Winearchitecture
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Project • By Edoardo Milesi & Archos • Pavilions
Banfi Pavilion
The Castello Banfi Pavilion offers a complete sensory immersion into a fertile microcosm that embodies Banfi’s philosophy. This space is not merely a celebration of wine but a multifaceted narrative that intertwines a centuries-old love for the land with a continual search for balance between innovation and tradition. Here, wine becomes a tangible symbol of the patient, meticulous work of transforming the landscape and the people who inhabit it, contributing to the creation of the genius loci that characterizes the timeless harmony of the Tuscan territory.
Ezio Manciucca
Entering the Banfi Pavilion means stepping into an evocative, deeply experiential and emotional dimension, capable of engaging the senses in a collective ritual... More
Project • By Studio Forward • Bars
LE CATTIVE
Le Cattive, inside Palazzo Butera, is a space with multiple functions, that is today a place dedicated to wine culture but it will become the cafeteria of the museum, when opened. Thanks to the collaboration with Arch. Giovanni Cappelletti, we designed a contemporary space, that doesn't deny its historical soul. The space has a central entrance, with two different desks that identify the cafeteria space and the wine bar space. The floors have been partially recovered from the original floor of Palazzo Butera terrace, putting an emphasis on longitude, while the wine caveau, light and modern, is the real exhibition space. More
Project • By Bormida Yanzon Arquitectos • Wineries
Alfa Crux Winery ex O. Fournier
The winery stands at the foot of the Andes range, 1.200 m above sea level, on a wide arid plain with vineyards and superb views to the snow capped mountains.
Its 12.000-square meter area was built in stages, rising a complex with four separated units:
· cube for harvest reception, fermentation and wine conservation
· cellar
· bottling, packaging and depots
· restaurant and wine bar
These buildings surround a square plaza above the cellar, and connect underground through descendent levels, settled accordin... More