Located in the southeastern region of France, the Domaines
Ott Winery is built with natural stones extracted from nearby Romanera quarries
which give a characteristic of timeless harmony with the landscape. The
limestone blocks, mathematical, are one by one metres by fifty centimetres
thick, and weigh exactly one metric ton. They rise in equilibrium ten metres
high, twist and turn. The walls dilate, filigrees of püre weight in the sun.
The winery and visitor’s centre marks a new horizon in the landscape, a mineral
presence anchored in the rolling vineyards overlooking the historic vineyards.
Two walls in solid stone rise parallel to the road and wine terraces, the one
curved to follow the speed of passing vehicles. The massive walls frame the
winemaking process, sheltering the wine, work and visitors. The walls are both
imposing and light, shifting as needed to become porous screens, providing
views, access and ventilation. Visitors can measure themselves against the
human scale of the blocks, close enough to be touched. The building is
partially sunk into the hill, a thermally inert emergence optimised for
winemaking. The slope allows for a natural gravitational flow and a coherent
linear process, visible from the visiting areas overlooking the cask-room and
steel tank hall.
CREDITS
Architectural Design: Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect
Project Team: Carl Fredrik Svenstedt, Tae In Kim,
Camille Jacoulet, Thomas Carpentier, Clément Niau
Client: Les Domaines Ott
Structural Project: Beccamel Mallard, Ingénérie 84
Landscape Project: Christophe Ponceau, Mélanie Drevet
Project Area: 4.200 sqm
Building Year: 2017
Project Location: Taradeau, France
Photographs: Dan Glasser, Hervé Abbadie
NATURAL STONE:
FACADE
LIMESTONE
