Winery Ne?et?il, Znojmo Building, Czech Republic Redesign Project, Architecture Images
Winery Ne?et?il in Znojmo, Czech Republic
1 Oct 2020
Winery Ne?et?il, Znojmo
Architects: ORA
Location: Masarykovo nám?stí 389, 669 02 Znojmo, Czech Republic

A winemaker approached ORA with his dream of creating Winery Ne?et?il, a prosperous winery in the heart of Znojmo in a Renaissance house on Masaryk Square. The task was to create a place where wine would be produced, sold and tasted, and at the same time, there would be feasts, events and accommodation for guests. Such an ambitious program forced the architects to make use of every centimeter of all levels of the townhouse, its courtyard, and the cellars adjoining the Znojmo underground.
Winebar

Five years ago, the reconstruction began with a small wine bar. The space under a pair of cross vaults is naturally divided into two parts. At the entrance, there is a seating area for guests, with a distinctive chandelier in the shape of a cross and a long bench. The second part is dominated by a work desk/bar and a smart wine rack. We illuminated the vaults, otherwise leaving them intact. The basic motif of crossing permeates the entire interior.

Passage

The passage has become the main entrance, the crossroads of all operations, the warehouse of winemaking utensils and technology, a place where the wine matures in Georgian ‘kvevri’, ceramic vessels built into the floor. The passage is the entry point into the accommodatio...