Tasked to imagine a ~780 square foot space for an artisan chocolatier, Arch&Type asked how built space can enhance the crafting & consumption of chocolate. Rather than focusing on the superficial image (how chocolate appears) and painting cocoa beans on the walls, designers Seth Amman & Adam McCullough explored chocolate?s emotional & physiological impacts and how to evoke such feelings through material and space. The impetus for this exploration came from client Ben Johnson, who presented an image of untempered crystallized chocolate: melted, silky, and flowing. Design began by extracting the feelings from the image and Ben?s product? comfort, mystery, warmth, decadence?then transposing these into the realm of building craft.
© Kim Smith

architects: Arch&TypeLocation: 799 Seneca St Suite D-1, Buffalo, NY 14210, United StatesProject Year: 2024Photographs: Kim SmithArea: 780.0 ft2
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