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Bodegas Protos winery by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have completed the Bodegas Protos winery in Peñafiel, Spain.

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The 19,450 square metre winery features facilities to ferment, age and bottle 3 million bottles of wine a year.

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The Bodegas Protos winery is set to be fully operational in October, ready for the 2008 harvest.

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The following is from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners:

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Bodegas Protos

Peñafiel, Valladolid, Spain 2003 – 2008

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.

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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.

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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.

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The new winery will process 1 million kilos of grapes and will be operational for the 2008 harvest. Linked by tunnel to the existing winemaking facility, the new building will consist 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Five interlinked parabolic vaults supported by laminated timber arches, are clad with large terracotta tiles to create a light, articulated structure.

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This modular form breaks down the overall mass and scale to create a structure that is sympathetic to the surrounding buildings and countryside.

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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.

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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.

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Place/Date
Peñafiel, Valladolid, Spain 2003 – 2008

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Client
Bodegas Protos

Cost
£15 million

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Gross Internal Area
19,450 m2

Architect
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

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Structural Engineer
Arup/Boma/Agroindus

Services Engineer
BDSP/Grupo JG/Agroindus

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Co-Architect
Alonso Balaguer y Arquitectos Asociados

Project Manager
CEM Management

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Quantity Surveyor
Tècnics G3

Lighting Consultants
Biosca & Botey

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