Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.

Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.

Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.

Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.

Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.

Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.

Global Charm and Willy Wonka

Upon completion of the Vosges Haut-Chocolat flagship retail store and “Chocolate Theater” in Beverly Hills, Poon Design was hired to design Vosges’ 45,000-square-foot chocolate factory on the banks of the Chicago River. The LEED Silver-qualified project revitalizes an existing warehouse and catalyzes the river bank, as part of the Chicago River Corridor Development Plan.

In addition to the chocolate production facility with sensory exhibits for visitors, the project includes Vosges’ national corporate headquarters, museum, retail store, restaurant, and event space. As a public recreational amenity, the project offers a community park with outdoor dining, maze, secret gardens, discovery paths, play area, and river dock.

Seen from the river, exterior features include a monumental 45-foot tall living tower covered in seasonally changing foliage, and decorative ironwork that casts intricate shadows on the brick surfaces. Interior details include industrial steel window walls, high relief ceiling panels, period newspaper collage wallcoverings, purple lacquered millwork, and hand painted Viennese floor tiles.

The completed first phase of project was the recipient of the 2013 Award of Excellence for the Industrial Redevelopment of the Year, from the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks. Associate Architect: Ware Malcomb.

Photography by Poon Design.