AGRICULTURAL CENTRE (WINE CELLAR AND OIL MILL) LOC. VILLA A SESTA, CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA (SI), ITALY
Typology
Architecture
Location
Villa a Sesta, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena), Italy
Year
2002 – 2007
Client
Azienda Agricola Tattoni Villa a Sesta Spa, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena), Italy
Cost
1.500.000,00€
Builded surface
4.123,89sqm
Total surface
57.750,00sqm
Services rendered
Executive Design, Works Management and Construction Site Safety
The structure in question consists of a wine cellar and an oil mill. The complex was built using a disused quarry, the San Carlo quarry, in Villa a Sesta. Preparatory work was carried out to restore the environment and morphology of the slope and the quarry, and then, with the construction of the project, we made the winery and adjoining oil mill organic and functional to the territory and the company’s needs. The overall image is that of a structure, completely clad in stone, which emerges from the quarry but is only partially visible. It was built using partly prefabricated and partly reinforced concrete structures, clad in stone on the outside.
The Wine Cellar: It is spread over several levels. The basement houses the ageing/storage area, with the barrel cellar, the barrel ageing room and the storage rooms. The bottling room has been eliminated from the initial design as the company has chosen to outsource this service. Essentially, the rooms on this floor are storage rooms, none of which are intended for specific processes or prolonged stays by staff. These rooms are served by a lift, goods lift, vehicle and pedestrian access from the outside, and toilets. The ground floor is where the actual processing takes place, with the reception of grapes and vinification. The layout shows the arrangement of the equipment and the production cycle. Connected to the other floors by stairs, lift and goods lift, it also benefits from large open spaces for the handling required by the production process. The entire vinification area is controlled from a console located centrally in the circular arrangement of the steel vats. In addition to the necessary plant rooms, this level also has changing rooms and toilets. The upper floor is used for offices, which are also accessible from both inside and outside, have no special features and are intended for company staff. The top floor is simply a viewing platform overlooking the Chianti area. The winery only processes its own production and does not work for third parties. Products are sold directly.
The Oil Mill: This structure is connected to the winery and is located on the ground floor. Essentially autonomous, it consists of a room used for olive pressing, storage rooms, and toilets for the public and staff. The oil mill processes oil for third parties as well as for its own products. The oil is sold directly. The two activities are seasonal in nature but do not coincide, and in any case have been structured both architecturally and in terms of production cycles and plant equipment in such a way as to avoid critical issues and overlaps.
AGRICULTURAL CENTRE (WINE CELLAR AND OIL MILL) LOC. VILLA A SESTA, CASTELNUOVO BERARDENGA (SI), ITALY
Typology
Architecture
Location
Villa a Sesta, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena), Italy
Year
2002 – 2007
Client
Azienda Agricola Tattoni Villa a Sesta Spa, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena), Italy
Cost
1.500.000,00€
Builded surface
4.123,89sqm
Total surface
57.750,00sqm
Services rendered
Executive Design, Works Management and Construction Site Safety
The structure in question consists of a wine cellar and an oil mill. The complex was built using a disused quarry, the San Carlo quarry, in Villa a Sesta. Preparatory work was carried out to restore the environment and morphology of the slope and the quarry, and then, with the construction of the project, we made the winery and adjoining oil mill organic and functional to the territory and the company’s needs. The overall image is that of a structure, completely clad in stone, which emerges from the quarry but is only partially visible. It was built using partly prefabricated and partly reinforced concrete structures, clad in stone on the outside.
The Wine Cellar: It is spread over several levels. The basement houses the ageing/storage area, with the barrel cellar, the barrel ageing room and the storage rooms. The bottling room has been eliminated from the initial design as the company has chosen to outsource this service. Essentially, the rooms on this floor are storage rooms, none of which are intended for specific processes or prolonged stays by staff. These rooms are served by a lift, goods lift, vehicle and pedestrian access from the outside, and toilets. The ground floor is where the actual processing takes place, with the reception of grapes and vinification. The layout shows the arrangement of the equipment and the production cycle. Connected to the other floors by stairs, lift and goods lift, it also benefits from large open spaces for the handling required by the production process. The entire vinification area is controlled from a console located centrally in the circular arrangement of the steel vats. In addition to the necessary plant rooms, this level also has changing rooms and toilets. The upper floor is used for offices, which are also accessible from both inside and outside, have no special features and are intended for company staff. The top floor is simply a viewing platform overlooking the Chianti area. The winery only processes its own production and does not work for third parties. Products are sold directly.
The Oil Mill: This structure is connected to the winery and is located on the ground floor. Essentially autonomous, it consists of a room used for olive pressing, storage rooms, and toilets for the public and staff. The oil mill processes oil for third parties as well as for its own products. The oil is sold directly. The two activities are seasonal in nature but do not coincide, and in any case have been structured both architecturally and in terms of production cycles and plant equipment in such a way as to avoid critical issues and overlaps.