Le Dôme Winery, Bordeaux Industrial and Commercial Building Project, Architecture Images
Le Dôme Winery in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux
Industrial and Commercial Development in France – design by Foster + Partners
28 Sep 2019
Le Dôme Winery
Architects: Foster + Partners
Location: Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France

Designs for the new Le Dôme Winery in Saint-Émilion have been unveiled today. Nestled in the rolling hills of Bordeaux, the design of the new building aims to blend seamlessly with the UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape of the region with a state-of-the-art facility for the young label.

Visitors approach the winery along a tree-lined avenue, at the end of which is a circular-plan building. The form of the building is rooted in a desire to create a structure that simultaneously looks both inwards and outwards, providing an efficient space for wine production, while engaging in dialogue with the surrounding landscape. Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman, Foster + Partners said: ?The views and the landscape have always been the primary protagonists of the design. The process of winemaking is taken to the heart of the building and the upper level provides a flexible area for people to gather and taste the wonderful wine of the terroir. The direct visual connection between the inside and outside, wine tasting and production, creates a unique and unified space for Le Dôme.?

A combination of two ramps ? one external to emphasise the relationship ...