Quinta da Aveleda Winery, Penafiel Visitors Centre, Portuguese Building, Architecture, Images
Quinta da Aveleda Wine Tourism Building in Penafiel
Rural Visitors Centre in Portugal – design by Diogo Aguiar Studio, Architects
10 Mar 2019
Quinta da Aveleda Winery
Architects: Diogo Aguiar Studio
Location: Rua da Aveleda nº2, Penafiel, Portugal
Quinta da Aveleda Winery is located in Penafiel, Portugal, Quinta da Aveleda is one of the main producers of vinho verde in the country and enjoys an unusual built heritage surrounded by beautiful gardens.

The reconversion of a former agricultural building (barn) to a wine tourism building is based on the spatial potentialities of the pre-existing building and the creation of a visiting route in three acts.
In opposition to the dense compartmentalization originally existing, the building is now organized in a succession of continuous spaces, formally related to the volumetry of the building: the tasting room (complemented by a small kitchen) – in one of the side wings -; the vinoteca and the mezzanine – in the central volume -; and the shop – in the remaining side wing; The tasting room emphasizes the longitudinal character of the building through the linear organization of the long tasting tables, which promote up to a hundred seats; The vinoteca is the space of transition between the tasting room and the shop, also giving access to the mezannine. It intends to be an experience space, dedicated to the exhibi...