Ricola Krauterzentrum - machinary

Taking shape from the natural surroundings, this new building's elongated shape mimics paths and hedges that are indigenous to this area. The length of the building also helps with the production of this famous cough drop product where the physical process of drying the herbs to cutting, blending, and storing happen in a linear fashion.

Using local materials, earth elements were all prefabricated in a nearby factory, extracted from local quarries and mines. These materials were also used for their natural sustainability features such as earth elements being a good overall climate controller.