Gut Wagram Kirchberg, Austria

From a dilapidated Meierhof to a modern winery

In the interplay of wine and architecture, it is not just about presenting a product in an attractive setting – ideally, the production process should also be brought to life. At the Wagram winery, this is simply achieved with glazed interior walls.

Wine culture and building culture have been beautifully intertwined for centuries. This can be seen in stately residences as well as in the contemporary new buildings that more and more winegrowers want to use to offer their customers a special spatial experience in addition to the taste experience. The Wagram winery in Mitterstockstall, located in the market town of Kirchberg am Wagram, is made up of a unique blend of old and new buildings.
Clemens Strobl, the owner of the winery of the same name, had the dilapidated manor farm on the estate of the long derelict Winklberg Castle converted into contemporary residential and business premises. While the historic 19th-century manor house will soon be used as a residential building, the business premises consist of two long gabled buildings that meet at an obtuse angle. One of these has been painstakingly restored together with its vaulted cellar and the other is a newer building that replaced a barn which was beyond saving.
The tasting area is inserted into the vaulted cellar as a cuboid, glazed on two sides using Janisol Arte 2.0.

„As little design as possible“

This was the client’s request for the conversion and renovation of the dilapidated Meierhof. The team of architects at Destilat Interior Design reacted to this request with a very reduced colour language and design vocabulary as well as an equally puristic material selection in the industrial style. The connecting element of the two buildings – the sales room on one side and the processing area with delivery area on the other side – is a steel construction built using the Jansen VISS façade steel system, that tapers towards the residential building opposite and references the industrial architecture of bygone days with its narrow sash bars. This area also features a tasting room that connects the operations room and the sales room. The necessary spatial separation is provided by a glazed inner wall that extends as far as the roof. The transparent gable allows for exciting lines of sight and enables customers to see the production facility in action. At the same time, it protects the sales area from unwanted odours and sounds from the processing area, which are unavoidable in autumn when the grapes are brought in and in spring when the wine is bottled. In addition, the two areas also have different temperatures.

The interior designers opted for the slender Janisol Arte 2.0 glazing bar system to create the glazed inner wall. «In addition to the thermal requirements for this wall, we wanted to work with a pro!le that most closely matched the appearance of original industrial glazing without sacrificing technical requirements», explains Sophie Pfeffer from Destilat. Several other systems had previously been tested for the construction of the partition wall together with the architect leading the project, Claus Ullrich from Krems. «Due to the profie strength and flexibility of this system, we were convinced it was the right product for this area», says the interior designer. Award-winning interior design Shortly after the project was completed, the winery Clemens Strobl at Gut Wagram was presented with the Dezeen Award in the Interior Design category. The team of architects at Destilat Interior Design has now also been honoured with the German Design Award 2021. From the jury’s statement: «The clear design vocabulary of the architecture and the consistent use of concrete, glass and steel, not only helps to create and extremely contemporary and high-quality look at the winery, but also consistently draws the visitor’s attention to what it is all about: the production of good wine.» (AMR)
A fully glazed construction using a Jansen VISS façade connects the old company building with the new one. Interior walls glazed with Janisol Arte 2.0 allow glimpses into various stages of production at the Clemens Strobl winery. This type of transparency helps to create trust and give customers confidence.
In addition to the thermal requirements for this wall, we wanted to work with a profile that most closely matched the appearance of original industrial glazing without sacrificing technical requirements
– Sophie Pfeffer, Architect by Destilat

Award-winning interior design

Shortly after the project was completed, the winery Clemens Strobl at Gut Wagram was presented with the Dezeen Award in the Interior Design category. The team of architects at Destilat Interior Design has now also been honoured with the German Design Award 2021. From the jury’s statement: «The clear design vocabulary of the architecture and the consistent use of concrete, glass and steel, not only helps to create and extremely contemporary and high-quality look at the winery, but also consistently draws the visitor’s attention to what it is all about: the production of good wine.» (AMR)
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