Winery La Horra by Estudio Carme Pinós

It all began with remembering a lunch with the clients under a centenary oak tree, with views of the vineyards spreading down a small hill. We decided to place the winery below this hill. The program includes not only the wine production, but also more social spaces. We decided to bury the construction containing the mechanical part of the winemaking process, leaving above ground the volume of the more manual tasks of selecting grapes, as well as the accesses.

The protruding roof of the volume is a curved concrete surface, which permits to retain the soil and the vegetation, perceived from afar as a continuation of the rough landscape in the surroundings. Visitors will park high on the hill and walk down towards the entrance, accompanied by the views of the landscape formed by the vineyards. The project binds the cellar, the wine tasting area, and the vineyards together to form an inseparable landscape that becomes an emblem of the wine produced.