Fazer Visitor Center & Meeting Center / K2S Architects

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  • Architects: K2S Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  5130
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Mika Huisman
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  ULMA Architectural Solutions, AGC, ELAM Oy, KORODUR, NORMEK Oy, SRT Oy (CONTRACTOR), Saas
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Fazer Visitor Center & Meeting Center  / K2S Architects - Facade
© Mika Huisman

Text description provided by the architects. Fazer is one of the best known Finnish brands with a strong heritage. In short, the new visitor center is a destination for visitors in close connection with the existing factory area.

Site Plan

The new visitor center is a pavilion which is the architectonic signature of the area. It is the first object one sees as approaching Fazer village. The entrance front of the whole area has been transformed by means of landscaping. The large, yet necessary, parking areas were planted with cherry trees and the main entrance to the visitor center is guided through a garden of different grains. The raw materials of Fazer products are strongly present.

Fazer Visitor Center & Meeting Center  / K2S Architects - Image 3 of 18
© Mika Huisman

A wooden cantilevered ceiling gives strong identity to the visitor center. In the main entrance the visitor is confronted with the café and the factory shop. A green room housing cocoa plants, sugar cane, vanilla etc. presents another experience of the raw materials in chocolate making. The free plan offers a platform for future experimentation of different concepts and exhibitions.

Ground Floor Plan

The exhibitions present both heritage of chocolate making and future directions. Events such as chocolate making or cooking courses can be attended. All public spaces in the visitor center are located on ground level, which allows easy access and flexibility of all spaces.  

Fazer Visitor Center & Meeting Center  / K2S Architects - Facade
© Mika Huisman

Additionally, the new entrance building and a meeting center was built between the new visitor center and existing office buildings. This allows easy indoor access from the meeting center both towards the visitor center and the existing offices and factories. This results in synergy and effectivity in the usage of space.

Elevation

The chosen energy strategy and material choices results in a sustainable architecture. The land use and compact massing of buildings is effective and thus sustainable. Also the material palette is as sustainable as possible. For example there is extensive use of Finnish wood in the buildings. The energy strategy focuses on consumption optimizing, peak load cutting, demand management and on-site energy production by solar panels on the roofs.

Fazer Visitor Center & Meeting Center  / K2S Architects - Chair
© Mika Huisman

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Cite: "Fazer Visitor Center & Meeting Center / K2S Architects" 30 Sep 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/796321/fazer-visitor-center-and-meeting-center-k2s-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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