British studio Foster + Partners has added a vaulted timber hall to Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, which features an earthy material palette and overhanging roof.
Located in Oyón, the building functions as the 160-year-old estate's visitor centre and was designed to improve the connection between its vineyard and cellars.
Foster + Partners has added a visitor centre to Bodegas Faustino
The extension was commissioned by Bodegas Faustino's owners, the Martínez Zabala family, to commemorate its 160th anniversary in winemaking.
As part of the project, Foster + Partners has also refurbished existing facilities on the site. The studio was selected following its previous collaboration with the family on Bodegas Portia ? a Corten-clad structure completed in the Ribera del Duero region in 2010. The building has a barrel-vaulted structure
"Our valued relationship with the Martínez Zabala Family stretches back to the last two decades," said the studio's founder Norman Foster.
"The new project in Oyón knits together the entire site with discreet, sustainable interventions to the existing buildings and landscape, and an entirely new visitor centre that provides a new social focus and image for the winery with an immersive experience for all."
It is constructed from wood
The Bodegas Faustino visitor centre is the first facility visitors encounter when visiting the site, thanks to the repositioning of the main entrance to the vineyard.
Accessed from the vineyard...