Dutch architectural photographer Iwan Baan has sent us images he has taken of Nestlé’s laboratory in Querétaro, Mexico.
Designed by Rojkind Arquitectos, the laboratory comprises cubic volumes with intersecting domes cut from underneath and is clad with metallic, reflective glass.
For more information see our previous story here.
The photographs are published in the June 2009 edition of Abitare.
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June 16th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I don’t see how this building fits in the environment, just look at the surroung buildings. It seems like a design exercice, an exhibition. Not a real laboratory.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
@Rafel> You are right in saying it is a design exercise, but the site will probably be just an industrial zone so none of the buildings have been designed with the context in mind. On the fourth last picture you can see that the whole terrain is walled in.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
must every building conform or respond to its surrounding environment?
can’t a new building define its environment, instead of surrendering to existing infrastructure?
not that i particularly like this design… but every building has some sort of relationship with its context. it is a statement that defines our time. something new and bright.
looks like willy wonka to me. seems about right.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
isn’t this one hell of a repost?
June 16th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
It’s a fun design, I like it a lot!
June 16th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
ok, this is a guess, but am i right in thinking that traditionally, mexican design, some where, some how, does have a bright & some how fun feel to it, i don’t know what the history is behind this influence but that’s my reaction when i see this building and read that its in mexico.
June 16th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
great… fun… fresh.. perfect for nestle…
June 16th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
love it.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:22 am
If I was the context I would be jealous. Keeping up with the Jones’s has never been so much fun :)
June 17th, 2009 at 8:26 am
that building is going to date very quickly with all that whim.. but its is nevertheless very fun! Wouldn’t want to work in one though.. I get exhausted just looking at it.. interesting take on a laboratory building.. Definitely an eye catcher in that area..
June 17th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
iwan baan is the god of architectural photography!
June 17th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Hey Jose, what color is the sample of the new coffee? well it’s a bit yellower than usual…
Nice project… very cheezy though (swiss)…
June 17th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
It’s a very interesting look, but unfortunately it comes at the price of huge wasted spaces.
June 18th, 2009 at 11:40 am
if it has been built its always worth it… i takes so much to design and to think of some thing new something like this…. yes and its not always necessary for the context to go with the design… i wonder if i will successful with my crazy ideas, trust me its not easy to think like a crazy..