Archinect - News2024-11-13T23:02:22-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150219567/christ-gantenbein-completes-lindt-home-of-chocolate-for-swiss-chocolatier
Christ & Gantenbein completes "Lindt Home of Chocolate" for Swiss chocolatier Sean Joyner2020-09-14T13:20:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bf/bfc8d46fb74c35b963f7eab664d460ce.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Swiss architecture firm <a href="https://www.christgantenbein.com/" target="_blank">Christ & Gantenbein</a> has completed the new "Lindt Home of Chocolate" for Lindt & Sprüngli, the Swiss chocolatier founded in 1845. The new facility is located near Lake Zurich on the outskirts of Zurich and includes a factory, warehouses, an office building, and the new gateway to the Lindt Home of Chocolate, which is operated by the Lindt Chocolate Competence Foundation.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b940c13be53258d55a9b33dd2d22448.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b940c13be53258d55a9b33dd2d22448.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4b97b94d59c8c2e1339cebbbadfbbecb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4b/4b97b94d59c8c2e1339cebbbadfbbecb.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Moreover, the new Home of Chocolate features an interactive exhibition about chocolate, a research and development facility "for the future of chocolate recipes," a production plant, a chocolate shop, a cafe, and offices, all of which are interconnected by spiral stairways and dynamic walkways that span through an expansive atrium space.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7bcd64c84620390d7d8137dfe6f9feda.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7b/7bcd64c84620390d7d8137dfe6f9feda.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea665afb5c0338e11092c381db8900d9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea665afb5c0338e11092c381db8900d9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The architecture sits as a simple industrial box. The facade consists primarily of red brick, playing off of the aesthetic of its surroundings. At the south-eastern corner is a cut-out that creates an imposing void to add a level of complexity and character to...</p>