BRITTANY FROM AN ANCIENT MILL TO A CONTEMPORARY WINERY
In France, on the Rhuys peninsula, the municipality of Sarzeau has started a process to relaunch the local wine culture, which for centuries had characterized the area, located in the heart of Brittany.
To reactivate the supply chain, they have returned to planting wine species, but also to regenerate and restore some of the ancient artifacts that dotted the countryside.
The project designed by Carmen Maurice fits perfectly into this process. In the French countryside, a historic mill has been restored, while a low volume has been added to accommodate all the functions necessary for the operation of a winery. This last semicircular addition embraces the ancient mill and, through the material choices, manages to place itself in perfect continuity with the landscape.
The finish, a sequence of horizontal bands, remains the only decorative element of the building. In the lime used, the use of local sand and shell fragments inextricably links the building to its context, evoking the presence of the ocean nearby.
In terms of distribution, the semicircular body works on the interpenetration of private and public, in a sequence that manages to harmonize the work and the visit of the spaces by tourists.
The sales areas open towards the outside, while the tasting finds an intimate environment towards the inside. The winemaking room, on the other hand, requiring a greater height, is dug into the ground, thus leaving the volume as a pure element in a landscape designed by the rows of vines.
From : Domusweb.it
Ph credits: Guillaume Amat
