La Manufacture in Radda in Chianti, Siena
New Building Prize
Metrooffice Architetti
Placed in the Tuscan hills and articulated in rigorous and elegant volumes that follow their slopes, La Manufacture is the new Italian production facility of the Celine maison, specializing in handbags. The building, with its 5,200 square meters intended to accommodate 250 artisans, is located in the municipality of Radda in Chianti, in the province of Siena, on the site of an old, disused industrial plant. The great attention to the context, the view toward the surrounding landscape and the light coming in from all sides aim to make working inside the building a pleasant experience by stimulating a positive reflection on the people who work there.
