Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
Rheinschanze 6
4056 Basel, Switzerland
Email: info@herzogdemeuron.com
Phone: +41 61 385 5757
Pomerol, France
Pomerol and St.Emilion are shaped by their ancient Roman heritage, church towers and weathered stone.
The wineries are nestled in the patchwork landscape of Libournais.
ChaÌteau PeÌtrus is situated on the Pomerol plateau, barely visible to laypeople. A side building is earmarked for extension to provide a dining area.
The old building is penetrated by a wedge that could be used as an auditorium. Models showing the wedge developed as an autonomous volume.
The idea here is for the surface structure of the concrete to echo the weathered natural stone.
The triangulated roof lends a sculptural aspect to the single-story extension.
The new volume is molded into the old building.
Though the new refectory in the old part of the building cannot be seen on approach, it juts out into the landscape like a zoom lens, its angled window framing the vineyards.
Gerhard Mack, Herzog & de Meuron: âHerzog & de Meuron 1997-2001. The Complete Works. Volume 4.â Edited by: Gerhard Mack. Basel / Boston / Berlin, BirkhĂ€user, 2008. Vol. No. 4.
Emmanuel Caille: âDans le Palais du Vendangeur.â In: Emmanuel Caille (Ed.). âDâArchitectures. Le Magazine Professionnel de la CrĂ©ation Architecturale.â Vol. No. 137, CondĂ©-sur-Noireau, dâArchitectures, 05.2004. pp. 56-61.