Earth loaf, the Chocolate Factory– NAVI LUNA is located in the Hebbal industrial estate, an industrial zone at the fringe of the city of Mysore, located 140 km from Bengaluru, extending with stunning views with Hebbal Lake as the backdrop. The client’s brief called for a landscape-oriented footprint of approximately 35000 sq. ft on a 1-acre land. With this space, the Bengaluru based design company Rubenius aims to connect the customer with the company’s core philosophies, allowing them to step into the company’s shoes to experience the joy of creating chocolates and sharing the journey – from bean to bar. Earth Loaf, a chocolate experience centre in Mysore, Karnataka exhibits a set of landscape and interior design narratives that exemplify the manufacturing process of chocolate, its by-products and retail activities through sustainable solutions incorporated into the landscape design and architecture. The design process for Earth Loaf started with incorporating the client’s work belief ‘Bean-to-bar’ to the overall masterplan ideation with incorporation of heritage and cultural details. The spatial theme was interpreted around concepts dealing with the characteristics of chocolate, sustainable development, healthy workplace and its impact on humankind. The zen-inspired dry landscape is attributed to the health benefits of chocolate, green landscape and water bodies to the calming effects of chocolate and flowering plants and creepers to the variety and excitement factors associated with chocolate. The overall organic approach that involved people, theme and experience.

1. Earth loaf, the Chocolate Factory
Earth loaf, the Chocolate Factory– NAVI LUNA is located in the
Hebbal industrial estate, an industrial zone at the fringe of the city
of Mysore, located 140 km from Bengaluru, extending with stunning
views with Hebbal Lake as the backdrop. The client’s brief called for
a landscape-oriented footprint of approximately 35000 sq. ft on a
1-acre land.
VISION...
With this space, the Bengaluru based design company Rubenius
aims to connect the customer with the company’s core
philosophies, allowing them to step into the company’s shoes to
experience the joy of creating chocolates and sharing the journey –
from bean to bar.
Earth Loaf, a chocolate experience centre in Mysore, Karnataka
exhibits a set of landscape and interior design narratives that
exemplify the manufacturing process of chocolate, its by-products
and retail activities through sustainable solutions incorporated into
the landscape design and architecture.

2. OVERVIEW
The design process for Earth Loaf started with incorporating the
client’s work belief ‘Bean-to-bar’ to the overall masterplan ideation
with incorporation of heritage and cultural details. The spatial
theme was interpreted around concepts dealing with the
characteristics of chocolate, sustainable development, healthy
workplace and its impact on humankind. The zen-inspired dry
landscape is attributed to the health benefits of chocolate, green
landscape and water bodies to the calming effects of chocolate and
flowering plants and creepers to the variety and excitement factors

3. associated with chocolate. The overall organic approach that
involved people, theme and experience.

6. The supporting service systems integrated are solar panels and
smart drip irrigation – solar panels to address energy conservation
in machines and other entities consuming large amounts of
electricity and smart drip irrigation to control usage and wastage of
water.

8. Vernacular elements such as terracotta tile flooring, Mangalore tile
roofing, cane furniture, pergola and shaded areas made of natural
elements and Indian inspired art are consciously designed to reflect
the regional and cultural identity also adding to aesthetics.
The supporting service systems integrated are solar panels and
smart drip irrigation – solar panels to address energy conservation
in machines and other entities consuming large amounts of
electricity and smart drip irrigation to control usage and wastage of
water
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9. CONCLUSION
Taking a step towards conscious landscaping and sustainable
design, the Earth Loaf- Naviluna Campus by the award winning firm
Rubenius is one of its kind, offering visitors the experience of the
chocolates combined with the location’s rich culture and heritage.