ‘first time’ without any of the remedial work that often arises from an unstructured approach.
• The new centre went operational in 2008. Our client has expressed a high level of satisfaction with our work and the outcome to this flagship programme.