The Wine School by INMAT Architecture
18/04/2016.
[Murcia] Spain.
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metalocus, ALVARO LAMAS
The study INMAT Architecture presents the project "La Escuerla del Vino" located in Cehegín, Spain. This was funded by the European Union and is located in an important historical building called "Casa de la Tercia", built in the seventh century.
Exterior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
Plan. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Image © INMAT Architects.
Sections. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Image © INMAT Architects.
Model. Plan. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Image © INMAT Architects.
Interior view. The Wine School by INMAT Architects. Photography © David Frutos.
The old winery designed by INMAT Architecture in Murcia, is located in the basement of the building and convert this space into a gallery of 342 square meters, where the main vault of the entrance is sectioned by a ramp glass slopes gently down before stabilized to become a carpet of glass: a clear, colorless but full of fleeting reflections walkway.
The cellar is located on the semi basement of the building.
Historically, the grapes were pressed in the building´s courtyard and the juice flowed into the cellar traveling along channels carved into lowceilinged limestone vaults, them into pine scuppers emptying into rows of a large wine jar in unglazed terra-cotta. The wine jars were partially sunken in the earth to keep the maturing vintage al cool temperatures until it was fully aged.
According with the project, we turn this interesting space into a gallery, with 342 square meters, where the main vault from the entrance is crossed over by a glass ramp that slopes gently down before leveling out to become a carpet of glass: a walkway that´s transparent and colorless but full of fleeting reflections.
Here the visitors can enjoy of the exhibition. It consists mostly of panels suspended along the sidewalls, with illustrations and texts, taken from the book written by the Cehegín native and sommelier, Pedro Martinez. At the far end, an open space hosts lectures and concerts, while the kitchen supports catered functions and cooking classes with wine pairings.
Crossing a wall we find the wine shop, with interesting details, for instance, the necks of the bottles gripped by built-in pine yokes.
At the bottom, we can find another small gallery and a kitchen. Here almost everything new is hidden as much as possible been.
Conceptually, raw steel and wood are very elemental materials that work well with the historic parts of the interior, respecting the handmade character and the patina of the time.
Description of the project by INMAT Arquitectura
The old cellar where we developed this project, funded by the European Union, belongs to a landmark building called “Casa de la Tercia”, constructed in the 7th century and located in the small town of Cehegín in Murcia´s hilly interior.The cellar is located on the semi basement of the building.
Historically, the grapes were pressed in the building´s courtyard and the juice flowed into the cellar traveling along channels carved into lowceilinged limestone vaults, them into pine scuppers emptying into rows of a large wine jar in unglazed terra-cotta. The wine jars were partially sunken in the earth to keep the maturing vintage al cool temperatures until it was fully aged.
According with the project, we turn this interesting space into a gallery, with 342 square meters, where the main vault from the entrance is crossed over by a glass ramp that slopes gently down before leveling out to become a carpet of glass: a walkway that´s transparent and colorless but full of fleeting reflections.
Here the visitors can enjoy of the exhibition. It consists mostly of panels suspended along the sidewalls, with illustrations and texts, taken from the book written by the Cehegín native and sommelier, Pedro Martinez. At the far end, an open space hosts lectures and concerts, while the kitchen supports catered functions and cooking classes with wine pairings.
Crossing a wall we find the wine shop, with interesting details, for instance, the necks of the bottles gripped by built-in pine yokes.
At the bottom, we can find another small gallery and a kitchen. Here almost everything new is hidden as much as possible been.
Conceptually, raw steel and wood are very elemental materials that work well with the historic parts of the interior, respecting the handmade character and the patina of the time.
More information
Architecture
Inmat Architecture
Architect
Jose Luis Lopez Ibañez
Project team
Jose Luis Lopez Ibañez, Jose Maria Mariñoso Pascual, David Martinez Ponce, Virginia Garcia Tormo, Maria Jose Garcia Morales
Director del proyecto
Jose Luis Lopez Ibañez
Construction management
MOHOARQUITECTOS (Pablo Garcia Mora)
Quantity surveyor
Santos Pedro Guillamón Marcos
Archaeologist and Director of the Municipal Archaeological Museum
Francisco Manuel Peñalver Aroca
Glass work
Cristalería Régula
Metal work
Virman Cerrajería, C.B.
Electrical work
Irluz, S.L.
Illuminations
Elcom Iluminación
Wood work
González Cava, S.L
