winery II | portugal

preliminary studies

The form was created following the site morphology and the dynamic of functionality generated by the industrial process and visitors path.

A cylindrical glass volume as the centre of the building light the underground areas, solving the circulation in a functional way and creating an area with green plants and trees and natural ventilation for the lower level.

The building invests in a green approach through natural light and natural ventilation strategy and the reuse of water.

Aerial white rendering of the semi-buried winery with a sharp ramp cut and a circular planted light well White rendering of a round underground hall with a tree rising through a circular glass light well Line rendering of a stair and curved gallery overlooking wine fermentation tanks on the lower level White rendering of a sunlit sunken patio with a tree beside a glazed underground gallery