Bodegas Protos Winery - Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Bodegas Protos
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Place/Date
Peñafiel, Valladolid, Spain 2003—2008
Client
Bodegas Protos
Cost
£15 million
Gross Internal Area
19,450 m²
Architect
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Co-architects
Alonso Balaguer Arquitectos Asociados
Structural Engineer
Arup/Boma/Agroindus
Services Engineer
BDSP/Grupo JG/Agroindus
Project Manager
CEM Management
Quantity Surveyor
Tècnics G3
Lighting Consultants
Biosca & Botey
RSHP has been commissioned to design
a new winery facility for Bodegas Protos,
a long-established firm of wine-growers
producing Ribera del Duero wine.
The new building, which presents a
modern reinterpretation of traditional
winery construction, is located at Peñafiel,
a small village near Valladolid in Castille,
northern Spain. The winery sits at the base
of a small hill surmounted by a medieval
castle. Bodegas Protos already utilises
the subterranean area beneath the castle
with more than 2 kilometres of tunnels and
galleries used for ageing wine.
The new winery is designed to process
1 million kilos of grapes and was operational
for the 2008 harvest.
Linked by tunnel to the existing winemaking
facility, the new building consists
of an underground cellar with a constant
temperature of 14-16˚C for storage of barrels,
as well as for bottles that are maturing and
those that are ready to drink.
The production level is situated above, partly
buried in the ground and accommodating
the fermentation and storage vats as well
as the bottling plant, packaging equipment,
technical areas and vehicle access bays.
The production and cellar floors also
accommodate administrative and social
facilities–offices, wine-tasting areas, areas
for social functions and a small auditorium
for presentations and marketing events. The
scheme also includes a stepped sunken
garden which frames views of the castle
above whilst also bringing natural light down
into the office space.
The main entrance level is for both staff and
visitors and includes vehicle bays for delivery
of grapes. From here, visitors can view the
production floor below.
Compositionally, the building sits on a
triangular plinth which fills the site. Five
interlinked parabolic vaults supported by
laminated timber arches, are clad with
large terracotta tiles to create a light,
articulated structure. This modular form
breaks down the overall mass and scale to
create a structure that is sympathetic to the
surrounding buildings and countryside.
Cool storage for the wine is created by
effective use of the thermal ground mass.
The south façade is protected by a nine
metre roof overhang while the west façade
is further shaded by a system of large,
fixed brise soleils. A mixed mode air system
makes use of the continental climate
where high daytime, and low nightitme
temperatures, give the facilty free night time
cooling.
Awards
RIBA European Award
Shortlisted for Stirling Prize
Chicago Athaneum Award
World Architecture Festival –
Production, Energy and Recycling
Civic Trust Award
Conde Nast Traveller ID & D,
Gourmet Category
IStructe Award
2009
A series of simple parabolic
roofs create a form that
is sensitive to the grain of
the town.
Bodegas Protos