Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
Rheinschanze 6
4056 Basel, Switzerland
Email: info@herzogdemeuron.com
Phone: +41 61 385 5757
Pomerol, France
We followed a variety of trails in seeking a suitable architectural response to âHosannaâ, the new wine created by Christian Moueix. Common to all of the approaches is the involvement of the almost mythical landscape on the plateau of Pomerol. The landscape is divided up into much smaller parcels then in Napa Valley, where we built the Dominus Winery for the same client. The project, fully detailed and ready for execution, was designed to house the three basic phases of production in three parallel units: barrique cellar, tank room and bottle storage. A longitudinal extruded shape, poured in concrete, would mirror the work processes in petrified form. Although the folded elongated structure would have blended into the topography of a landscape dominated by vineyards more effectively than conventional architecture, the local authorities opposed the project and it had to be shelved.
Herzog & de Meuron, 2004
The design of the Hosanna winery evolved from barrel vault to tower to open cross section.
With cellarage, fermentation tanks and barrel room side by side, the height differences are extruded into the irregular shape of the new winery.
Working on the facade of a 1:1 mock-up in the Herzog & de Meuron yard.
The volume âgrowsâ out of the ground and runs in the same direction as the rows of vines.
These renderings of the tank room, reception and barrel cellar show highly polished interiors.
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Fernando MĂĄrquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): âEl Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 2002-2006. Monumento e Intimidad. The Monumental and the Intimate.â Vol. No. 129/130, Madrid, El Croquis, 2006.
BĂȘka & Lemoine, Herzog & de Meuron: Pomerol, Herzog & de Meuron. In: Living Architectures Series, 1.11.2016