Rojkind Arquitectos - Nestlé Chocolate Museum

Rojkind Arquitectos
Nestlé Chocolate Museum (Phase 1)
Mexico City, Mexico

The concept was a playful folding shape, an origami shaped bird, a spaceship, or an alebrije.

Photo © Paúl Rivera

When Nestlé’s Chocolate factory in Mexico City (located in Paseo Tollocan near Toluca) was in need of an inner pathway for visitors to witness the production of chocolates it was decided that the first chocolate museum in Mexico should have a 300 meter long facade along the motorway as the new image of the factory.

Photo © Paúl Rivera

This first phase accommodates the main entrance and the auditorium so that children have a pleasant experience and start the voyage into the chocolate factory as soon as they enter this playful space.

Photo © Paúl Rivera

The reception area serve as a preparation for the Nestle experience, the store or museum shop, and the passage to the tunnel inside the old existing factory.

Photo © Paúl Rivera

An architectural experience, from the surprises, the twists and folds, and the forms and spaces they contain.

“Because of the very tight timeline we had to think in a construction process that could give us time to assemble the complete project on time so we did the foundation and supporting columns in Concrete while creating the steel structure on site at the same time, when we where pouring concrete for the floor slab we where ready to assemble the 8-12” I beam steel structure as the main structural support then a second layer gave shape to the rest of the body 4” HSS steel section was welded on top of the first structure.

While we where covering the exterior with hunter Douglas color deck 408 corrugated panels that change directions according to the folding planes and to drain the rain water, on the interior we where using acoustical and thermical insulation panels covered with a plaster panels finished in slight variations of white and grey tones to accentuate the folding planes a bit more.

A 9mm tempered glass facade that opens to the motor way appears like a dissection of the existing form and reveals where the continuation of the chocolate museum will start phase 2!”
Michel Rojkind

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Site Plan

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First Floor Plan

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Section 1

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Section 2

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Section 3

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Future Expansion Plan

Total area: 634 square meters
Completed: 2007

Client: Nestlé
Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos
Michel Rojkind

Project Team:
Agustin Pereyra
Moritz Melchert
Juan Carlos Vidals
Mauricio Garcia-Noriega
Paulina Goycoolea
Daniel Dusoswa
Matthew Lohden.
3d massing: Juan Carlos Vidals

Traqs:
Luis Araiza
Jesús Gonzales
Agustin Villegas.

Structural Engineer: Moncad (Jorge Cadena)
Lighting design: Noriega Arquitectonics Iluminators
Ricardo Noriega
Fernando Gonzáles
Landscape Design: Ambiente Arquitectos y Asociados
Fritz Sigg
Erick Flore

Photographed by Paúl Rivera

Rojkind Arquitectos arcspace features

September 3, 2007





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		Rojkind Arquitectos Nestlé Chocolate Museum (Phase 1) Mexico City, Mexico The concept was a playful folding shape, an origami shaped bird, a spaceship, or an alebrije. Photo © Paúl Rivera When Nestlé’s Chocolate factory in Mexico City (located in Paseo Tollocan near Toluca) was in need of an inner pathway for visitors to witness the production of chocolates it was decided that the first chocolate museum in Mexico should have a 300 meter long facade along the motorway as the new image of the factory. Photo © Paúl Rivera This first phase accommodates the main entrance and the auditorium so that children have a pleasant experience and start the voyage into the chocolate factory as soon as they enter this playful space. Photo © Paúl Rivera Photo © Paúl Rivera Photo © Paúl Rivera The reception area serve as a preparation for the Nestle experience, the store or museum shop, and the passage to the tunnel inside the old existing factory. Photo © Paúl Rivera Photo © Paúl Rivera Photo © Paúl Rivera Photo © Paúl Rivera Photo © Paúl Rivera An architectural experience, from the surprises, the twists and folds, and the forms and spaces they contain. “Because of the very tight timeline we had to think in a construction process that could give us time to assemble the complete project on time so we did the foundation and supporting columns in Concrete while creating the steel structure on site at the same time, when we where pouring concrete for the floor slab we where ready to assemble the 8-12” I beam steel structure as the main structural support then a second layer gave shape to the rest of the body 4” HSS steel section was welded on top of the first structure. While we where covering the exterior with hunter Douglas color deck 408 corrugated panels that change directions according to the folding planes and to drain the rain water, on the interior we where using acoustical and thermical insulation panels covered with a plaster panels finished in slight variations of white and grey tones to accentuate the folding planes a bit more. A 9mm tempered glass facade that opens to the motor way appears like a dissection of the existing form and reveals where the continuation of the chocolate museum will start phase 2!” Michel Rojkind Drawing courtesy Rojkind Arquitectos Site Plan Drawing courtesy Rojkind Arquitectos First Floor Plan Drawing courtesy Rojkind Arquitectos Section 1 Drawing courtesy Rojkind Arquitectos Section 2 Drawing courtesy Rojkind Arquitectos Section 3 Drawing courtesy Rojkind Arquitectos Future Expansion Plan Total area: 634 square meters Completed: 2007 Client: Nestlé Architects: Rojkind Arquitectos Michel Rojkind Project Team: Agustin Pereyra Moritz Melchert Juan Carlos Vidals Mauricio Garcia-Noriega Paulina Goycoolea Daniel Dusoswa Matthew Lohden. 3d massing: Juan Carlos Vidals Traqs: Luis Araiza Jesús Gonzales Agustin Villegas. Structural Engineer: Moncad (Jorge Cadena) Lighting design: Noriega Arquitectonics Iluminators Ricardo Noriega Fernando Gonzáles Landscape Design: Ambiente Arquitectos y Asociados Fritz Sigg Erick Flore Photographed by Paúl Rivera Rojkind Arquitectos arcspace features September 3, 2007