The Modern Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Yanko Design

If Charlie always imagined what a modern chocolate factory would look like, he'd probably never accept thought it would await like this. Then again, he's probably never visited Mexico.

When Mexican builder Michel Rojkind was asked to redesign the spaces within the Nestle chocolate manufactory for the daily describe of visitors it receives, the architect proposed creating a whole new structure to initiate the visitors into the Nestle experience. This new building would become a museum and would introduce visitors to the history of this sweet cocoa-bean derived candy.

After making their proposal, Rojkind and his team were speedily put to task in creating the structure, with design and construction taking place in two and a half months, putting fifty-fifty the fastest-track building projects in Red china to shame.

Situated along the main highway into Paseo Tollocan, the unabridged, horizontal sculptural structure has become an instant landmark for tourists arriving to bout the Nestle manufactory. The entirety of Rojkind's structure is rested on concrete pillars, raising the construction entirely off the ground.

The multi-faceted structure creates equally compelling abstract spaces inside, housing a child-friendly visitor's reception area, a museum shop, and a theater. From the exterior, the museum, with its subtly zigzagging volumes, begins to await like a large abstruse caterpillar, clad in red corrugated steel panels.

Those who are wondering where the factory is, worry not; the building funnels directly into the factory, where the chocolate is actually made.

Builder: Michel Rojkind