香料可以增强、芳香、调味、保存、治疗、提高消化能力、驱除害虫、掩盖固有的气味和味道，从辛辣到温和，纯正或混合，由各种植物及其部分或矿物制成，色彩丰富，具有异国情调，创造一种远距离的兴奋感，使人极度兴奋，被保存起来，甚至是一种支付手段–总之，在丰富、华丽和强烈的所有可能表现形式、颜色和一致性方面，很难超越香料的世界。
Spices enhance, aromatize, flavor, preserve, heal, improve digestibility, expel pests, mask inherent odors and tastes, ranging from spicy to mild, are pure or mixed, are made of all kinds of plants and their parts or minerals, are colorful, exotic, create a sense of long-distance excitement, polarize, are preserved and were even a means of payment – in short, it is hard to beat the world of spices in terms of richness, opulence, and intensity in all possible manifestations, colors and consistencies.
而正是这种丰富性激发了Van den Berg香料公司新大楼的设计，并决定了其目前的外观。
And it was precisely this richness that inspired the design of the new Van den Berg spice company building and accounts for its current appearance:
一个最多样化的颜色、形状、材料、表面和植物的茂密冲突。
该建筑是格拉茨中心的一个前木匠车间，位于该市的一个秘密地点。这意味着在那些吸引人的神秘的城市环境中，一方面，它位于城市的中心和中间，但又显示出自己几乎不被发现，从而为小范围的内部人士散发着神秘之地的迷人魅力。
A lush clash of the most diverse colors, shapes, materials, surfaces, and plants.
The building is a former carpenter’s workshop in the center of Graz and is situated at one of the city’s Secret Places. That means in one of those appealingly mysterious urban situations, which, on the one hand, is located centrally and in the middle of the city, and yet reveals itself to be almost undetectable and thus radiates the charm of a mysterious place for a small circle of insiders.
为了进行重建，首先必须揭开建筑所有有价值的部分，其余的部件必须进行补充或更新，所有的墙壁必须涂成中性的白色，现有的黑色沥青地板必须扩展到建筑的所有区域。要建造的新结构元素被设计成阁楼式的白色锁扣。通过这种方式，创造了一个中性的舞台设计，它应该为所有其他的配件，如家具、调料、植物、灯具等提供最大可能的环境。
For the reconstruction, all valuable parts of the building had to be uncovered initially, the remaining components had to be supplemented or renewed, all the walls had to be painted a neutral white, and the existing black bitumen floor had to be expanded into all areas of the building. New structural elements to be constructed were designed in loft-like white locksmith’s work. In this way, a neutral stage design was created, which should provide the greatest possible setting for all other fittings such as furniture, spices, plants, lamps, etc.
作为一个例子，每种香料的特殊气味和特点可以通过闻瓶来体验，玻璃遮阳篷上的彩色箔片确保了加勒比海的光线，设计奢华丰富的 “悬空花园 “让植物漂浮在房间里，品酒区色彩鲜艳的座椅家具创造了一个异国情调、色彩斑斓的氛围。总而言之，一个充满强烈色彩、气味、材料和联想的地方被创造出来。
As an example, the particular note and characteristics of each spice can be experienced via smelling flasks, colored foils on the glass awning to ensure Caribbean light, lavishly and richly designed “Hanging Gardens” allow plants that float through the room, and brightly colored seating furniture in the tasting area create an exotic, colorful atmosphere. All in all, a place of intense colors, smells, materials, and associations was created.
Architects: LOVE architecture and urbanism
Area : 548 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Stefan Leitner
Manufacturers : Creative cables, Das Gartenkolletiv, Eternit, Finistral , Gölles Metallbau , Heradesign-Platten, Hobel und Späne , Lederer Bau , Quinze Milan
Lead Architects : Tamara Frisch, Lena Pechmann
Clients : Van den Berg
City : Graz
Country : Austria