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Swarovski Manufaktur is a rapid prototyping facility designed by Snøhetta on the campus of crystal producer Wattens, Austria.
Snøhetta describes the new Swarovski installation as a "crystal manufacturing workshop for the 21st century". It combines design, product development and manufacturing in one building for customers to participate in the prototyping new articles.
"Swarovski Manufaktur sets a new standard for inclusive manufacturing facilities," said Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Snøhetta's founding partner.
"Bringing together customers, designers, artists, researchers, machine operators, technicians and the public into one space under one roof will change the way we view these relationships in the future."
The building is part of the redevelopment of the The Swarovski campus, which houses the company's factories and the Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal World) designed by Snøhetta, opened in 1995.
Along with Swarovski Manufaktur, a new plant is being built, while a crystal-cut factory has been renovated to become a product development building built by Schlögl & Süss Architects, called Campus 311.
In order to make the prototyping process as efficient as possible, the entire process of producing Swarovski crystals has been replicated on a smaller scale in the Swarovski Manufaktur building.
As a result, production time for prototype manufacturing has been cut in half.
The building is arranged around a double height space, which contains all the machinery needed to make prototypes and small series of crystals.
The factory is designed to be flexible, with services under the floor. This means that as technology advances, machines can be updated to ensure that prototypes can still be manufactured as quickly as possible.
Light being so important to Swarovski designers and manufacturers, Snøhetta designed the main manufacturing area flooded with daylight.
The entire roof is constructed from a grid of skylights. In total, the ceiling has 135 openings arranged in a repeating pattern of six meters by three, protected by a solar coating.
"We have tried to understand what makes the crystal so special and so attractive, and use these ephemeral qualities to create a specific atmosphere," said Patrick Lüth, managing director of Snøhetta studio Innsbruck.
"The space has an incredible daylight penetration, which we believe is unparalleled in the typical context of a production facility." The crystals enliven with light, c & rsquo; So is the intense presence of this light which is the most important aesthetic aspect of this building. "
The ground floor also houses a café, while the offices, exhibition halls and presentation rooms are all on the first floor of wood, suspended from the ceiling and offering a view of the manufacturing space.
Swarovski Manufaktur is accessible from the adjacent Campus 311 via a bridge connected to this first floor. A large wooden staircase, also designed as a meeting space, leads from this entrance to the studio.
A native of Norway, Snøhetta also has offices in the United States and France, as well as in Austria.
The company has recently completed the construction of two corresponding elevated cabins in two of Norway's largest hospitals. He is also working on a controversial overhaul of the AT & T's Philip & Johnson Building in New York and on designing an island campus for students in Budapest.
The photograph is by David Schreyer.
Project credits:
Architecture: Snøhetta
Interior architecture: Snøhetta
Lighting: Martin Klingler, Sally Story
CVC:ATP Architekten Ingenieure
Electrical Engineer: ATP Architekten Ingenieure
Structural Engineer: Baumann + Obholzer
Engineer in building physics: Spektrum
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