Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj by Evolution Design

Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj by Evolution Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

NyiajSab Hauv· 2022

Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj

by Evolution Design

Client: Barry Callebaut

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj

Book Text: Barry Callebaut yog ib qho sab hauv ntawm lub chaw ua haujlwm loj nyob rau hauv Zurich, teb chaws Switzerland. Lub chaw ua haujlwm no nyob rau peb theem hauv ib lub tsev ua lag luam thiab dav txog 3800 metric square. Ib lub tsev kawm chocolate nrog ib chav ua noj muaj cuab yeej zoo raws li tus kws txawj ntse nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm daim phiaj tom qab cov phab ntsa iav, yog li cov neeg ua haujlwm thiab cov qhua tuaj xyuas tuaj saib tau cov kws ua chocolate ua haujlwm. Peb qhov chaw hub nyob rau txhua theem tau txuas los ntawm cov ntaiv sab hauv thiab siv ua qhov chaw haus kas fes rau lub sijhawm so thiab cov rooj sib tham tsis raug cai. Cov ntoo, cork, moss thiab safflower wallpaper tsim ua ib qho chaw uas kov tau, thiab cov nroj tsuag tsim pa oxygen txhawb ib puag ncig ua haujlwm noj qab haus huv.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Barry Callebaut Primary Function: Sab Hauv Ntawm Lub Chaw Ua Haujlwm Loj yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The office has its own integrated chocolate academy. This is where innovation and inspiration take place behind glazed walls, enabling staff and visitors to watch the chocolatiers creating new products. This professionally equipped kitchen is located in the centre of the office so that it is the first area both employees and visitors see on arrival. The sleek academy kitchen is set against earthy floor finish and organically shaped pendant lights in the reception, that add warmth to the design.
Dimensions & Packaging: Barry Callebaut occupies 3 floors of a new business centre building in downtown Zurich. The project floor area is 3800 square meters or 40900 square foot.
Tags: Barry Callebaut, headquarters, Zurich, chocolate academy, sustainability, workplace design, Evolution Design
Production Technology: In alignment with the sustainability strategy of Barry Callebaut, using environmentally friendly, certified, upcycled, and natural materials was another primary design consideration. Textures of wood, natural materials, like the safflower wallpaper, cork and moss, create sensory experiences in both the hubs and the workspaces. Specifically selected oxygen generating plants in combination with sensors deliver a healthy and productive work environment.
Design Challenge: Besides planning a workplace that is fit for new work and employee needs post pandemic, the second major challenge was integrating the chocolate academy in a regular office building. The requirements for the room temperatures, ventilation capacity and placing of the equipment were very strict, so the planning team had to make quite a few interventions in the plan to respond to the needs of the client.
Research: The project was planned in the early stages of global pandemic that posed many difficult questions and unknowns. The architects carried out a number of in-depth workshops and surveys with the client and users, in order to find out what would be the main attraction points for employees to return to the office post pandemic. The research resulted in a workplace concept that creates an agile and attractive place to live and work and focuses on stimulating the physical collaboration and team spirit.
Inspiration: The project brief was to create a strong connection to the culture of Barry Callebaut and its confectionary products. To respond to the brief, the architects conceived a tactile design concept that reflects the variety of flavours, aromas and textures of cocoa products. Different types of wood and fabrics, natural materials and a combination of earthy colours reflect the ethos of sustainability, innovation and sensory pleasure of Barry Callebaut.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 and was finished in August 2021 in Zurich.
Operation Flow: In order to encourage staff circulation between the three floors that Barry Callebaut occupies in a multi-storey building, the architects planned internal staircases that link three hubs on each floor. Each hub has its own distinctive interior design and colour palette according to the core beliefs of Barry Callebaut. Used primarily as coffee points for breaks, informal meetings and lunch, these hubs enable optimal circulation and create a sense of a journey through the various zones.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Evolution Design, 2022
Team Members: Claudia Berkefeld
Nydia Godoy
Stuart Dickens
Marco Noch
Patrik Uihlein
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2022. Image #2: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2022. Image #3: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2022. Image #4: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2022. Image #5: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2022.