“AMBER OF KARELIA” Cloudberry Canning Plant

Project idea

As in many small settlements in the Russian Federation, residents face the problem of lack of jobs. Work in Karelia is usually seasonal, and therefore seasonal migration is observed.

For example, if you have a small tourist camp or a hotel, it will work in the warm season because few people come in winter.

Also noticeable is the vast majority of tourist businesses: hotels, campsites in comparison, for example, with manufacturing.

And of course, I can't help but mention urbanization. People are moving to the major cities of the region in search of work. Thus, many villages and villages remain abandoned.
Hence the idea of creating a plant for the production of cloudberry jam.

Project description

The basis for the architectural concept was the folk names of cloudberries - “royal berry" and “swamp amber".

The windows of the corridor leading to the production area are made on the basis of the dome of the anti-aircraft lantern.

They have a spherical shape and orange color, referring us to the shape of cloudberries and their color. Returning to the folk names, the rolled edges are used for processing amber.
Kysha has a complex multi-pitched shape. Its main structural element is the trusses, which rotate 180 degrees on each of the axes to provide the necessary angle of slope.
The silhouette of the roof frames the “amber” corridor, creating an image resembling a crown. (”royal berry”)
The facade structures complete the image, they start from the roof ridge.
Wooden slats are fixed on the frame, repeating the angle of the roof slope. Wood in various variations was chosen as the main finishing material. Burnt wood was chosen for the facade of the production building, this method of processing simultaneously gives the necessary gray-charcoal color and protects the wood from destruction (damage by fungi or pests). A similar method of processing is common in this region.

Technical information

The plan corresponds to the technological process of conservation.
Raw materials are brought to the raw materials shop in the preparatory shop, the berry is moved, mainly for branches and leaves, washed and sent to the workshop for preparation for conservation.

A container shop and a syrup shop are adjacent to the canning shop.

After the cans are rolled up, they are sent to the sterilization and cooking shop.

At the last stage, the products are kept in a warehouse to detect possible defects in the packaging or its contents.
The product holding warehouse is connected to the shipping platforms.
They are also connected to the ADM building for easy access by personnel responsible for shipment.

The administrative building includes the main hall, the entrance to the changing rooms for employees, as well as two dining halls. One for employees of the administrative building, the other for production.
On the second floor there are administration offices, a meeting room and an office.

Documentation

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