17.11.09

diagrams


site plan


sketch



16.11.09

Saline Royale d'Arc-et-Senans


the red square indicates the site (app. 9600 m²)

fromage comté

Comté (also called Gruyère de Comté) is a French cheese made from unpasteurized cow's milk in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

The cheese is made in flat circular discs, each between 40 centimetres  and 70 centimetres  in diameter, and around 10 centimetres in height. Each weighs up to 50 kilograms. The fat content is around 45%, aging time: 8-12 months.



The rind is usually a dusty-brown colour, and the internal pâte is a pale creamy yellow. The texture is relatively hard and flexible, and the taste is mild, slightly sweet, and 'nutty'.


wikipedia

(update: i tried the cheese and i just love it!!!!)

changes, additions to the program

"walk-in cheese cave"  
tasting;
getting a glimpse of the production;
have the possibility to choose the cheese in the cave itself...

buffet+shop 
give the possibility to try the cheese in meals;
being able to taste and buy the fitting wine, ingredients etc...;
books, cutlery...

la fromagerie - given program

black space *no daylight  (app. 1200 m²)
-aging rooms  (app. 400 m² and 4200 m³)
-production rooms (app. 800 m²)
     (finishing, packaging) 

grey space *modulated levels of daylight (app. 800 m²)-administration (app. 300 m²)
      (offices, conference room, presentation space)
-support area (app. 250 m²)
      (locker rooms, restrooms for workers and guests, mechanical room)
-general access (app. 250 m²)
      (tasting, shop)